Cam was awarded the OIA (OSU's office of international affairs) grant for his studies this summer! $3400 is sending us both to Seville for a month, where Cam will do research in the Archive of the Indies and I will study Spanish (thanks for the Rosetta Stone, Julie and Ernie!). The pictures below are to get us all in the mood--they are from Cam's last trip to Seville in Feb. 2006.
Window at La Cathedral (the main chathedral in Seville--Cam tells me a cathedral is where a bishop conducts Mass. So only certain churches can be considered cathedrals. This one is home to the archbishop. The word "cathedral" literally refers to the bishop's chair.
La Giralda--formerly a minaret where Muslims called to prayer, now a bell tower for the Catholic Cathedral of Seville.
Seville from above. The square building is the Archive of the Indies, where Cam will be researching day and night (actually they close at 3 pm). It was formerly the Casa de Lonja, where the merchant guild had its headquarters.
Courtyard at the Museo de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Museum)
Courtyard at the Museo de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Museum)
Courtyard of the Alcazar Real (Royal Palace) in Seville--in neo-mudejar style (made by Muslim converts to Christianity).
Entrance to the Alcazar Real.
