Funny landmarks in Seville

A painting of the Grand Canyon in the Museo de Bellas Artes in Seville. I waslked past it and said, "hey that looks like southern Utah." Then I saw the title and was vindicated.

A public toilet in the Plaza Nueva that looks like an elevator! You put coins in the slot and the door opens to let you in. Once you're inside, you have only a few minutes to do your thing before the door opens again. You better have your pants up in time, cause that door ain't waitin for ya! It does give you a warning light, however, which I suppose is helpful. :)

Looks like he made it in time. :)

Me sneaking a picture of the inside before the door closes!

A shameless play on Dunkin Donuts. Dunkin actually has stores in Spain, only they call them "Dunkin Coffee." This is something entirely different, it seems.

This graffiti mural was right around the corner from our apartment. The painting camouflages a door in the wall...sometimes the door was open and we could see a few guys in a tiny room.

Friends!

Luis Miguel Glave, a fellow historian, and his wife, who took us out for Andalucian cuisine late into the night (I got sick afterwards, unfortunately...)

And their darling 5 year old twins, M. and J.

Marcia joined us for dinner at this family's home one night. They are from Peru and loved talking to Cam!

Me and Marcia

Some cool building

The Plaza de Espana.

The amazing detailing of the city mosaics:

I caught a rainbow on camera!

Here's a shot of the whole building:

Lery, in charge of all the cultural activities for my school, showing us around

A statue commemorating the work of the playwright Becker

Inside the Hotel Alfonso 13

Out to lunch at a tapas bar outside LINC school of Spanish

My Spanish teacher laughing so hard she cried. :)

Anthony, Hugh, and Kirsty

Joey, Yukiko, and Anthony

Cam and me!

Patricia, Yukiko, Felix, Joey, and Me (students in my class during the first week, minus Spencer)

Carolin and Anthony

Kirsty and Lery making sangria (we watched)

Carolin, Minji, and Joey

Yukiko, Joey, Felix, Me, and Margo

Joey, Cam, Me, and Katie

Yay! I love this school

Sevilla, mi hogar

Views from inside the cathedral tower

I thought this one was funny; wouldn't it be sweet to have a pool on your roof?

Around town

The Royal Tobacco Factory, where the legendary Carmen worked

Here I am singing a song from Carmen... :)

The ubiquitous horse and carriage ride vendors

This is the reading room where Cam spent his workdays, looking at documents

And this is the archive across the street, where the documents are permanently housed

1st week in Sevilla

Welcome to Sevilla! This was our little apartment, in the Alameda complex of Sevilla 5 apartments. We would recommend them to anyone who plans to be in Seville for several weeks and wants to walk downtown everyday. It was awesome, and they had great service! http://www.sevilla5.com/

Bedroom

Cam is demonstrating how "cozy" it was in here :)

With two twin beds. I thought the bedspread was very cute and colorful, and I really loved the tile on the walls.

the lovely closet

And, most importantly, the air conditioner! Essential.

Kitchen/living room

This couch was much more comfortable than either of our beds. It was a sweet couch. We even had a little TV in this room.

It was really nice to have a washing machine

We also enjoyed the ceramic cooktop--much easier to clean than our stovetop here in the states.

Bathroom=tiny! I am touching both sides of the shower in this picture

In this picture, my left arm is touching the pedestal sink. Pretty crowded bathroom, but at least

it was sparkling clean!

After settling in to our home away from home, we went walking in the city. This is the tower of the cathedral of Seville.

Here's a view of one wing of the cathedral

Inside is the tomb of Christopher Columbus! DNA tests have confirmed that it really is him (they used his son's DNA for the test).

The incredible ceiling (the camera is pointed at an angled mirror)

The high altar. That is real gold from the new world.

I loved the stained glass windows.

These pictures don't portray how massive the cathedral is--it is the 3rd largest in the world. It is truly incredible. For all these pictures, I had to zoom in quite a bit because the ceilings and the windows were all so high above me.

More to come soon!