We started by crossing this bridge (right of picture) over a river that was the entrance to the city, more or less.
Kels, Olivia and I sitting outside the city - just before crossing the bridge.
We immediately walked through the city and to a mosque that has been converted into a cathedral by Christians.
This is a picture of the bell tower with the orange trees (of course). It was taken from the orange tree garden right outside of the cathedral - sound familiar?
This is part of the irrigation system that was originally placed here to irrigate the orange tree garden. There was a system just like this at the cathedral in Sevilla. This one actually had water flowing through it when we were there though, so that made it seem a little more interesting.
This is the first glimpse when you walk into the cathedral. It's almost looks like a mirror repeating all of the columns and arches, but it really did give off that never-ending vibe - similar to this picture.
This depicts a couple of the different ceiling types, the archways and the stained glass windows.
I like this picture because you can really see the marble of the columns, and it also shows, again, the never-ending feeling that the building portrayed.
Again, everything was SO detailed and ornate.
The amounts of gold and silver used in these buildings is unbelievable. This is made out of gold and silver from the New World. It is a sculpture that is still used to this day and is carried around town one day out of each year.
This is a clock that was used to tell the time to the entire town according to the ringing of the bells in the bell tower.
Once we got to this side of the massive building, there was a mixture between gotchic and renaissance architecture. There were a lot of different types of architecture within this cathedral; it was mainly because it had been changed so many times by different people of different religions in different time periods.
This is a close-up view of the choir seats. They were made out of wood - mostly walnut to give the darker look. Choir members were actually not allowed to sit during Mass, so (you can kind of see it here) when the seats were not set down, there is a little lip that would allow the choir members to lean on but not make it appear as if they are sitting. Here it shows the seat in the middle is set down like normal, but to the right the seat is up and the flat area that they could lean back on is pictured.
I love the way the light is coming through the windows at the end of the hall way in this picture. :)
My bruschetta that I had at lunch! It was amazing :) and I'm wishing I could have some more if it right now.
Just some Spanish country side - the view in between Sevilla and Cordoba on the bus...so pretty!
Now I have a couple other pictures/updates from yesterday. We went and got some churros con chocolate again, so I took a picture. They vary from place-to-place, but they were REALLY good here...and there was a ton, haha.
Yum! :) I'm starving right now, so all of these pictures of food are not helping my problem. If you look on the other side of the churros, you can see one of our ghetto Spain phones lying on the table. It's basically a small brick and it's still really difficult for all of us to use.
This is an aisle in one of the grocery store/markets that was COMPLETELY devoted to mayonnaise and olive oil - welcome to Spain. If you look at the bottom shelf you can tell there are HUGE bottles of just olive oil.
Okay, that's all for now. It's the weekend in Sevilla and I'm so excited to sleep in tomorrow! We had an early morning today and we technically missed siesta time, so everyone's pretty exhausted. I am hopefully starting my internship on Monday, so I should have quite an update after that. Hope everyone has a good weekend and stay warm in Texas!
All my love,
Paige
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