I've been back in London for about 3 weeks, and although I do love it and am glad to be back in an english speaking country, I miss Spain! I miss the small alleys and orange trees of Sevilla. Living in Sevilla for 3 weeks was the closest thing to a culture shock that I have come by so far in life. But after spending so much time adventuring through the city, making friends, and eating great food I really miss it.
I lived at 65 calle de los banos ( yes street of the bathrooms haha) The building is owned by the family and the WHOLE family lives in it. There were 8 family members and 5 students including myself, but surprisingly it wasn't crowded at all. In the house I had my own room while staying there which was nice, and breakfast and dinner were included. Spanish food is amazing, I could go on and on about it!
While in Sevilla, I had the chance to go to Madrid, Granada, and Cordoba. Madrid was my least favorite, it was not at all what I thought and basically looked like any old city. Although I only spent a day in Granada I LOVED it! The Alhambra was so beautiful and definitely qualifies as a wonder of the world in my book! It was constructed my an arabic sultan and has so much detail it took centuries to finish! I went to Granada and Cordoba with Nina, a student also living in my Sevilla home. Having someone fluent in Spanish was so helpful.Nina has been in Spain for almost a year so she knows the best places and food.
Cordoba was a very small city, which was what I pictures traditional Spanish cities to look like. It has the white washed walls, tiny little alleys, and cobble stone streets. Cordoba has the largest mosque in Spanish and one of 3 that are left standing. It was beautiful, filled with amazing arches on the ceiling and the largest gold alter I have ever seen. I luckily got to see so much more of Spain than I thought, and sights that I will never forget.
I think that the thing I miss the most about Spain is the culture and the people. Everyone is very warm hearted and friendly. I felt very comfortable walking everywhere I went, and had no problems with ay Spaniards. Traveling to spain for 3 weeks by myself taught me so much. I really like traveling alone, you can just follow your own schedule and do what ever you want. A lot of people were very skeptical when I told them I was going to Spain alone, but if I had gone with other friends it would have been a completely different experience.
I want to add pictures but my computer wont let me! hopefully I can figure that out soon! and I will get better at this blog thing!
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