Sevilla con PRESCHO

Don't  be fooled by the Córdoba sign in this picture, this is indeed a post about a trip to Sevilla! On Friday April 24th was the PRESHCO day trip to Sevilla and our first stop was in the Plaza de España where there are "bancos" for each Spanish city. Above is a picture in the banco de Córdoba. The plaza itself is gorgeous and one of the sites I had visited a few weeks earlier with Jordyn, Kendra, and Drew during Semana Santa. Now was my opportunity to see the city without all the chaos of the Semana Santa pasos. 

After the plaza it was off to the Catedral de Sevilla. This Cathedral is the third largest cathedral in the world. Like the Mezquita in Córdoba, this cathedral had been a mosque and then became the site for the cathedral when the Catholics regained control of the city. Our tour guide pointed out some interesting art pieces. Some Preshco students in an art history class had just taken their mid-term and were excited to see some of the pieces they studied for it now on display in person. We also saw  the tomb (pictured below) where there are about 300g of Christopher Colombus. Most of his body is somewhere in the Caribbean, but they brought some of him back to Spain. Kind of odd, but there you go. 

Where the catholics of Córdoba built there cathedral within the still standing structure of the mosque, the mosque of Sevilla was torn down to allow a new structure on the same site. Two things that do remain of the original site are the courtyard and bell tower that we were able to climb after our tour for an incredible site of the city.

 Instead of stairs to the top there were 36 ramps to climb. It had been constructed that way so that the person who rang the bells for the five times daily call to prayer would be able to ride a horse up to the top. 

After the cathedral we walked through Sevilla to the Alcazar and its Gardens. What a gorgeous place. The Alcazar itself was rather reminiscent of the Alhambra with intricate arab designs and running water. 

The gardens were fantastic and a bunch of us spent some time there after our tour before heading off to find some ice cream and shade. It was so hot that day that it was hard to stay active a really explore too far around the city. 

While a good portion of the group headed to the bus to go back to Córdoba, a group of us collected our stuff from the bus and then went to check into a hostel for the night for a little extra time in Sevilla. Our hostel was great though they had managed to mess up our reservation. This ended up working in our favor since it was there fault and they put three of us in private double and single for the same price we would have paid for the dorm style room we reserved. 

After relaxing and recuperating in the hostel for a bit, we headed back out. We went to a bar for a while where we were stumbled upon a 30 year old's birthday party and were welcomed into the celebration. After being there for a while, many decided to stay, but I left with three others to get some tapas, then dessert, and a nice walk around the city before bedtime. A lovely and relaxing evening. 

The next day was another relaxing day. Emily, Laura, and I headed off separately from the other since we needed to buy our train tickets for that evening, and then spent the rest of the day exploring, shopping, and eating. It was great and then we were on the train and back to Cordoba. 

I have loved both of my short trips to Sevilla. It is a really nice city and I recommend it as a travel destination for anyone who takes a trip to Spain!

That's all for now...

Adios