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November 25th 2008

Published: November 24th 2008

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EmilyInSalamanca

In front of the cathedral in Sevilla

About 2 months ago, I went to Sevilla and Granada. Sevilla is gorgeous. It has palm trees, lots of pretty arquitecture, and lots of tourists. With the group, we went to the cathedral (which has nothing on the cathedral in Salamanca, other than size), climbed up the bell tower, and saw a view of the whole city. Glynna, one of my friends in the group, brought along a guidebook, so during our free time we were super-tourists. We saw the Alcázar of Sevilla (not to be confused with the one in Segovia), the Torre de Oro (Tower of Gold, but it doesn't have anything to do with gold), and the Plaza de España all in a few hours.
In Granada, we went to the Alhambra, the palace of the sultan of Granada (of the Nasrid dynasty of Granada, the Arab and Muslim dynasty of Spain). It was really similar to the Alcázar in Sevilla, so I wasn't as in awe of it as some of the other students were. But the gardens there were amazing.really cool.
While in Granada, we went to a flamenco show. In a cave (because that's where the gypsies lived in Granada). It was really cool.

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La Giralda

Underneath the bells, is the original tower from the Muslim rule. The bells and above is from after the Christians appropriated it.

Patio de los naranjos

All of these are orange trees. And the fountain in the background is the original fountain (that still works) from the 1200s.

A baptism bath that I could bathe in

Painting in the baptism room

Apparently someone cut out the man kneeling in the painting and tried to sell it in New York. They found it and tried to blend it back in, but you can still see the "scar". But I can't seem to find the story anywhere online.