Thursday, February 4, 2016

Andalucía Trip

Day One: Cordoba

We rode on a bus for 6 hours before reaching Cordoba, I slept the majority of the way. Once in Cordoba we took a small tour of the mosque-cathedral and hopped back on the bus for another 2 hour drive to Seville. We arrived in Seville around 8:30pm and waited in a huge line for our room key. We made it to our room around 9 and were out searching for food by 9:30. We finally got to sleep around 1am, after we basically slept all day.


Day Two: Sevilla

This morning we woke up for breakfast at 8:45 and went down early to get a head start. It was a great plan because breakfast was amazing. Amazing. There was an entire counter dedicated to different types of bread, rolls, and baguettes then there was a yogurt bar, smoothie bar, and custard bar all with various toppings available. Then there was the selection of pastries, cheeses, and meats. It was insane, we decided that, because we weren't going to eat again until 2 or 3, that we should stuff up, and that's exactly what we did.


We took a tour of Seville, the palace and the cathedral were the most important aspect of the tour. The cathedral St. Maria's is the third largest in the world. Our tour group was small so it was more enjoyable and I could listen, interact, take photos, etc without it being an issue. After we ate lunch, at a tapas bar, we got back on the bus and headed towards Granada.




Day Three: Granada

Our breakfast this time was not nearly as great as the day before, but that's okay. We took a bus up to La Alhambra, which was pretty neat, but I don't think it was nearly as spectacular as Seville. The whole place looked the same, so every room and every view of Granada was exactly the same. We had free time for lunch and I had this amazing french fries with a fried egg and sausage on top thing. It was delicious, then we went for Haagen Daz and I got banana brownie, it was amazing...Amazing. Later we went with FSU to a flamenco show and dinner. The dinner was okay, the dessert was the bomb, chocolate lava cake with strawberries, it was a good day for desserts. The show started a bit late, and Jacqueline and I left early to meet her friend at a bar. Her friend, is really her friend Zoey's sister, but same thing. It was really cool. She's teaching English to children ages "0-5" in Granada for a year. She's very hyper, and all over the place and it was a great change of pace for a few hours. Recently (as in, when I was writing this), Lia and I were having a heated argument over everything we could think of, which happens on every trip. It's a good time, I enjoy it. :) Things eventually started to get deep though and we didn't go to bed until 3. Nights like these really do make me appreciate the friends I have made here. The four of us, Brittany, Lia, Jacqueline and myself have all been together since day one and anyone could tell how close we've become in only a few short months.

Day Four: Alicante

We're on the bus for several (8/9) hours while we drive back to Valencia. We stopped for lunch in Alicante, which was amazing. We stopped by the beach and the weather was perfect and it smelled like Florida and I had a McDonald's sundae, so overall it has been a great day.

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