We left Sevilla early Friday morning, just in time to escape the first rain they've gotten in about 6 months. We took a bus to Córdoba where we stopped to visit la mesquita--which is an absolutely huge mosque/cathedral in the center of the city. I feel like my jaw was on the floor the entire time as we walked through. Every single thing in there was made with so much care and detail, not to mention it was an architectural mixture of so many different types of people. The coolest part about la mesquita was that it has over 800 columns holding it up, all made out of different materials and with slightly different designs.
After we were finished, we hopped on the bus and headed to Granada. We went out at night with the entire group and walked up to the Albaycin quarter, which gives you the best view of Granada. The whole city is made up of mountains and hills so the walk was a little strenuous, but the view was so worth it. My camera didn't do so well, so this is the best picture I could get.
After that, we went to "Los Tarantos," a small but charming little place for a flamenco show. Ann and I had just gone to an AMAZING show the Tuesday before, so even though the dancers at Los Tarantos were great, they didn't quite compare to a professional show. It was still very cool to see them in a more intimate setting. And it is just plain crazy how fast those people can move their feet. Here I go sounding like a giant nerd again, but it is so cool to see now that Ann and I know a lot about flamenco from our class. We felt like experts! I didn't get a picture of the actual dancers (I was too busy watching) but here is a picture of the sweet little venue.
Friday night, thanks to the recommendation of a friend, we went and ate at Kebab King, a tiny little restaurant that has some of the best food I've tasted since I've been here. We went back to the hotel and hung out with our crazy amigas, and, if it wasn't for the kebabs, I think I'd have flat abs from all the laughing we did.Saturday morning was our visit to the Alhambra, an old castle of the Arabs. Thankfully for you all, my headset was broken during the tour so I couldn't hear the guide, nor can I bore you with a million facts you don't care to know. But the buildings and the gardens and the fountains were all gorgeous. And I loved every single minute of the tour.
The club was unlike any I've seen before. It was an old theatre that had been converted into a disco so there were three floors of bars and dancing, but it was so wide open that you could see everyone. People were shoulder to shoulder, music was crazy, and the atmosphere was out of this world. We ended up back at the hotel at 6am, we were in bed at 6:30, and had to wake up at 9 for breakfast. I'm sure you can figure out that Sunday was NO FUN AT ALL. We all felt like hell, so we skipped the tour, sat at the hotel, and waited for the bus to take us home. Sunday evening was spent on my bed watching movies and it didn't bother me one bit.
I thought things couldn't get much better until I woke up Monday morning and got an email from Ryan telling me my sister's water had broken. I was on eggshells all day; I think I checked my email about 1,000 times. Finally, while I was in class, Ryan called me on Skype and I got to meet Luke Ryan Bos about ten minutes after he was born. He was 6lbs, 10oz, and 20 inches of perfection. He has the sweetest face and the most precious dimple on his chin. It's hard to explain just how I felt yesterday, so ecstatic that everything had gone so smoothly (even though my nephew made his debut a month early) and so heartbroken that I couldn't be there to give him a kiss or congratulate my sister and brother in law. It was the most bittersweet day of my life.
Not much more to say, except auntie has to go shopping and buy her new nephew some clothes!!
Here is the full album from my trip this week:
And here is the link to Ann's pictures so I'm actually in some of them!!
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Until next time,
Nat
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