Sevilla
Now we are really going to be caught up. This past weekend we went as a whole group to Sevilla (Seville). And it was yet another whirlwind packed two day trip. Like usual!
As soon as we arrived we went straight to the cathedral. We found out that it is the third largest cathedral in the world. First is of course St. Peter’s in Rome and the second is St. Paul’s in London (which I saw when I was there the other summer). So now when I go to Rome and see St. Peter’s I will have seen all of them! It was pretty big although I expected larger from the third largest. Nonetheless it was filled with tons of history. There is a famous painting done by Murillo (who I am studying in my art class). There is the tomb of Christopher Columbus’ son, then the supposed tomb of Christopher Columbus. They aren’t sure that he is actually in there. So his whereabouts is a huge mystery. There is also a thorn from Jesus’ crown. The picture turned out blurry because we can’t have flash but how amazing! Then we went up into the bell tower called Giralda Tower. There are 16 bells in it! And it is ramps all the way up, 34 ramps going in a circling manner up to the top. You could see the whole city from up there, it was gorgeous. There was a wedding going on in the cathedral and that was neat to see…we don’t know who it was but they must be pretty important or have money!
That afternoon we went to Parque de Maria Luisa. It is a huge park in the center of Sevilla and kind of a little oasis from the city. Lots of people take advantage of the view from horse drawn carriages. We rented one of those bus bike things for six people and we rode around the park. Then our chain fell off so I tried to fix it but couldn’t and instead I just got my hands all greasy. Luckily it was at the end of our half hour. After that we headed over to Plaza de España. It is a large semicircular plaza and was designed as the center piece for the Spanish American Exposition of 1929. Most of its walls are covered in tile showing historic images and moments from the 40 regions of Spain. It was also used as a set in the movie Star Wars: Attack of the Clones for its other worldly feel.
As we were leaving the plaza to head back for dinner we saw these guys on bikes doing really cool tricks. One was jumping over chains and onto blocks of cement while the other was filming. The one that was filming said something to us and we thought that he wanted us to film them together. Oh no he wanted us to be part of his trick. So he had us all line down in a row and then he jumped each one of us individually. The pictures help explain a little more. While we were lying on the ground they were saying funny things like "Como se dice en ingles…" (which means how do you say in english…) then he said "Ambulance" It was funny! He shimmied his bike over me…again hard to explain. But so crazy. Afterwards he gave us their website address so pretty soon we will be able to see it on the internet. But if you go to their site right now you can see all of the cool tricks they do. These guys are absolutely amazing with the things they can do with their bikes. http://www.biketrialsur.com/
We had some time before dinner so we decided that we should squeeze in one more activity. The closest that was still open was the Archeological Museum so we went there. I really do not have much interest in things like that but it was kind of neat to see. Our friend LaDonna likes to make a lot of funny comments so that made it alright.
Day two we went to the Real Alcázar which is the palace. It was absolutely gorgeous and I kept commenting on how much it would cost to rent it for a summer. It would be a nice little (actually big) getaway. There are gardens surrounding all of the buildings and all of the buildings were built at different times so there is some Moorish, Gothic, and Renaissance influence. Other then that it is really hard to explain. Pretty much just really pretty to see. Over the main door there is a saying written in blue tiles in Arabic that says "God is the only conquistador."
After that we went to Hospital de la Caridad which is a charity hospital that was founded by the reformed Miguel de Mañara who was the inspiration for the mythical lady killer Don Juan. What interested me most about this place was in the church there were two paintings done by Leon Valdes (who I am also studying in my art class). They are paintings about how quickly your life can be taken away. One is titled "In Ictu Oculi" which is Latin for in the blink of an eye. The other one is "Finis Glorie Mundi" which is also Latin for the final world glory. When I get home I can explain what each of them represents.
That was pretty much my trip to Sevilla, oh we did take a boat ride down the river but you couldn’t really see anything so…if you ever go to Sevilla I would not recommend it.
Now there is a file of photos from Sevilla. http://community.webshots.com/user/madmorepics
As soon as we arrived we went straight to the cathedral. We found out that it is the third largest cathedral in the world. First is of course St. Peter’s in Rome and the second is St. Paul’s in London (which I saw when I was there the other summer). So now when I go to Rome and see St. Peter’s I will have seen all of them! It was pretty big although I expected larger from the third largest. Nonetheless it was filled with tons of history. There is a famous painting done by Murillo (who I am studying in my art class). There is the tomb of Christopher Columbus’ son, then the supposed tomb of Christopher Columbus. They aren’t sure that he is actually in there. So his whereabouts is a huge mystery. There is also a thorn from Jesus’ crown. The picture turned out blurry because we can’t have flash but how amazing! Then we went up into the bell tower called Giralda Tower. There are 16 bells in it! And it is ramps all the way up, 34 ramps going in a circling manner up to the top. You could see the whole city from up there, it was gorgeous. There was a wedding going on in the cathedral and that was neat to see…we don’t know who it was but they must be pretty important or have money!
That afternoon we went to Parque de Maria Luisa. It is a huge park in the center of Sevilla and kind of a little oasis from the city. Lots of people take advantage of the view from horse drawn carriages. We rented one of those bus bike things for six people and we rode around the park. Then our chain fell off so I tried to fix it but couldn’t and instead I just got my hands all greasy. Luckily it was at the end of our half hour. After that we headed over to Plaza de España. It is a large semicircular plaza and was designed as the center piece for the Spanish American Exposition of 1929. Most of its walls are covered in tile showing historic images and moments from the 40 regions of Spain. It was also used as a set in the movie Star Wars: Attack of the Clones for its other worldly feel.
As we were leaving the plaza to head back for dinner we saw these guys on bikes doing really cool tricks. One was jumping over chains and onto blocks of cement while the other was filming. The one that was filming said something to us and we thought that he wanted us to film them together. Oh no he wanted us to be part of his trick. So he had us all line down in a row and then he jumped each one of us individually. The pictures help explain a little more. While we were lying on the ground they were saying funny things like "Como se dice en ingles…" (which means how do you say in english…) then he said "Ambulance" It was funny! He shimmied his bike over me…again hard to explain. But so crazy. Afterwards he gave us their website address so pretty soon we will be able to see it on the internet. But if you go to their site right now you can see all of the cool tricks they do. These guys are absolutely amazing with the things they can do with their bikes. http://www.biketrialsur.com/
We had some time before dinner so we decided that we should squeeze in one more activity. The closest that was still open was the Archeological Museum so we went there. I really do not have much interest in things like that but it was kind of neat to see. Our friend LaDonna likes to make a lot of funny comments so that made it alright.
Day two we went to the Real Alcázar which is the palace. It was absolutely gorgeous and I kept commenting on how much it would cost to rent it for a summer. It would be a nice little (actually big) getaway. There are gardens surrounding all of the buildings and all of the buildings were built at different times so there is some Moorish, Gothic, and Renaissance influence. Other then that it is really hard to explain. Pretty much just really pretty to see. Over the main door there is a saying written in blue tiles in Arabic that says "God is the only conquistador."
After that we went to Hospital de la Caridad which is a charity hospital that was founded by the reformed Miguel de Mañara who was the inspiration for the mythical lady killer Don Juan. What interested me most about this place was in the church there were two paintings done by Leon Valdes (who I am also studying in my art class). They are paintings about how quickly your life can be taken away. One is titled "In Ictu Oculi" which is Latin for in the blink of an eye. The other one is "Finis Glorie Mundi" which is also Latin for the final world glory. When I get home I can explain what each of them represents.
That was pretty much my trip to Sevilla, oh we did take a boat ride down the river but you couldn’t really see anything so…if you ever go to Sevilla I would not recommend it.
Now there is a file of photos from Sevilla. http://community.webshots.com/user/madmorepics
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