Sadly, our bakery was closed. We got similar pastries at a different place, though, so all was well. We also did some more toiletry shopping (I'm realizing that I failed to mention in the last post that we went to the grocery store yesterday for the first round of toiletry shopping. Not that anyone really cares probably, but still).
After dropping off our shampoo and soap, we headed off to go see the Seville Cathedral. Not surprisingly, it was incredibly huge and beautiful. That whole area by it is really cool, too. Feels a lot like Disney World. There are lots of horse-drawn carriages, wide pedestrian streets, pretty buildings, and whatnot. I really like it.
Lots of huge magnolia trees around the cathedral!
Confetti from a wedding!
We ended up having lunch in the center, as we realized it would be siesta time by the time we got back to our area. Gina wasn't hungry, but Katie and I split a spinach salad with goat cheese (our fave) and some potatoes in "Sevillian sauce." I am telling you, those two dishes were some of the greatest, most delicious dishes I have ever had in my entire life. They were just so tasty! I was a little worried about the food situation before I came here, but so far it has been nothing but amazing.
We went back to our hostel for a little rest before our final orientation event. I got to Skype with Shea for a while, and even met her precious little kitten, so that was really fun.
The last thing on our orientation schedule was a tour at 5 pm that was supposed to show us how to use public transportation to get to the city center and kind of show us around the city center (where we already were earlier but whatever). Long story short, only Katie, Gina, and I ended up going with basically four tour guides because everyone else I guess thought it wasn't mandatory (and apparently it was).
It was kinda awkward, but ultimately a fun little tour that kind of explained all the things we saw in the morning. After that, we went to this festival that's going on right now that features shopping and food booths from various nations. There were a ton of people there, all locals, but it was super neat. We'll definitely be going back, especially since it goes on until November 2.
We had an "early" dinner (around 8:15) at a place back by the cathedral. Katie got a mojito, and Gina and I got rum and Cokes (at the suggestion of our Spanish teacher yesterday). They were at least 50% rum (believe me--he poured it in right before our eyes on the table), so that was sort of intense, but tasty nonetheless. We finally did real tapas! Our plates were: potatoes with aioli, something like gazpacho but slightly different than gazpacho, seafood paella, and fried eggplant with honey. It was all really good! I just really like the concept of sharing plates like that. It's a fun and tasty experience.
On our walk back, we got some cheap churros at this one college bar/restaurant place, but they were sort of disappointing. They didn't have any cinnamon sugar on them, but that might be just how they are here...but even then, they just weren't that good. But still, we only paid 60 cents each, so no complaints.
Again, I really like it here a lot. I'm looking forward to continuing to explore this beautiful city! Also, the administrators here have all kinds of activities and things planned for us, so we should really be able to experience the culture and learn the language better over our time here. It should be an excellent six weeks!
We went back to our hostel for a little rest before our final orientation event. I got to Skype with Shea for a while, and even met her precious little kitten, so that was really fun.
The last thing on our orientation schedule was a tour at 5 pm that was supposed to show us how to use public transportation to get to the city center and kind of show us around the city center (where we already were earlier but whatever). Long story short, only Katie, Gina, and I ended up going with basically four tour guides because everyone else I guess thought it wasn't mandatory (and apparently it was).
It was kinda awkward, but ultimately a fun little tour that kind of explained all the things we saw in the morning. After that, we went to this festival that's going on right now that features shopping and food booths from various nations. There were a ton of people there, all locals, but it was super neat. We'll definitely be going back, especially since it goes on until November 2.
We had an "early" dinner (around 8:15) at a place back by the cathedral. Katie got a mojito, and Gina and I got rum and Cokes (at the suggestion of our Spanish teacher yesterday). They were at least 50% rum (believe me--he poured it in right before our eyes on the table), so that was sort of intense, but tasty nonetheless. We finally did real tapas! Our plates were: potatoes with aioli, something like gazpacho but slightly different than gazpacho, seafood paella, and fried eggplant with honey. It was all really good! I just really like the concept of sharing plates like that. It's a fun and tasty experience.
On our walk back, we got some cheap churros at this one college bar/restaurant place, but they were sort of disappointing. They didn't have any cinnamon sugar on them, but that might be just how they are here...but even then, they just weren't that good. But still, we only paid 60 cents each, so no complaints.
Again, I really like it here a lot. I'm looking forward to continuing to explore this beautiful city! Also, the administrators here have all kinds of activities and things planned for us, so we should really be able to experience the culture and learn the language better over our time here. It should be an excellent six weeks!
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