A taste of Sevilla

Got to tour the bull fighting museum in Sevilla, a huge tradition here and one that dates back to training the nobility in warfare. Interesting piece of local flavor but.......

Here I am in the Cathedral of Sevilla, I'm standing in front of the tomb of the great Christopher Columbus himself! The chapel right beside this tomb is where Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand gave Chris his formal farewell and where they received him back when he returned from "discovering the Americas". WOW, lot's started right here and after being in Peru it's really interesting to see this spot.....

The Cathedral of Sevilla, 3rd largest in the world! When King Ferdinand "reconquered" Sevilla in 1401 he boasted that "we will built a cathedral so huge, people will think us madmen" and although it took 120 years, thats exactly what they did. 

Eating some delicious churros and chocolate in a roadside Cafe, a daily event! 

The finish of our 2nd week of Spanish class in Spain. My certificate for 30 hours of class and a great picture with my professor Rebeca!

Ummmm, me standing in front of a wall of really cool pictures of happenings in Sevilla!

Cordoba Spain

The famous Jewish philosopher Maimonides of Cordoba was one of the greatest mind the 12th century. He was one of the first people to believe that secular knowledge and religious faith could go hand in hand.  

This is the famous Mezquita of Cordoba, built in 786 by one of Moorish kings it was later captured in 1236 by King Charles, who upon witnessing its immense beauty did not tear it down but instead built a church within it. 

This is the Mihrab of the Mezquita were the Imam stood to give sermons.  

This is the church built by King Charles V within the Mezquita of Cordoba. 

Here we are having a very nice lunch outside after a huge amount of sightseeing!

Awwww isn't that cute. (You can see the Mezquita in the background with the church rising out of it.) 

Here we are in our first week of Spanish school in Nerja Spain, first day in and my head is already about to explode.

Having some great traditional (and very fresh) seafood pialla on the beach in Nerja!

The worlds largest stalactite/mite in the world! In the cuavas right outside of Nerja.

Having a two hour class about the caves gave us a total of 5 hours of Spanish class that day.