After the Primer Congresso Evangelico Andaluz I caught a ride into downtown Seville and I must say, Seville is beautiful, maybe even more beautiful than Málaga just don’t tell my Spanish teacher I said that.
Anyway, the first thing that needs to be said, is that I only got to spend six hours in the city and the second thing was that these six hours were on foot after a week of intense recording on my feet. I was exhausted but determined.
Officially I was going to Seville to work at the Congreso and less officially (but not unofficially) I had brought a camcorder from work with which I intended to film the Baile de los Seises but as consequence would have it I couldn’t get away from my official duties on Friday morning how I would have liked to, and so instead I decided I needed to go to Seville and get footage of anything unique that I find. In those six hours I saw:
- The Cathedral
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I didn’t do a whole lot of Research but this particular Cathedral is one of only three of it’s type (Not including the baby version in Kansas City). It used to be a mosque which is why it has that minaret (Giralda) at the top and was part of was proud Moorish Kingdom that covered the Andalusian region.
- Plaza de España
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This plaza is among the most pleasant - and impressive - public spaces in Spain. This is an amazing Plaza, I don’t know what else to say, you need to see a picture of it and I didn’t take any because my camera was dead, so maybe this one will suffice.
- The River
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There is a lot happening along the river and on my way out of town I got to go for a good long walk where I saw people fishing, rowing, boating, doing yoga, selling rare birds, and simply just relaxing.
- The Graffiti
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While this maybe wouldn’t be a reason for lot of people to go to the city, I did notice a large amount of really good graffiti along the riverside walkways.
Also of note is that while I was there everything was under construction. They are putting a transit system in and all of downtown was a mess. And that about wraps things up. Seville is a very culturally rich city with a lot of sights to take in. I was sad that I didn’t have more time to see the city but at the same time, I was exhausted by the time I finished with the tour, only to be faced with the long way home.
