For Cafe Abroad, the magazine I've been writing for from Sevilla, we've spent the past month putting together a 3 1/2-page spread about the city from a young foreigner's point of view. Relating all of the things I really love about Sevilla to the other five girls, fresh here from the States, has made me realize, again, how colorful and beautiful and lively the city is. I've had the experience over the past five months to experience so many things about Europe, Spain and Sevilla. And it's a rainy Sunday with my lessons already planned, so enjoy these photos. They're out of order and my Spanish laziness won't allow me to take the time to reorganize them.
The insanely intricate, beautiful private residence of Quinta de la Regalia in Sintra, Portugal. This place even has grottoes and Templar initiation chambers. I was running through the grottoes like a little kid.
Helen and I stumbled upon a jeweler in Toledo, Spain who demonstrated how he hammered goal into a soft metal and fired it. I have a beautiful pair of handmade earrings.
Toledo, above
above, a street in my neighborhood of Trianabelow, the cathedral of Segovia
above, a view of the tierra of Castilla-Leon from the Alcazar of Segoviabelow, St. George's Square, Glasgow, Scotland
above, Urquardt Castle from a boat on Loch Ness below, Kike and I at the top of Royal Mile overlooking Edinburgh
above, the city center of Sintra, Portugal
below, a Hungarian style castle high in the mountains of Sintra. Yes, I'm obsessed with the city.
above, a broken window at the otherwise well-kept Regalia
above, the city center of Sintra, Portugalbelow, a Hungarian style castle high in the mountains of Sintra. Yes, I'm obsessed with the city.
above, a broken window at the otherwise well-kept Regaliabelow, the acueducto of Segovia, built in one night by the devil
above, the town of Ronda, home of modern bullfighting.
below, the streets of the pueblo blanco of Ronda
above, the Iglesia de San Juan de Dios in Macarena, Sevilla
below, my father makes an ass out if himself with an ass
the Kasbah of Tangiers
above, a Barbary Ape (one of THOUSANDS) on the rock of Gibraltar
above, the town of Ronda, home of modern bullfighting.below, the streets of the pueblo blanco of Ronda
above, the Iglesia de San Juan de Dios in Macarena, Sevillabelow, my father makes an ass out if himself with an ass
the Kasbah of Tangiersabove, a Barbary Ape (one of THOUSANDS) on the rock of Gibraltarbelow, Jadrines de Murillo, Sevilla
above, the courtyard of Casa de Pilatos, Sevilla
my bedroom and salon in my piso
above, the Guadalquivir River and Call Betisbelow, the Cibeles Palacio de Comunicaiones of Madrid. THAT'S THE POST OFFICE!!
Helen and I had a picnic at the Buen Retiro park and were joined by an unwanted visitorbelow, the Cadiz Cathedral
above, boats in Cadiz, an ancient coastal town
below, the Tunos and probably the most memorable night of my experience.
above, the marino of Faro, Portugalbelow, the streets of Lisbon
Lisbon
The Plaza Mayor and Felips II, Madrid
The Dublin castle, Ireland
Guinness factory, Dublin
charming streets of Galway, Ireland
The craziness of Carnaval in Cadiz and my international friends
below, crazy delicious tapas in Cordoba
Flamenco at Casa CarmenAlameda de Hercules, Sevilla
Sunset over the River, SevillaCallejon in the Barrio Santa Cruz, Sevilla
Great Mosque, Cordoba
A mosaic from Italica, a huge Roman settlement in the ancient times 9 km from Sevilla
Grote Square, Brussels, BelgiumPlaza Altozano, Sevilla. My neighborhood is great
Kiddies all dressed up for Feria. This picture is not mine.courtyard of Gaudi's Casa Pedrara, Barcelona
Getting caught in a street festival in BarcelonaLynn and I enjoying DELICIOUS, non-Cruzcampo beers in Belgium
overlooking the Alhambra from the Generalife, Granadaa street parade with little children!
Helen and I enoying a SUPER delicious meal right next to the Alhambra in an Arabic themed hotel
The streets of Sacramonte, Granada
The Boqueria market, Barcelona. Definetely one of the best markets I've seen in SpainArticles are copyrighted by their respective authors.