A otra cosa mariposa!

Highlights from this past week:

1.       Seeing the Cathedral and climbing up to the top of the Giralda. The Giralda is the bell tower of the Cathedral. We went up 36 flights to see the beautiful view of Sevilla. 

2.      Going to Cordoba. A really beautiful town with one of the oldest synagogues. My favorite part was the Mosque now Cathedral. The architecture is incredible and so detailed. The mosque is made up of over 113 red and white marble arches. Cordoba used to be a very Jewish town, but our guide told us that now there aren’t any that live there. 

3.      Finally finding the Calle Feria Market after 3 times and trying my first Spanish olives. They were grown in the owner’s back yard and delicious.

4.      Going to a Flamenco show. Monday night 5 of us went to this wonderful show. I’m not sure that I could ever find the place on my own again. We took a bunch of small streets and ended up at what looked like an apartment with a red door. We walked in to find a room full of people in absolute silence watching the show. We ordered tinto con limon and sangria and took it all in.

Things I’ve noticed:

1.       Dogs. They are weirdly well trained here. No one has them on a leash but they follow right behind their owners. When the owner goes into a store the dog waits for them outside. I have tried a few times to trick the dogs into coming with me but they won’t leave. Also, no one picks up the dog poop. They poo on the sidewalk, no one will say anything.

2.      Your wedding ring goes on your right hand

3.      The walking pace is perfect for me. Slow slow slow.

4.      Men yelling profane things is not something to fuss about.

5.      There is so much PDA here.

I’m auditioning tomorrow for the Universidad de Sevilla choir. The audition process should be really different being in all Spanish. It is a relatively big group of around 50 people. I know it can’t compare to Singers, but it is some way for me to sing.

Heading to the Mueso de Bella Artes right now with a friend!

Hasta pronto!