Seville!

I'm a little bit behind on my blog, but I've been pretty busy!  Even so, I figured I couldn't skip posting about my trip to Spain!  After leaving London, I headed over to Seville, Spain to visit my friend Elizabeth who is studying abroad there for a semester.  I was very excited to go there since I have never been to Spain and don't know much about the culture.  After I met Elizabeth at the airport, we walked for 45 minutes to my hostel, which was absolutely gorgeous.  It was pretty much like a luxury hostel, with marble floors, a rooftop garden and a comfy lounge with computers and Internet.  The employees even did my laundry for me!

I discovered how wonderful the tapas were right away...We headed to a little cafe that evening where I ordered some croquetas and a dish of chicken curry, which were absolutely delicious.  I definitely had my fill of croquetas over the next few days.  Elizabeth had to translate all the menus and order for me at every meal since I don't speak any Spanish except for "si" and "uno".  English was definitely not as commonplace there as it in Copenhagen, which was a bit of a challenge for me but also really cool since I love listening to other languages.

My favorite part of the whole trip was probably going to a museum, which I know is very hard to believe.  However, this was the most fun and interactive museum I've ever encountered...so much so that I would gladly go many more times!  There were different exhibits where you could make your own music, watch your shadow play with bubbles, or mold shapes with some goopy material that looked like Play-Doh.  We weren't supposed to take pictures, but I snuck in lots because it is so hard to explain what exactly we did there!!

The day before I left, we went to some Arab baths with Elizabeth's friends, which was just what I needed!  It was absolutely amazing: there were different floors which each contained different types of baths to relax in, including a peppermint bath, a saltwater bath, a steaming hot bath, a freezing cold bath, and more!  My favorite thing was actually probably the steam room, which also smelled like peppermint.  It was almost hard to breathe because the steam was so thick, but it felt so good that I had to make myself leave after twenty minutes of lying in there.

After checking out a huge festival where we shopped amongst hundreds of vendors and bought delicious Greek food and crepes for dessert, I decided I better call it an early night since Elizabeth had to get up in the morning for her trip to Granada and I had to wake up at 4:00 AM to catch the bus to the airport!  Besides that ridiculously early morning, though, I would have to say that my first visit to Spain definitely lived up to my high expectations!