Thursday, April 14, 2011

Around Sevilla!

I went on a walk/photo exploration the other day and came up with the beauties for you.

This is the road just a block away from my apartment. It's a pretty big road for Sevilla for inside the city (the highways get bigger).
McDonalds is EVERYWHERRRREEEEEEE!

This is from the bridge closest to my apartment. The Rio Guadalquivir runs north to south right through the center of town. The building is El Torre del Oro (The Tower of Gold).


This is just a random corner in the city, but this is what most of the buildings look like in the center. So old + so fabulous! Usually the first floors of buildings are restaurants or bars or cafes and the upper floors are apartments, like Korea.


This is Plaza de España. It's a half moon shape so I couldn't get it all in one photo but it is ABSOLUTELY breathtaking. There is a moat around the front that has little rowboats you can rent to float around in and the structure and details of the architecture are just phenomenal.


These horse and buggies for hire are everywhere in the city! I haven't been on one yet, but I think it's on the agenda for the near future!

We had our third potluck about a month ago. At the first potluck there were a lot of people, a lot of food and not a lot to drink. At the second potluck, there were a lot of people, a lot to drink and not enough food. At the third, as you can see, there was plenty to eat, plenty to drink, and not enough people to consume it. Only our girlfriends came and girls are so much better at bringing food to potlucks then boys!


We're shooting for the 4th on Saturday with a barbecue. We're hoping to finally strike the right balance. :-)

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Spanish Apartment!

April's super active in Sevilla, so I promise I'll have tons to tell you about in the coming weeks. This week is like any other, but the week after is Semana Santa (Holy Week), two weeks after that is La Feria, and the week after that my sister comes to visit!

For now, though, here are some photos of my apartment.

Our other roommate, Edward, moved out at the end of March and I took his room. So, now I'm not the weird 20 something sharing a room anymore! yea!

Here's a pic of my desk. I made the vase from a knock-off Nutella jar that I emptied in like 6 days:

Here's mi cama:
And my second bed which poses as a sofa:

And my balcony access!

Here's the bathroom... separate shower... heck yea!


Living room leading to the balcony:


ENORMOUS BALCONY:

Kitchen:

Lodel's room:
We bought flamenca dresses last week. They were pretty expensive. We want to wear them everyday. Photos coming soon...