Seville, Spain

Yesterday was my first day in Seville, Spain. It was the greatest thing I have ever seen, the food the weather and all the historical facts I learned about. Seville is located on the tip of Spain and is the fourth largest city. First when I got there we checked into the hotel. It was about 96° F and very sunny and warm. According to some previous research that I did, I found out that Seville, Spain has a population of about 695, 000. 97% of the population is Roman Catholic. The only weird thing is that most of the people spoke Castilian Spanish. After check-in we went to visit a historical site called Carmona, which is a historic town where the Greeks left footprints. At the Museum in Carmona I learned that Hercules founded Seville and that in the 8th century, descendants of the Greeks created a city on the shores of Guadalquivir called Ispal. There are tons of museums in Seville to visit-Check them out here. After we learned some history we went to a restaurant called Resturante Santa Cruz. There we tried the traditional dish of stuffed artichokes and fish. We had tapa which is a mini dish and it was served with margaritas. For desert we ate sponge cake covered with candied egg yolks. The stuffed artichoke and candied egg yolks were not my favorite, but I did enjoy the tapas (see picture to the left). Although there were a few luggage mix ups, I had a great first day in Seville, Spain and can’t wait to see what’s in store for tomorrow. Talk to you later.

Crystal B