I had an interesting encounter this morning. I was walking to the train station, and a young blonde woman approached me and asked (in Spanish) me how to get to a location circled on her map. I noticed her accent right away. I asked her, "De donde eres?" (Where are you from?) She looked down guiltily and replied, "Los Estados Unidos." "Oh, me too!" She seemed very relieved, and we continued our conversation in English. I pointed her in the right direction, and I hope it helped. So this means that not only can I now recognize non-Spaniards, but I also sort of know my area well enough to not get lost in it. Hurray!
Today we visited the Cathedral next to the university. It's the largest cathedral I've ever seen. It has eight pipe organs. We toured through it, and every time I thought we were done, we'd enter some new, hidden room. I think I took a hundred photos today. We climbed up 33 ramps and a couple of steps to the top of Giralda Tower, where we had a perfect view of the entire city. I wish I knew how to put pictures in this blog, I can't really describe how spectacular the view was without using visual aids.
After the Cathedral tour, we stopped in at a little bakery on the street. The pastries and chocolates here look absolutely amazing. I'm trying not to spend too much at once (or eat too much at once), so I didn't buy anything today, but I'll definitely have to try some of the chocolatey options at some point while I'm here. I had my first Spanish ice cream cone yesterday, and it was heavenly. Not only is the ice cream delicious, but the cone was better than most cones I've had. Mmmm.
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