i'm here in spain! in sevilla to be exact! today i saw la alcazar, a beautiful castle, as well as the cathedral of santa maria - the third largest in the world! in the cathedral, there is a painting of saint anthony that was stolen from the cathedral hundreds of years ago, and thats where the little poem comes from - st anthony st anthony please look around, something is lost and cannot be found. but finally it was returned and restored, but you can still see the cut marks. apparently they had children steal it by climbing like monkeys up the iron gates in order to get into the locked area where the painting hung. pretty amazing. tomorrow we are going to the playa (beach) in Cadiz, the oldest city in Spain. And tomorrow night, we are going to a flamenco show!
as for the food, it is pretty atrocious so far. very salty. very pork-ridden. and very, well, nothing to write home about. hopefully the seafood in cadiz will be more tasty.
so i spent 30 minutes on the phone with a spanish representative for the cell phone i'm using, and i actually did pretty well! she laughed at me occasionally, but she was very nice and patient and actually understood what i was saying to her in spanish, so it was good. good practice! i definitely feel like i'm getting more comfortable, even after 2 days. yayyy!!
ok i'm gonna go. escribire mas luego (i will write more later).
love you all,
Alkazar
1 comment:
Hola Alejandra!
It was great to hear your voice yesterday and to read the blog entry today. Glad you're seeing some interesting places. As for the food ... what can I say - you should try to get away from the usual restaurants and go somewhere more authentic when you get a chance. There's some great stuff out there.
¡diviértase!
su padre
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