Study Abroad in Granada, Spain: Sevilla and Ronda

This weekend, we had a trip with IES to Ronda and Sevilla. We stopped in Ronda on the way to Sevilla, and went to the Arab Baths and saw an amazing old mine, with awesome water at the bottom. The Arab baths were really cool because of the history and architecture. They had such an advanced system of making different rooms different temperatures. The mine was on the property of an old king. There are huge gorges in Ronda that protected the city in medieval times, so under the house there is a huge staircase down to the bottom of the gorge. There is a great area at the bottom with crystal clear water, it was so beautiful and definitely worth the huge walk back up.

After we went to Ronda, we made it to Sevilla and had free time and because my best friend is studying there, my friends from IES and I met up with her and walked around and ate some pizza and also churros con chocolate! Sevilla has such a different vibe than Granada. It is the capital of Andalusia and a lot bigger than Granada. Going there definitely made me appreciate Granada a lot more. It's beautiful but there is something about Granada that makes me love it so much.

IES went to a flamenco show at night and it was phenomenal. I liked it a lot better than the one I saw earlier in the week. There was a man dancer as well as a woman this time and it was a lot more powerful in general. After the flamenco show, we met with Heather (my friend) at this flamenco bar and eventually went to a couple other bars to meet up with other IES. It is definitely more expensive in Sevilla for drinks and food.

Today we went to the third largest cathedral in the world, Giralda. It is in the center of Sevilla and it was absolutely beautiful. They have a bell tower that you can walk up and see all of Sevilla. It was absolutely amazing!

Overall, the trip was a lot of fun, just a little too short. I am absolutely exhausted from the weekend, hence my reasoning for being in my bed writing this on a Saturday night. I am happy to be back in Granada, and have nothing much to do tomorrow. I love it here. It's beginning to be home.