Roommates in Sevilla 4/9 - 4/13

Michelle and Kaitlin spent their 5-week (yes, 5 whole weeks) break traveling around Europe, and made Sevilla one of their stops. Our other friend from Beloit Brandon who is studying in the Netherlands decided to visit Sevilla as well, and by sheer coincidence their visits overlapped. They were here for the weekend of April 9th, and we had a great time. It was the first time that I did a lot of the 'tourist' stuff in Sevilla. We toured the Cathedral of Sevilla (originally a mosque during the Muslim reign of Andalucía) and climbed up the Giralda (currently a bell tower that was converted from the mosque's minaret) for a beautiful panoramic view of the city. I walk past the cathedral every day but had never been inside before so that was very cool. After hitting up most of the big tourist sites I asked the girls and Brandon what else they really wanted to do in Sevilla, they all said they wanted to relax! So we took a bus to the nearest beach, called Matalascañas (about an hour and a half ride) and spent a day in the sun.