Mi vida en Granada: The one where we almost get left in Sevilla.

This weekend, a lot of the people in the program decided to make the first of many trips to Sevilla. On friday we took a three hour bus ride to Sevilla and got to our apartment around 1:00 in the afternoon. We decided to rent an apartment because it was essentially the same price as a hostel and this way we could make meals for ourselves to help save money. The apartment was very nice, with two bedrooms and a big futon. The bathroom was relatively small but equipped with towels and the whole place was very clean, and a good decision on our part!
After relaxing a little bit in the apartment, we walked around the city to take it all in. The University of Sevilla is absolutely gorgeous and kind of reminded me of Hogwarts. We spent the remainder of the afternoon walking through the city and stopped to get delicious frozen yogurt. We went to corte ingles to get food to make for dinner and on the walk home it was pouring rain and because I have the best luck, I realized I left my umbrella at the frozen yogurt place! I retraced my steps to see where I left it but had no such luck finding it of course. We had pasta and wine for dinner which was good because Madre dos doesn't make pasta very often.
On saturday we started at the plaza de España, it is huge! However, there were so many gypsies there trying to give you rosemary which got pretty annoying. It appeared to me that there are more gypsies in Sevilla than in Granada. I also realized that there are way more Americans there. There were many occasions in which we ran into Americans on the street or in cafes. After the Plaza we ventured to the cathedral which was stunning. Parts reminded me of the cathedral where Prince William and Kate were married. We went all the way up the Giralda tower to get a beautiful view of the city. Then we proceeded to walk through the city through beautiful gardens and scenery. Since we ate kind of a big lunch at a pizza place, we ate the left over pasta for dinner and then went out with friends.
This morning, we planned on waking up at 8:00am to ride bikes by the river, but nobody woke up until 9:45 and our bus left at 11:15. Our apartment was very close to the bus station that we were dropped off at so we didn't leave until almost 11. When we got to the same bus station that we arrived at, to our dismay, there was only one bus there that had just arrived from somewhere else. In a panic, we asked a worker where we needed to be and they said we needed to go to the main bus station all the way across town... great. Again this is an example of my incredible luck I have had on this trip so far. We frantically found to cabs to take us to the bus station and luckily made it just in time!
Overall, I had a very fun weekend in Sevilla, but I am glad I am studying in Granada. However, I would recommend visiting Sevilla for anyone who is traveling in Spain, just be careful of the gypsies! Here are some pictures from my weekend: