Jeff comes out to visit

It has been a while since I have had time to post. My friend Jeff from college came out on Wednesday morning to visit. He is staying for about 3 weeks. I went and met him at the airport Wednesday morning and we got back into Sevilla and explored a bit. 

Arriving into Sevilla

After hanging out for a bit and resting at my place we walked around the city for a bit and then went out with a few friends that evening to get some drinks. There was a Barcelona soccer game on so we met up with a group of my friends to watch the game. Later we met up with a different group and ended up not getting home at around around 5 am. Long first day but we had a great time. 

Thursday after work Jeff and I headed to the cathedral in Seville. It is the 3rd largest church in the world; for more info you can click the link to get more info about the cathedral from an earlier post. It is really hard to describe how intricate and massive the church is in words and photos. We spent a lot of time at the top of the giralda looking at the city and pointing out were things were at in relation to where my place is.

Cathedral Entrance

pointing out things to jeff

Friday morning we headed out to Granada, Spain for the weekend. We took an afternoon bus from Sevilla and got in around 2 pm. I studied abroad in Granada and was excited to return again to visit. We got to our place and took a trip into the Albaycin neighborhood. This district of Granada lies to the side of the Alhambra. It consists of very narrow winding streets with nearly every side wall filled with graffiti. The neighborhood also has a moorish medievil past feel with some original buildings and archways throughout the district. The neighborhood sits high about the city with great views.We made our way up the steep narrow streets to one of the most famous spots; the Balcony of Saint Nicholas. 

Sun Setting in the Albaycin

Cathedral of Granada from the Albaycin

The neighborhood also has a good amount of graffiti - some good and some bad. We made our way back down into Granada through a stretch of streets with some good murals. 

Balcony of St. Nicholas with Alhambra and city in background

Balcony of St. Nicholas with Alhambra and city in background

After walking all day through the Albaycin and part of the city we made our way back to our hostel and went out to have dinner and then drinks with a few friends of mine who were also in Granada. The next two days in the city were very busy. We went to a bull fight, The Alhambra and then on a hike. It is going to take a few days to catch up on the events but I should have the photos up later this week.