After a good stay in Madrid it was on to Seville to see what the city had to offer. We arrived by train and took the bus to the hostel where we just happen to meet a guy that was currently staying there. This made the hostel very easy to find considering we just had to follow him. That evening we went out for a walk as we normally do when we arrive in a city to get our barrings and check out the place. As it turned out we ended up in a shopping district with not too much to see. Luckly we were not to far from our hostel so we made it back for some delicious stir fry that was being made up at the hostel. That night we where in the kitchen and we passed these guys (Aussies of course) that looked rather familiar and then it clicked in my head about the same time as they realized where we knew each other from. We stayed in the same hostel in Valencia and had a short conversation there. As it turned out they where some alright guys, so we hung out at the hostel bar with them for the night where we also met some more Aussies.
The next day we got up, and after a stop at the local Starbucks we set out for The Cathedral of Seville, also known as Catedral de Santa María de la Sede. It seemed straightforward enough to find so we walked in the direction we thought the cathedral was in. After walking for a while we decided to stop and check the map. The problem was we had no idea where we were. So we walked a little further to a square that we figured would be easy enough to find on the map, but still had no luck. We finally figured out where we were when we found the museum we where beside on the map. As it turned out we went the wrong way but figured out on the map where we needed to go. The cathedral was big, but not as big as you would expect from the worlds largest gothic cathedral.
Notable features included Christopher Columbus´ remains, a 3 story tall wall with intricate gold carvings, a hand carved organ and a tower you could walk up to get a great view of the city.
While in the cathedral we happen to run into the girls we met on the pub crawl in Madrid. We knew they where in the city but felt it was fairly random we happen to be at the same place at the same time. After we left the cathedral we started to walk toward the hostel but ended up getting so lost we had to take the bus back. That night the hostel led a night out for tapas and Flamenco dancing. Flamenco dance is a highly-expressive, Spanish dance form. The flamenco is a solo dance characterized by hand clapping, percussive footwork, and intricate hand, arm and body movements. (about.com had a good description). The dancing was quite the show and we had a pretty good time with the people from the hostel. While at the dancing we once again happened to run into the two Aussie girls from Madrid. Another random occurrence considering the location of little hole in the wall joint we where at. So we ended up drinking sangria and hanging out with them until the bar closed down.
The next day we went to the bus station and booked our ticket to Lisbon. As it worked out we would be on the same bus as the Aussie guys we met at the hostel and the girls we kept running into. After the bus station we walked down the River Guadalquivir passed the old city walls to the Alcázar of Seville.
The Alcazar is a royal palace originally built as a Moorish fort. It appeared to be an impressive structure. Upon arriving we found out they would not give us a student discount so we decided not to go in the palace. Instead we took the short walk over to the Plaza de España. The Plaza is a huge half-circle with buildings continually running around the edge accessible over the moat by numerous beautiful bridges. A very cool sight with lost of colourful murals. 
That night we managed to find a pub crawl that the six of us going to Lisbon went on. And to follow the theme for Seville we managed to once again take much longer to get back to the hostel then it should have taken. The next day we all boarded the bus and took the six hour ride to Lisbon.
Notable features included Christopher Columbus´ remains, a 3 story tall wall with intricate gold carvings, a hand carved organ and a tower you could walk up to get a great view of the city.
While in the cathedral we happen to run into the girls we met on the pub crawl in Madrid. We knew they where in the city but felt it was fairly random we happen to be at the same place at the same time. After we left the cathedral we started to walk toward the hostel but ended up getting so lost we had to take the bus back. That night the hostel led a night out for tapas and Flamenco dancing. Flamenco dance is a highly-expressive, Spanish dance form. The flamenco is a solo dance characterized by hand clapping, percussive footwork, and intricate hand, arm and body movements. (about.com had a good description). The dancing was quite the show and we had a pretty good time with the people from the hostel. While at the dancing we once again happened to run into the two Aussie girls from Madrid. Another random occurrence considering the location of little hole in the wall joint we where at. So we ended up drinking sangria and hanging out with them until the bar closed down.The next day we went to the bus station and booked our ticket to Lisbon. As it worked out we would be on the same bus as the Aussie guys we met at the hostel and the girls we kept running into. After the bus station we walked down the River Guadalquivir passed the old city walls to the Alcázar of Seville.
The Alcazar is a royal palace originally built as a Moorish fort. It appeared to be an impressive structure. Upon arriving we found out they would not give us a student discount so we decided not to go in the palace. Instead we took the short walk over to the Plaza de España. The Plaza is a huge half-circle with buildings continually running around the edge accessible over the moat by numerous beautiful bridges. A very cool sight with lost of colourful murals. 
That night we managed to find a pub crawl that the six of us going to Lisbon went on. And to follow the theme for Seville we managed to once again take much longer to get back to the hostel then it should have taken. The next day we all boarded the bus and took the six hour ride to Lisbon. 