We spent the last couple days in Sevilla, Spain and man, was it gorgeous. Kinda reminded me of Rome, the way sometimes you turn a corner and see some gorgeous monument and think, 'look at this! Why is nobody looking at this!?' My mom always calls places like that a jewel box because no matter where you turn, your looking at something pretty. I think my favorite part of Sevilla (other then the fact that they had two starbucks AND a frozen yogurt place) was the Alcazar. It's this huge palace that has been continually built through out the ages. What I really loved about it was the art and design that combined Christian and Islamic styles as a representation of the two religions coinciding. Let me tell you, I've seen a lot of wonders created by both religions but never together like that.
Yesterday we took a couple buses and a boat and today we find ourselves in Africa. Chefchauoen, Morrocco. It's blue city and I actually mean that literally. All around us buildings and walls and taxis and doors, are all blue. I don't really know details but my understanding is that when Jews fled persecution from Spain they decided to incorporate blue in everything they did because it's a sign of protection. Though now the majority of chefchauoen is muslim, the blue theme has stayed. It's beautiful and calming and so much fun to just walk through as we did this morning.
A final thought: Congratulations to the parents, couple days ago those crazy people who raised me celebrated 29 years of marriage. Holy wow, and they still seems to like eachother more then any other pair of people I've ever met..
I might be able to blog again, maybe not. From here our trip picks up, just a couple days in a couple more cities in morocco, a night back in Madrid, then home. No telling if there'll be Internet close. Either way, I'll be back, soon onto your side of our spinning world:)
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