...said the tour guide Pilar. Translation: We are going to see a very "bling bling" crown. Today we toured the cathedral here in Sevilla. It was magnificent: gothic architecture (tall columns, dark), 3rd biggest in the world after the Vatican and St. Paul's in London. Apparently this one is the greatest in volume, though, so...go Sevilla!
The cathedral houses the official tomb of the world's most glorified pirate: Chris Columbus. He wasn't actually buried, per se. His remains lie in a structure that is held by four kings, representing the four kingdoms of Spain, which were Castille, Leon, Aragon, and Navarre. Supposedly there are other tombs that contain some of his remains: Havana (Cuba), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Valloloid (Spain) where he originally rested.
In the words of Pilar, "May Columbus rest in pieces."
The best part of the cathedral was the glorious Bell Tower (1st picture above), we walked up and up and up the ramp spiraling around the tower til we reached the tippy top. The bells (24 in total) sound every 15 minutes. You could see the entire city, which I noticed is almost completely flat. I saw the Plaza de Toros where we are going to see a bull fight Sunday! One girl in our group is opting out, citing that bull fighting is inhumane because they kill the bull...yet she's a carnivore. I feel like while it's not necessarily the nicest thing to do, humans have done much worse. The bull will die whether I go or not, and afterward it will end up on someone's dinner plate (just not mine haha). More to come Sunday night!
Note: Spaniards are very unaggressive drivers. No one beeps their horn at other cars (or pedestrians in the crosswalks.) I suppose it's because no one's in a hurry to get anywhere, bienvenidos a Espana.
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