Legally Blonde's Proceedings

On Thursday, December 19th, I planned to wake up in Sevilla, wonder around some that morning and then take a taxi at 11:00 to the station to head to Granada.  I woke up and it was pouring down rain.  I mean cats and dogs people.  I had been up pretty late watching the Impeachment (thanks BBC), so I decided to be lazy and not venture out. Thankfully, the taxi that the hotel called managed to pull up on the "street" right in front of the hotel, so I didn't have to walk to the end of the lane in the rain.  He took me to the bus station.  Now, let me tell you about THAT.  I don't really rough it on vacation.  I am used to taking first class train cars (or business class because in some countries that's actually nicer than 1st class).  I have NEVER taken the bus anywhere.  I was taking the bus to Granada because the train tracks were under construction (have been for several years apparently), and if you take the train, then you have to get off ...

After lunch, on Wednesday, December 18th, I had tickets to the Cathedral.  I bought my tickets to the Cathedral in advance.  I'm not sure that was required when I visited, but it is recommended in the height of tourist season for sure.  Plus, I like to avoid wasting time by standing in line for tickets, so I almost always purchase tickets in advance when I can. The Sevilla Cathedral is the 3rd largest church in Europe (after St. Peter's at the Vatican and St. Paul's in London), and it is the largest Gothic church anywhere.  It's kind of hard to take in the exterior of the cathedral.  Like in other cities I had already visited, this was the location a mosque that was ripped down after the Reconquista.   This is the Tomb of Christopher Columbus. The "pallbearers" represent the kingdoms that formed Spain:  Castile, Aragon, León, and Navarre.  Granada, the last of the kindgdoms, is represented by a pomegranate o...