Today was the first saturday I spent in spain. Unfortunately I spent most of it not feeling very well. Emily and I had made plans to meet up at 1:30 and really that is the only reason I got out of bed today. It was really nice to finally get to sleep in. I didn't get out of bed until after noon. And the funny thing that happened this morning was that the room was actually a comfortable temperature. I woke up the first time at 9 and got to remove a blanket and pair of socks and was still perfectly comfortable. It was fantastic.
It was really nice out today. It was still cool enough that I needed to wear my jacket but it was really sunny and just overall a great day. There are a ton of people out in the street on saturdays in sevilla apparently. The streets were packed. And almost everyone had either a dog or a baby with them. There are seriously so many people either walking their dogs or pushing strollers. There are also a lot of street performers. There was a guy that was being a head on this table and when people walked by he would make some sort of noise to scare them. There was a guy that wore this costume so that he looked like this couple dancing. And there was this person dressed as a baby, stroller and all, and making all sorts of crazy annoying sounds.
We decided to visit the cathedral today and it was beautiful. It's so big and all the side chapels are so ornately decorated. One of the big things there is that it is where the tomb of Christopher Columbus is. The cathedral is one of the best known landmarks in the city because of the big tower called la giralda. We also climbed to the top of that and took in the amazing view of the city. Unfortunately though my camera died part way through the trip so I am going to have to go back so that I can get some pictures from the top of the tower.
After that we found and ice cream place because I thought maybe some ice cream wouldn't upset my stomach too bad. All throughout the day my stomach was upset and I just overall wasn't feeling very well. So after ice cream I went back to my house instead of going with Emily to see her host in her singing group. And I have basically been laying in bed ever since.
I was dreading dinner because I still really didn't have much of an appetite. But I think R could tell I wasn't feeling that great when I came downstairs. She started asking me what was wrong and I tried to explain it the best I could. So she told me to just eat what I wanted. So I didn't touch much of the meat. I had a bite of it but it was really chewy and the sauce was kind of weird so I knew I was not going to be able to have any more of that. But there was also some chicken and potato soup that I was able to eat a good amount of and I had a banana for desert. She also gave me some apple juice to take to my room with me which was nice.
So I've just been kind of lounging around and sipping my apple juice hoping I will feel better tomorrow. I'm going to get up and go to mass at 1 or 1:30 I think but honestly, depending on how I feel, I might just come home after that and try to get some more rest before I have to go through another full week of school.
oh and I will put some pictures up eventually, I just simply do not have the energy for that tonight.
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