Seville Day One

Our first stop in Seville were the iconic giant mushrooms. They afforded a beautiful view of the city. I'm not sure if they were originally designed with any purpose other than as a huge work of art, but it was really fun to get a great view and run around on the massive metal mushrooms.

We also saw the last remaining "Gold Tower". During Spanish colonial times, the ships that were laden with gold from the new world would come up the river to Seville, since it has the furthest inland port, thanks to its deep river. This was to keep the gold from being accessible to coastal raids. The gold would then be stored in large towers as a defense against pirates and invading forces, particularly the French.

We went to another flamenco show that night. It was so great! While the other show was obviously a little bit improvised, this one was highly choreographed and it was just amazing. The guitarist was incredible, and is apparently well known within flamenco music. I really love the quick spins and furious feet of flamenco.