My Excellent Adventure with My Dad!! (Semana Santa)

Hello! I'm sorry this is such a late post but this week had me stressed with two exams and a research paper. But here is the update on my Spring Break (Semana Santa here in Spain)! My dad flew over for his first time to Spain! I picked him up from the Metro/Airport on Saturday morning and we found our hotel very close to Gran Via. They let us check in early and we took a short siesta before beginning our first day of exploring. We found Plaza de España, el Templo de Debod, and an awesome place for tapas: Vienna. We sat and talked for hours drinking coffee and eating grilled vegetables. I also showed him the Royal Palace, the Cathedral, and a little Spanish restaurant where we ate WAY too much food. We started our 4-day bus tour with a stop in Cordoba where we saw the old Cordoba inside the city walls then the Cathedral of Cordoba. Its incredible how massive this place was!! And shared by 3 different religions too! It really blows my mind how they all got along peacefully. After a couple of hours in Cordoba we continued our bus trip to Sevilla. This city was incredibly gorgeous and my favorite of the 4-day tour. The weather was perfect too! My dad and I admired places like Plaza de España, Alcazar, and even the Sevilla Bullfighting Stadium. The amount of history and culture in these cities was more than I have ever seen in the United States. My dad and I said multiple times, "You can't find stuff like this in the States." I'm so glad my dad could come and experience Spain for the first time with me because it really is a whole other world. We spent one more day in Granada which was also incredibly nice and we saw the Alhambra. If you don't know what the Alhambra is, it was originally created as a Muslim fortress in the 9th century! So much history and beauty in one place!! I think I might have caught a few bugs in my mouth cause my mouth was open the whole time. Finally, we returned to Madrid for a day before my dad left for the States on Saturday morning. The week went by so incredibly fast it seemed like I had just picked him up the day before! I had such a great time with my dad and I wish my sister and mom could have joined but we will have to all take a trip like this another time! Now there is only about 4 weeks left of the semester! I can't believe it honestly. My birthday is coming up next weekend and I'll no longer be a teenager! It's kind of scary to think about. Especially in the words of my sister Maggie: "You're already halfway to 40!!" Yea...no I don't wanna be halfway to 40 years old yet. Anyways thanks for reading and my next post should be next weekend! Hasta luego!