back to civilization...sort of :)

3.29.09
kory and i have been busy sightseeing, eating and sampling local beverages (mint tea ad fresh OJ in morocco, wine and sangria in spain). we took the ferry from tangier, morocco over to algeciras, spain - very cool! it was really neat to be on the water looking at the 2 continents. it's nice being in spain now as things are much more western and more like home - there's still a language barrier but kory's spanish from back in the day is coming in quite handy and i am picking up phrases here and there. on friday we took a bus from algeciras to la linea, spain and from there walked across the border to gibraltar. we took the cable car to the top of the rock, saw the apes and several historical sites and did LOTS of walking! it was a very surreal experience - the culture there is part british and part spanish and you can definitely tell it's a tourist destination! we ate fish and chips for lunch at my request and enjoyed speaking english and using british money...then in the evening we went back to spain. i was thoroughly disappointed though that i didn't get another stamp in my passport - the border guards barely even looked at it! yesterday we arrived in seville and have been exploring the city. we went to the cathedral this afternoon (third largest in europe) and walked to the top of the tower to get a bird's eye view of the city. tonight we are off to see a flamenco show (flamenco dancing is native to this area of spain) and then tomorrow we head to madrid. on tuesday night we're taking an overnight train to lisbon then we head home and back to reality on friday! it's been a fantastic trip and we have lots of stories and pictures to share when we get back to the states. have a great rest of the weekend!