Itálica and Córdoba

So a couple of weekends ago, we took 2 day trips.  On the friday of that weekend, my school (UPO) organized a trip for the international students to Itálica, a city just 20 minutes outside of Seville.  It was the first Roman city on the Iberian peninsula (the peninsula that Portugal and Spain are on).  The Romans occupied the peninsula from the 2nd century BC until the 5th century, so you can see how old this city is.  But there are still remains, and the marble floors and roads are still in tact!  Itálica also had an amphiteather, aka its own colosseum!

Ya know, just chillin in the old bakery.

This used to be a house...2,000 years ago.

Inside the amphitheater!

The next day was our day trip to Córdoba with our program.  This has been one of my favorite trips so far!  Córdoba absolutely beautiful!  It looked a lot like Seville, with the white and yellow buildings and narrow streets.  It was only a 45 minute trainride from Seville.  The best part was the Mezquita.  The Muslims occupied the Iberian Peninsula between 711 to 1492 AD and this is one of the last Mosques because when the Christians took over the peninsula again, they tore down most of the Muslim mosques, except for this one because it was too gorgeous.  So instead, they built a cathedral on top of it!  It was amazing architecture and artwork.  It definitely took my breath away.  Another cool thing we did was we went to this leather store.  Literally everything was made of leather!  Even the "paintings" on the wall were made of leather.  It was awesome.

Inside the Mezquita

UPO girls in a pretty courtyard :)

A room inside the leather store

Some of mis amigas y yo