Carmona

I love not having class on Fridays! (Especially because there are trips through my program where we get to see different sites in and around the Seville area each Friday.) This week we went to Carmona. It was a beautiful little town. It was very similar to the city of Seville, but it was very quaint. There were some Roman ruins there and we even got to go into a grave. (Creepy, I know!) But it was very interesting to see the history of this town.

There is also a tower in Carmona that is very similar to the Giralda in Sevilla. In fact, they call it the “Giraldilla.”

As we were walking through Carmona sight-seeing, we had this amazing view. I know I say this about everything I see here but it was one of the most favorite views I’ve seen so far. 
CARNAVAL

Then on Saturday I rested all day…because Saturday night was going to be the longest night of my life. We left on a bus to C�diz at 8:30pm on Saturday night and were not to get back on the bus back to Seville until 5:30am Sunday morning.
We were going for Carnaval (I’m not spelling it wrong, I swear! That’s how they spell “Carnival”). I think that it is the same idea as Mardi Gras. Before Ash Wednesday everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) goes to C�diz to get crazy.

It was a once in a lifetime experience, and I’m happy it was just that-ONCE!
I did have a lot of fun! Especially at first it was funny to see the millions of people all over C�diz in crazy costumes. It was fun and entertaining to push through the crowds and try to meet up with other friends.
But there were millions of people there- and I don’t think I’m exaggerating. And the tour guide on the bus said that we were going to the “biggest botell�n of our lives” but I thought it would be more than just drinking in the streets. I thought there would be a parade. Or amusement park rides. Haha, nope!
But there was trash…EVERYWHERE! And bathrooms….well there weren’t any- so the streets turned into the bathroom. You can imagine why at 3:00am I was tired, and cold and so ready to leave. But we still had a few hours left before the bus home. Then the buses were  MIA so we actually did not end up leaving C�diz until 7:00am to return to Sevilla at a record breaking 9:00am.

Very. Long. Night. I did have a lot of fun in the first five hours in C�diz. But like I said- experiencing it once was more than enough!

Location: Carmona, Sevilla