Today I went on a visit to the second largest church in Sevilla, which is actually substantially smaller than the Cathedral. This church was no less breathtaking, and in my opinion, more beautiful on the inside, as far as artwork goes. But of course, the cathedral is undefeated in architectural wonder. The Iglesia del Salvador has giant intricate alter pieces (I want you to know that I was thinking of a Spanish word for alter piece just now and I actually had to translate Spanish to English!!). The art here coincides with my Art History class a little bit which is also exciting. The church is from the Baroque style, meaning that the decorations are overflowing, over the top, and not organized. There are Angels coming out of the walls, and all over the place. It's really amazing to see. This church was renovated in 2008 and also has a functional pipe organ. After the visit, we got churros con chocolate Again! My second time this week. They're a little overwhelming that close together. I recommend eating churros con chocolate no more than a few times in your life.
Today was a good day.
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very impressive about the Spanish thinking!! very good for you. I take it the rain is not as bad. Spring is really slow in coming here. We will really have to find you some Spanish ministries here over the summer.
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