Tonight, Professor McGovern introduced us to an old co-worker who took us to a private home inside of el Alcazar. So she shows us the tower up and we are all trudging along because we are a little tired, sortof complaining about the hike up the stairs. She opens the door at the top and we all stop dead in our tracks. We walked out on to the top of the wall of the fort and were at eye- level with la Giralda and la Catedral all lit up at night. I can easily say this was one of the most beautiful sites I have ever seen. When I talked before about the views at the top of the buildings being amazing and about the lack of proper words I have to describe the things we see: this is a perfect example. I have never seen something so gorgeous. This enormous building that is better described as a piece of art looked amazing at this level. She told us how no Spainard and no tourist can see this view. It was one of the most peaceful and humbling things I have ever seen. I could go on and on but again.. words cannot explain.
Again the pictures don´t do it justice. But the story behind the apartment/house itself that the family lived in: Her husband´s family workd on the reconstruction of la Catedral y la Giralda y el Alcazar. So the government of Spain allowed them to live in one of these houses in the fort for 3 generations. So once the husband´s sister doesn´t live there anymore, the apartment (and the view) goes back to the government. Which is a shame because of how beautiful it is.
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