Magnificence
I never thought it would be easy to find things that consistently and sequentially top each other in terms of excellence, magnificence, or any other equivalent adjective. For example, two nights ago, I was here:
I really recommend this. It was completely and utterly amazing.
On the other hand, however, yesterday we went to see Reales Alcázares de Sevilla, which is a part-Moorish palace that has been added onto over the years by several monarchs of Spain while still preserving the principal Moorish architecture and design. The palace is evidently the oldest European palace that still functions as such; that is to say, not necessarily governmentally, but el rey Juan Carlos I stays there whenever he travels to Sevilla. But it was so beautiful and completely overpowering in an altogether different way than el partido de fútbol. For example:
Also absolutely amazing. In a sense, it represented a convergence of religious tolerance and respect for the art that arose from each methodology that I have never had the privilege of witnessing before.
That was yesterday. Today was normal enough. I got through my first written assignments for class en español, en España. I did them at the computer lab at the institution where I study, EUSA. The most intriguing part of it, other than (hopefully) being able to think in Spanish and then just write what comes out, was that I got to use a Spanish keyboard, which makes putting accents on vowels so much easier than it is on an American keyboard. There's even an Ñ key! So exciting.
Tonight, several of us are going out for tapas, which I'm sure is just one more thing I'll be able to add to my list of wonderful things. Here's hoping it's as magnificent as I think it'll be!
Nick
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