Day Eleven

Today's main event was the Cathedral tour.  The Cathedral in Spain is the largest gothic building in the world and the third largest cathedral in the world. Needless to say, it was unbelievable.  As our group entered the main hall, you could almost hear all of our jaws hit the floor.  Every single surface (EVERY) is covered in art.  Tremendous paintings, intricate carvings, enormous arches and curves, this place had everything from baby Jesus, to orange trees, to the famous 343 ft. Giralda.  There are literally no words or pictures that can do the cathedral justice.

Fun Fact: Christopher Columbus is buried here. (I have a picture of his tomb, but its really dark)

Picture of the day 1: This is the main chapel in the cathedral named Retablo Mayor.  It is carved entirely out of wood and painted with gold.  If you look closely you can see that each box on the wall has a different carving in it.  These carvings start at Jesus' birth and are scenes all the way through his life until his resurrection

Picture of the day 2: University of Oregon buddies!

Picture of the day 3: While walking down the ramp of the Giralda, I spotted this view out of a window