AC Cordoba Córdoba

I need to post my photos from the Alcazar. And I now need to post photos from the Mezquita in Cordoba. Both were awesome. Beyond words. They require pictures. But, I am too lazy to post them right now. However, I have a 3.5 hour ride to Granada tomorrow. So hopefully I will get a bit more organized during that trip and post when I arrive at the oasis... no, the hostel is actually called Oasis. :)<br><br>Hasta luego mis amigos!<br>

We went to visit the beautiful city of Cordoba about 1.5hrs. from Sevilla. We saw the Mezquita (Mosque), The Ancient Synagogue and The Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos. I absolutely love the architecture of the buildings here in Spain, I have never seen anything like it. There is such a mix of Jewish, Islamic and Christian influences that it looks ...

July 19<br><br> I just finished doing a 2-day laundry in the bidet. Now I know what that thing is for. It's 11:07pm, just in from dinner. I tried, but I didn&#8217;t succeed, getting our restaurant waiter downstairs to heat-up my taco chicken fajita: mas picante!...but to no affect. On the topic of condiments, at an earlier restaurant a few hours ago when it was still 40 degrees, two American couples, upper ...

So today we were on the road again and headed to Cordoba.<br><br>After a walking tour of the city we headed into yet another church. By this point in time the novelty of impressive churches is starting to wear thin. Yes they are all architectually impressive ...

Ah... One of the cities in Spain by far is Cordoba. If you are into photography, night shots of the old city of Cordoba is a must to do. The city is surrounded by a fortress. We got a room in a hotel just outside of the old city. 15 minutes walk will take you to the ...

... Reyes Cristianos, we noticed that it had been free yesterday !!! Inside was a little fort type thing with various rooms and some mosaics. There was also a nice garden, which we ran around in. The whole place was ok, nothing special, just ok !!! We ran around a little bit more, until it was time to jump in the car and go somewhere else, and that was 8K's away. Madinat Al-Zahra Basically a set of Moorish ruins, set on a hill ...

... around the airport waiting for your flight. Plus, you carry your luggage with you, so there's also no waiting at baggage claim (which in Spain usually takes about 45 min - 1 hour). You show up at the station, hop on your train, and when you arrive, you can be in a cab within 5 minutes. It's great. So, I enjoyed my lunch accompanied by a very nice rioja from my favorite Spanish region and watched "Fanstastic Four" in Spanish. Upon arriving in Cordoba ...

... others for the bus. I get restless and start walking within eye shot of the bus stop to nearby sites. I find out that the reason that the coat of arms of Granada has waterwheels. They were one of the first cities in Spain to introduce them. Hmm.. The bus shows up and I hop on. I try to stay awake during the DVD describing the Medina but I really just can't. I take a power nap of 30 minutes instead. We get to the site and I already know that if I am ...

... tried t* skip r*cks but *ur impaired m*t*r skills *nly all*wed f*r l*ud PLUNKS *f wat** displacement. We r*cked it *ut *n the r*cky beach like n* *th**, and aft** decided that a game *f UNO w*uld be way t** much *f a challenge f*r *ur brains with all th*se c*l*rs and numb**s t* rememb**, and then all th*se crazy rev**se cards that c*nfused me when we w**e s*b**...ugh, we hit the hay. <br> In the m*rning (I really sh*uldn't say m*rning because it was past n**n when we left ...

... it was really interesting to see. There were a ton of people out there. Unfortunately, being the idiot that I am, I forgot to bring my camera with me - so there are no pictures. My bad! The rest of the day consisted of me meeting up with my group & working on our studio project. We have a presentation in studio tomorrow, and we aren't exactly where we need to be at this point, but we're getting there. I think that we will be ok... The weekend is just around the corner!!!