Averroes 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>

... hour drive to Cordoba. Shae slept most of the way. The drive was nice with beautiful scenery of olive orchards the whole way there. We arrived in Cordoba - which is a huge city - early evening. We had dinner in one of the many squares in town. It was pretty good food. We walked around the square a bit - but we were already done with the big city on the first night. We couldn't wait to get to Montejaque in the mountains the next day. <br><br>

... amazing. I would love to describe everything I saw but am having a hard time finding the right words...it is just one of those things you need to see for yourself to fully apprecaite. Despite how beautiful these buildings are it saddens me that so many of these buildings were altered from their original state. It would have been absolutely ...

... city easily. <br>As always the Cathedral is one of the most visited areas to see. One of the most visited place in Cordoba is the Zaharat Archaeological place where most of the Muslims used to live long time ago. <br>By mid day we started to drive back to Madrid.

... With such popularity, it was no surprise to find more lines to wait in in front of palace, and huge crowds inside. So there I was taking another nap at the exit of place, sitting on the floor of the lovely El Portal Palace, and blinking weary eyes at its beautiful reflection in the emrald green pool. Yes it is beautiful. but at a hefty price. The Albayzín, old Jewish quarter, is the other highlight at Granada. I have long learned about its fame for windy, narrow streets that provokes ...

... 40 minutes walking around, looking for somewhere to eat, and ended up about 75 yards away from the hotel because it started raining and I wasn´t walking anymore. After dinner we had icecreams form the parlour over the road from the hotel then came back to the room. I just hope the hotel clock doesn't chime after 11 pm, I don't think I could cope with the "guitar" strumming all night!

... the rest of the mosque survived. From the Mezquita we went next door to the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos. The guidebooks all mention the Alcazar but we were blown away and felt that they should have more strongly encouraged people to visit. We once again got in free and had visions of the Cokes and pastries that the saved money would buy. The Alcazar was originally a Visigothic structure strategically situated on the Guadalqivir River. The Moors rebuilt the castle and added ...

... Europe (all roads/shops), finding things that you already have set a waypoint for is really easy. It beats the hell out of using the GPS60, which only gives you practice at guessing how far from other dots you ought to be in order to be in the right spot. The hostal was pretty empty when we got there and they gave us a really great room in one of the apartments they rent across the street. I'd have to say it was ...

... I was too high on life to worry about such trivial details. I checked to a "hostel," which was actually another hotel that called itself a hostel, paying 35E for a nice, but simple room. Again, life was too amazing to be bothered by details, I was in Cordoba, I had navigated, successfully, to the south of Spain, to Andalusia, and nothing was going to ruin my stay there. Sprinting out of the hostel, I raced towards the Mosque, again stopping to appreciate every detail. Tourism ...

... we decided to stay in for the night and watch the computer (Movies on the computer have become normal with the lack of televisions in our lives). 7 a.m. and we were on our way back to the land of rain and gloom. Ah, Santiago... And if you're wondering why there aren't any pictures of this trip.. it's because they are all still on my camera that the nice little manage in the fancy restaurant in Cordoba is mailing to me! oopsy.