Ciudad De 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 ...

... towns, there&#8217;s a real mix of architecture: Roman on the bottom, Moorish on top of that, and Christian/Renaissance on top of that. Or, if you&#8217;re lucky, all three together. Cordoba was also big in the Islamic occupation of 800 years. We&#8217;ll visit the 'Caliph&#8217;s Cathedral&#8217; tomorrow &#8211; the palaces &amp; gardens take up about ½ of that old quarter downtown.<br><br> Today&#8217;s ...

... 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.

... their fingers upon mentioning the name of its grand Mosque. This is the place to watch and touch time. Time frozen in elegant pensions decorated with elegant ceremics, their lush inner courtyard covered with sunshade during day time. Time dissolved in the arabic bath, where bathers stare at star shaped windows from the huge communal pool in between rounds at the fragrant steam room. Time trickling by gently in the forgoten plaza lined by old buildings,orange trees, and a casual bar ...

... of the girls were very flashy and skin-tight traditional dresses. The men were relatively less eager to get in touch with tradition, but we still saw a lot of men dressed up as caballeros, complete with horses under them. At the fair, one would have the choice of going to the western half, which was meant for children and which had all the rides and accoutrements which one would expect from an amusement park. Bright lights and an abundance of junk foods based on sugar means ...

... and Aristotle´s philosophy. Like many tolerant Cordobans, he saw no conflict between the two. Maimonides became famous by writing the Guide of the Perplexed in which he asserted that secular knowledge and religious faith could go hand-in-hand. Today it has become popular for tourists to rub his foot for good luck which we did. There wasn´t anything else we wanted to see in Cordoba so we wandered the streets before heading to the (smoke-free!) train station and the return to Sevilla.

... one was just down the street on the left and gave us the name. I warned my wife that translated instructions rarely pan out as you hoped. After not finding the place, we asked again and he said go to the END of the street and turn left and you'll see a big sign. Well sure enough at the end of the street to the left was a big sign with the name...about a mile away, on a mall. Well it turns out that the mall only ...

... individual is to mentally and physically prepare themselves for prayer. It is meant as the point of transition from the physical world to the spiritual world. Originally, Cordoba's mosque was adorned with palm trees. Sometime ago, however, these palm trees were supplanted with orange trees...I would have preferred the original palm trees, but that's just me. Thanks to the noble, righteous acts of Isabella and Ferninand, the mosque is now in Christian hands. They call it a ...

... instead of the one that exists now. The architecture is fascinating and every ten or fifteen feet is a marble pillar supporting row upon row of red brick arches. The effect of all the pillars and arches is mesmerizing. The very interesting thing about the Mezquita is that during the Christian Reconquest, some brilliant monarch decided he wanted a church there instead. Over the years small chapels had been added around the edges of the mosque and it was used for ...