Hotel Los Omeyas Córdoba
C/ Encarnacion 17 Córdoba, Andalusia, 14003, Spain and Canary Islands
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Weekend get-away to Cordoba!
Yesterday I returned to Granada from one of the best trips I've had during my stay in Spain! Cordoba is a gorgeous city; smaller than Granada but with a lot of character! Four of my friends and I decided to go there during the beginning of Semana Santa (holy week) in order to celebrate and relax after a long week of midterm exams!
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A step back in time......
... the bridge is the Torre de la Calahorra, a massive 14th century tower. We strolled the streets for a short while before heading back to our hostel for a siesta. You have probably noticed that a siesta has become a part of our daily routine. It works well because in the smaller towns everything shuts down in the afternoon so there is not much to do and we are eating dinner super late and staying out much later at night so it’s good to catch on some z’s! ...
Day trip to Córdoba from Seville
... details. It is always cool to just sit down and check out the architecture for a little while. Sometimes you need to sit back and relax and take in what you are seeing, otherwise you forget what you saw. We walked around a little bit longer and checked out some of the items that were used in the church and some of the paintings and relics they had. It was quite a neat collection and was well worth the visit, although I'm not sure why they charged 8 euros. I guess ...
Mezquitas, Cathedrals, and Synagogues oh my!
... really small, and very white. They also decorate things in geometric patterns mostly so that there are many pointed stars everywhere. There was also some Hebrew writing on the walls.
Overall it was a very interesting day and I really enjoyed learning all of the history behind Cordoba.
When I got home I found out that two international students at PC had died in a car accident. Even though I never knew them it was sad to hear about it since I am ...
Could it get any hotter!
... whatever and going. That evening we caught up on emails and the blog and settled in for the night.
September 14, 2010 - This morning we ate breakfast, no brown bread, but cookies at this one. We emailed home to wish my brother a happy 18th birthday and then took off for the zoo. We thought it was about time to take in the zoo and it was great. Nice and cool and relaxing. The kids were able to see the lions and cubs, elephants, zebras, and monkeys all up ...



