We really liked the city, smaller and more laid back than Sevilla, but also filled with more tourists and police with AK47s! We did ask a policeman what the deal was and he informed us that nothing was wrong and they were on higher alert since the Brussels terror attack. Still.....having coffee and a treat at an outdoor cafe right next to a dude with an AK47 does not a relaxing afternoon make...
At the Gardens in the Cordoba Alcazar
Overview of the gardens at the Cordoba Alcazar shot from the main tower of the castle. Actually a short climb to the top.
Closer view of one of the main fountains with the tower in the background, where I took the first photo perched on top of the tower.
Roman bridge, which has been restored over the years, but the footings are still totally Roman! This is the same river that runs right by our new apartment in Sevilla. We walked over this to the other side. No cars allowed on this bridge!
This is the main Mosque/Church in Cordoba, which is QUITE LARGE and very impressive. It just keeps going, and going, and going...It was originally a Mosque until the Catholics invaded the city and kicked the Muslims out because after all..."No One Expects the Spanish Inquisition" (that is for you Monty Python fans out there)!
I had to include this photo from the Real Alcazar in Sevilla. This is a grotto in the lower chambers. Very cool...both literally and figuratively! They used to hang there in the summers where we are told it went up to 115 degrees here in Sevilla this past summer!
It is always interesting to find new things in this city. We changed apartments a couple of weeks ago and also running routes. We now run along a river that is right by our new apartment. Last week I noticed this in the distance on one of my runs and yesterday Tobi and I rode our Sevilla bikes down to this park. We are guessing it is Chris Columbus. Chris actually left on his famous 1492 voyage from Sevilla!
A rather large homage to Chis Columbus, who, in Sevilla they view and someone who opened up new trade routes for Spain and not as someone who "discovered" and trashed a new world.
Chris holding his map with the "three famous ships" sailing up the map. Very impressive monument at the end of this park, which is at the end of my new running route.
Tobi posing in front of the Giant Chris Columbus Easter Egg!
That is all for now. Weather has been GREAT hear. Sunny and in the low 70s! I am not missing the snow and cold that we are getting in NH and NY right now! No...I am not rubbing it in :-)
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