Hi All. Here is a short update. We just finished breakfast in Cordoba and will be heading out to the Alcazar shortly. The Alcazar used to be home to Christian Kings in the region. It is said that several historical decisions were made from the one in Cordoba, including the decision to head to what we now know as our America.
We hit Cordoba at a fantastic time. We all know Cinco de Mayo, but here they have Cruz de Mayo (Cross of May) on May 1st. It comes with equestrian events, crosses made out of roses, ironically a lot of drinking, and flamenco dancing.
Our first day here we watched some of the equestrian events that were being held. The horses were basically being paraded around in a rodeo type setting for judging on the horse itself and its behavior in the ring (no riders, just being led around by a rope). The horses were such magnificent creatures to watch.
Yesterday we went to the Mezquita. The Mezquita is a Catholic Cathedral that changed hands a few times between Catholicisim and Islam being both a church and a mosque. Its last turn over left it as a Catholic Cathedral. The place seems to take up 3 or 4 city blocks. It is a grand place in deed. Amanda and I were seperated for a while because she walked on while I was taking photos and then I got caught up in a group of Japanese tourists. Let me tell you this...that is like trying to get out of a bad rip tide. Not easily done and usually requires assistance. Them folks were serious about their tour and woe be to anyone who accidentally gets caught in the middle.
Finally, last night we went to an Arabic spa. It is laid out like bath houses from several hundred years ago. You enter along with sevearl other people all in bathing suits. There is a very cold pool, a warm pool, a hot spa, and a suana. They theory is by alternating several times between those, circulation and thus overall health is improved. A 15 minute massage was also included with that. Nice but, my massage didn't even have enough pressure to tickle me. Oh well, neat, but, would pay for it again experience.
After the spa we had dinner and a belly dancing show. Dinner was good but should be billed as "dinner and a belly dancer will come running by your table 3 or 4 times."
Oh well. At any rate, Cordoba has been a lot of fun. Experiencing the culture of today (flamenco and equestrian) has been more interesting to me than some of the historical archetechture.
We hit Cordoba at a fantastic time. We all know Cinco de Mayo, but here they have Cruz de Mayo (Cross of May) on May 1st. It comes with equestrian events, crosses made out of roses, ironically a lot of drinking, and flamenco dancing.
Our first day here we watched some of the equestrian events that were being held. The horses were basically being paraded around in a rodeo type setting for judging on the horse itself and its behavior in the ring (no riders, just being led around by a rope). The horses were such magnificent creatures to watch.
Yesterday we went to the Mezquita. The Mezquita is a Catholic Cathedral that changed hands a few times between Catholicisim and Islam being both a church and a mosque. Its last turn over left it as a Catholic Cathedral. The place seems to take up 3 or 4 city blocks. It is a grand place in deed. Amanda and I were seperated for a while because she walked on while I was taking photos and then I got caught up in a group of Japanese tourists. Let me tell you this...that is like trying to get out of a bad rip tide. Not easily done and usually requires assistance. Them folks were serious about their tour and woe be to anyone who accidentally gets caught in the middle.
Finally, last night we went to an Arabic spa. It is laid out like bath houses from several hundred years ago. You enter along with sevearl other people all in bathing suits. There is a very cold pool, a warm pool, a hot spa, and a suana. They theory is by alternating several times between those, circulation and thus overall health is improved. A 15 minute massage was also included with that. Nice but, my massage didn't even have enough pressure to tickle me. Oh well, neat, but, would pay for it again experience.
After the spa we had dinner and a belly dancing show. Dinner was good but should be billed as "dinner and a belly dancer will come running by your table 3 or 4 times."
Oh well. At any rate, Cordoba has been a lot of fun. Experiencing the culture of today (flamenco and equestrian) has been more interesting to me than some of the historical archetechture.
So, a few photos and then off to the Alcazar and then a train to Seville.
God Bless.
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