DAY 6 , Cordoba 2nd Day, 18 July 2019 THURSDAY
After a very late but magical evening it was kind of tough to
get up but 0830-0930 free open time for the public at the Mesquita
Mosque/Cathedral. This amazing building was built on the site of a Visigoth
church in 784, according to the traditional account.(so I guess I was wrong
when I said there was nothing done by the Visigoths) Anywhooo it is incredible
especially since it encompasses the Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion!
Perhaps it was a blessing because as one conquerer follows another they tend to
destroy what came before, this way the Mosque survived. Hundreds of marble
pillars and arches make this an amazing experience.
Breakfast was late after our walkabout in the Mesquita but no
worries off we went to catch the Hop on/Hop Off bus for a tour around the city,
simply to see the difference between the old and new city and quite frankly
because we were still pooped from our previous adventures. Nothing wrong with
sitting down for a while! After the long tour we went on the micro bus through
the narrow streets of the old town. The bus driver would interrupt the canned
recital to point out doors which led to lovely interior patios. Every part of Spain
has its own customs and traditions, they are all wonderful to me. I know my
country has hundreds, perhaps thousands of years of history but Spain was
invaded by even more than Scotland! I’m not sure why it moves me so much but
for some reason it resonates with me.
To save the feet we hopped on the bus again to the Victoria
Market for lunch. The kids were blown away by the concept. Many different
kiosks with different food and drinks. Nachos,
chicken for Zoey, Mussels, and Ian+Paul had a barbecued Ribeye over charcoal
Aged beef weighing 16 oz. with steak fries. We moseyed back to the hotel with a
little disagreement, so Zoey and I took off on our own, leaving those behind to
take their own path!
We had a lovely siesta time with meet up for walk about again
at 7:30. We went to our now “local” on the corner but still NO marching band in
Roman costumes. Last time Paul and I were here we were entertained by a
marching band. Paul was convinced they would appear again!
Dinner was up the street from the hotel at Los Carlos a
varied menu of offerings, allow Paul to enlighten you: Ian had pizza with 4
cheeses, Zoey sausage with eggs, Ternera for Cathie, Paul had Calamares, Tortilla
Frances for Jane. I have no idea how he remembers all this stuff!
We had another late walk about and down to the river for a
free concert under the full moon. There was a group on the roof next to the
city gate/arch which was projected on to a huge screen. After watching for a while,
I left the kids and went back to the hotel. Another wonderful day, long, tiring
but full of sights, history, food, music and soft balmy nights. Sigh………..!
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