Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Cordoba Pictures.

Here are some of my pictures from my trip to Cordoba last weekend. They aren't really in any particular order. It was a fun trip. Cordoba is a very neat little city. I hope that comes across in the pictures.
Here I am at the oasis that is Jardines del Alcazar.

The chapel at Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos. Nearly all the walls in this chapel are mosaic tiles.


The view from the top of Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos. (That's the palace of the Christian Kings)
Jenny and I chillin with one of the many statues in the garden.


Plaza de la Corredera was the lunch time hot spot. It used to be where bull fights took place but now it is the home of food lovin' hippies, families, and street performers.

It was absolutley beautiful in Cordoba. The weather during the day sat around 30 degrees c during the day. It was great.


Through that castle wall is a part of town called Barrio de la Juderia or Jewish Quarter.



The narrow streets are usually always shady so they stay nice and cool.


I don't know if it is illegal to pick fruit in public parks, but I did. Unfortunately the orange wasn't ripe and Jenny was stuck with a very sour taste in her mouth. She was a good sport thgouh.


One of the many pools at the Jardines del Alcazar.

Believe it or not, but this beautiful wall is actually in the tourist information office!

La Mezquita. The Mosque.

The courtyard at la Mezquita. Check out the cool little stone pathways. They used small stones like that for much of the walk ways in the city.


Jenny and I at la Mesquita.


A tower of la mezquita from the courtyard. La mezquita is the third largest mosque in the world .


This sunny room is where I called home for two days. Jenny took the bottom bunk and a young girl from New Zealand took the top bunk.


The bed on the left was claimed by a young guy from England. That left me with the bed on the right. The hostel was nice and clean and our roommates... well our roommates were nice and clean too!


These are Roman ruins. Apparently this used to be a Roman Temple.


This is another view of la Plaza de la Corredera. Hmm. Food!


There is a river that runs through Cordoba and this is it. It is nice to see water but I don't think I'll go swimming in it any time soon.

So that was a brief tour of my trip to Cordoba. I'm trying to get used to taking pictures. It isn't a habit for me yet. My next big adventure will be London in a little less than two weeks. That should be fun!

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