Charles caught an early train south (he really has not needed to worry with being early on this trip!), arriving before 9 am. There was nothing indicating a "hop-on-off" bus was nearby so he took a taxi to the gates of the old city and waited (never his strong suit) for the bus to arrive. Taking the bus to get an overview was a good idea before striking out on his own to see what could be seen in this amazing place.
To summarize what Charles saw (he lost his camera so this is coming largely from memory):
Iglesia de San Francisco y San Eulogio de la Axerquia
Tally Museums: six today (eleven total); Churches: seven today (sixteen total)
Other than a lost camera in the cab ride back to the train station, today was pretty amazing. After checking into a quirky hotel in Seville, it was time to enjoy Charles' first tapas meal in Spain at the hotel and then a quick foray to a store to get a new camera.
Museo Julio Romero de Torres - Home-town artistic genius
Museo de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts)
Central Flamenco Fosforito - Everything you ever wanted to know about Flamenco!
Museo Taurino - A shrine/hall of fame to everything connected to bull fighting (except the smell)
Sinagoga of Cordoba - all that remains of a once thriving Jewish community.
Alcazar de los Reyes Christianos - the palace of the Spanish kings during the era of the reconquest
Merquita/Cathedral of Cordoba - This is everything you'd imagine from a medieval mosque-turned-cathedral and so much more. Each of the side chapels is a work of art and the building along could fill books with descriptions of the arches.
Museo de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts)
Parroquia de San Andrés Apóstol
Temple Romano (1st c. BC) - Evidence of Rome's presence is everywhere
Capilla Mudejar & San Barthlomew - Christian worship space during the time of the Muslim CaliphsCentral Flamenco Fosforito - Everything you ever wanted to know about Flamenco!
Museo Taurino - A shrine/hall of fame to everything connected to bull fighting (except the smell)
Sinagoga of Cordoba - all that remains of a once thriving Jewish community.
Alcazar de los Reyes Christianos - the palace of the Spanish kings during the era of the reconquest
Merquita/Cathedral of Cordoba - This is everything you'd imagine from a medieval mosque-turned-cathedral and so much more. Each of the side chapels is a work of art and the building along could fill books with descriptions of the arches.
Tally Museums: six today (eleven total); Churches: seven today (sixteen total)
Other than a lost camera in the cab ride back to the train station, today was pretty amazing. After checking into a quirky hotel in Seville, it was time to enjoy Charles' first tapas meal in Spain at the hotel and then a quick foray to a store to get a new camera.
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