Friday 13 February

The Moorish influence predominated in the Cordoba church

I sent a birthday message to Frannie on Facebook. We had breakfast in the hotel before getting a taxi to Santa Justa station to get train tickets to Cordoba. Three of us also got senior cards. We caught the 9.25 train nonstop to Cordoba.

The Christian features were added afterwards

There we took a taxi to the Mezquita or Mosque, which covered a very large area. The Islamic style architecture predominated, with some Christian additions. We spent an hour looking round the interior and gardens. It was cold inside the church but the sun came out when we went to see the gardens.


Then we walked in the Jewish quarter before having a coffee and visiting an old Synagogue. We had lunch by the city walls in El Olivo where we enjoyed a two course meal. By now the sun was very pleasant. I tried the salmarejo or cold tomato soup with egg and ham. It was delicious, as was the hake with potatoes and cabbage..

In the Alcazar Gardens of Cordoba

Then we walked to the Alcazar Real or royal palace where we saw mosaics, the Arab baths and the beautiful gardens. It was very restful. We had time for another coffee and bought postcards before going to the station to get the train back to Seville and our hotel.

In the evening we went to another tapas place, San Telmo, next door to last night's place. We each chose one dish and shared them. Then some people opted for another choice. But the dessert menu was sadly reduced. But a very nice evening.  Laura's last.