Another day in Cordova

It took half a day and a couple of different telephone stores to figure out why I was periodically losing cellular data capability. It turned out that I was misreading European style digit four as aRead more
It took half a day and a couple of different telephone stores to figure out why I was periodically losing cellular data capability. It turned out that I was misreading European style digit four as aRead more
Une nuit paisible, bercée par les murmures andalous…
Et au matin, le soleil doré nous invite à reprendre la route. L’Alcázar de Cordoue s’ouvre à nous, entre pierres chargées d’histoireRead more
🕌 Die Mezquita-Catedral gehört gemeinsam mit der Alhambra zu den wichtigsten islamischen Meisterwerken in Europa und mit ihren 23.000 m² zu den größten ehemaligen Moschee- und SakralbautenRead more
A day just cruising the district. Nothing special on the agenda. Googled our way between some highlights, which is working brilliantly. My skills are next level now!
We even checked in by Bluetooth toRead more
A day and a half wandering the old Jewish quarter of Cardoba. Very scenic and a manageable number of tourists.
Temperatures mid to high 20s in the afternoon and shops shutting 3 to 6 pm. Siesta time,Read more
Another lovely day. We met Omnia at 9, had breakfast and headed off towards the Jewish quarter again, hoping to beat the crowds in the narrow streets…and we did..very successful - we found theRead more
Traveler For anyone startled by the costumes…. “Wizards wear them and so do dunces. In ancient Rome, freed slaves donned them as a sign of their emancipation. In the 15th Century, noblewomen in France and Burgundy wore them as a status symbol, as did 19th-Century women in the eastern Mediterranean, who elaborately encrusted them with pearls and precious stones. Iron-age mummies known as the ‘Witches of Subeshi’, excavated from China’s Tarim Basin, along the northern Silk Route, were found to have fashioned them from black felt - their characteristic steep spire tapering to a peak nearly 60cm (2ft) above their heads. Despite its diverse ethnic origins, the tall pointed hat is likely, today, to elicit revulsion from those in the West who associate its distinctive shape with the sharp end of racial bigotry and the intimidating garb of the Ku Klux Klan. But photos circulating in the media this week from Seville, Spain, serve as a reminder of the multifarious meanings of even the most seemingly singular and inimitable of cultural symbols.”
Traveler Pretty fancy zapatos there!