Cordoba

Yesterday, we went to Cordoba. It was really pretty, but once again, I am glad I chose Sevilla. Cordoba was just so touristy. They have La Mezquita, a mosque built in the 700s and one of the only remaining mosques that the Reconquista didn't destroy. It is one of the most visited places in Spain. The city is smaller than Sevilla, and it seemed very religious, however, that might be because we visited a Cathedral, Mosque, and Synagog. When we first got off the bus, this was our view:

I really liked the view, and I am pretty sure it was a branch of the same river that runs through Sevilla. The two cities are about an hour and a half apart, and one of the teachers at the school I am at actually commutes from Cordoba. The streets were so narrow too, just like Granada and Sevilla, which made it seem even more touristy that it might have been, just because everyone was so close together.

This is King Alfonso. What a guy.

I do love the palm trees that Andalucia has!

This is Alczaba, another royal palace, haha. It is humorous- they way I can say ANOTHER royal palace. It's like I am almost getting sick of them. This is the very room that Christopher Columbus asked King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel to sponsor his trip to India... which ended up being AMERICA!

Because it was built on Roman ruins, they preserved the mosaics the Romans had created.

 Then here we go with more royal gardens. The fountains represent purity, and water was so important.

There were also these oranges, that were actually green (riddle me that) and they were really sour. They are everywhere around Sevilla too, and then Luis, one of our professors enlightened us that the harvest season isnt until November, which is why they are nowhere near ripe.

After that, we headed to the Synagog. It was built in 1315 by the Jews. I thought it was interesting how it still displayed the mudejar architecture, just like the Arabs.

Finally- the moment we had all been waiting for- La Mezquita!

It is cool that now the Muslims lobbied and the Catholics allow them to pray in the mosque part! It was built in the 700s. Obviously, the Catholics went and added on to it (it's like a romantic comedy, the same story every time, hah)

Our good-bye view....

Until the next time, Cordoba! I was so hot and dehydrated though, all I wanted to do was go home.