cordoba!
the train station/train ride
the train station/train ride
the city
the hotel maimonides
the courtyard
the view from the room
the mezquita, in bits & pieces. started out a visigoth chapel, turned into a mosque, now a cathedral.
remnants of the mosque
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the light!
from the roof of the hotel maimonides
the alcazar de los reyes cristianos, or the palace of the christian kings: where the spanish kings stayed when they came to cordoba. & then the HQ of the inquisition.
steep stairs
a roman sarcophagus; they were often used to hold water in the baths of the moors & later the catholic monarchs
the gardens at the palace were my favorite gardens we saw -- they were beautifully laid out & very peaceful, despite the crowds
in the jewish quarter
some parting shots:
late afternoon light on the mezquita
lots of the streets/walkways looked like this:
late afternoon light on the mezquita
lots of the streets/walkways looked like this:
fish-rider
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