Sevilla to Cordoba

"We are in Cordoba and I am at the public library using their computers for free. We have seen a beautiful palace with 12 patio gardens today. There is also a fair on and so there are many ladies walking around in Flamenco dresses....beautiful.

Yesterday we visited the Catholic cathedral built inside the Muslim one. a magnificent architectural structure. Then we visited the Synagogue so we have covered the religions of the world. They have played such an important role in the development of the civilizations and societies over hundreds of years. Of course there was a lot of fighting related to the history as well. We have had several meals of tapas and have lots of ideas for Christmas Eve dinner this year. Dad has his reservations about much of the food ....but that is not a surprise.

I think we will try to go to the fair later today. Len and Dick are having a siesta. Most of the shops close for 2 hours in the afternoon and the restaurants don’t open for dinner until 7:30 or 8 pm. As a result of these hours, all of the tourist sites plan their hours around these times. Sometimes they are open throughout the day; sometimes for only the morning of 9:30 to 1 pm and some times again from 4:30 to 6pm. Life in Spain is on a different schedule than we are used to.

Sue is devoting a lot of time to her blog so our events are well chronicled. I don’t think we need to repeat it all here. Will have lots of stories when we get home. Love Mom"