Sunday, June 14, 2009
We went to Córdoba today. It was hot and miserable and the bus either didn’t have AC on the way home, or the driver was just a jerk and didn’t turn it up high enough. The heat here has been terrible! During the trip, we saw the ancient ruins of the Medina Azara and then the Mezquita, an Islamic mosque later converted into a cathedral. The tour of the Mezquita was obviously inside, so that part was enjoyable, although it was rushed. I got some really nice photos until my camera died! Then we had an hour to go to lunch and the option to go on a walking tour of the city, which only two people went on. When I tell you it was miserably hot, I’m not kidding… it was 44° Celsius in Granada, or over 111° Fahrenheit – and Granada is closer to the Sierra Nevada, so at least we get a bit of a breeze from the mountains here. In Córdoba, not so much… it was undoubtedly hotter there with no breeze at all. And they had us walking around looking at a bunch of rocks. Seriously. Our tour guide from the university even pointed out a big cement hole that she said used to be a pool for the king or something. Great, thanks for letting us know – unless it is still filled with water and we are allowed to swim in it, I don’t care! On the way home, we noticed some kids standing in one of the fountains near the bus station in Granada. If it stays this hot, I just might have to give that a try…
As my Spanish madre says just about every day: ¡Qué calor! Ay.
- LC
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