Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Cordoba

Another World Heritage site; I think we have seen about
half of the 900 by now












So how hot does it get in Cordoba? Even the public
parking lots are covered










Walls of the Alcazar










More alleys, patios, plazas











A particularly nice one









Statue of Averroes, the great Muslim
philosopher, commentator on Aristotle











And, by the site of the synagogue,
Maimonides, the great Jewish philosopher;
you're supposed to rub his shoes for good
luck, which I did...



































































We drove the 80 or so miles east to Cordoba, across rolling, sandy hills, to see the Mezquita, which will be a separate post.

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