Cordoba

First our morning started with an alarm - or a lack of one; as Mary Jane and Pat's room never received a wakeup call.  So everyone else was on the bus ready to go when they finally got a knock on the door.  What troopers they were, though!  In 15 minutes they were on the bus with everyone and not long after they were able to laugh at the 'chaos' of it all.

Our local guide Isabel was just delightful - and clearly has a love for her city.  She tells us that filmmaker Pedro Almodovar is from here as we begin our walk.

First we go through the old Jewish center.  Nearly all of the city's buildings are white-washed (originally by the women we hear).

We stop at an old Jewish synagogue and learn some history of the area.  Then we stop at the statue of a famous rabbi (can you name him?) which legend is that by rubbing his foot and then touching your own head you will get taller and wiser.  most of us did that - some hoping for extra height, others for a bit of wisdom!

Esther wore her Stonehill shirt - so she makes it into the blog!  Seen above with Jocelyn and Peter.


The streets, again, are very narrow and look more like stone paths.  Amazing how everyone gets around here - the cars, scooters, horses and all the pedestrians...

Isabel talked to us about bullfighting in the area - a topic difficult to discuss in her line of work as many have strong feelings about it.  She then took us to a courtyard at the university for some photos.  And she gave us a short break so folks could grab a coffee (in particular poor Pat and Mary Jane!).