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Thursday 6 November sunny Train ride to Cordoba, day trip. History well summarized: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/137374/Cordoba The synagogue is one of only three remaining ones from before the expulsion. http://www.sacred-destinations.com/spain/cordoba-synagogue Very fine Judea museum in the areas de judios. One of the … Continue reading →

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"Mezquita" discovered via Field Trip App. http://fieldtripper.com/c/HNubHqHNBO8/ Field Trip – Mezquita The Cathedral and former Great Mosque of Córdoba, in ecclesiastical terms the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (English: Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption), and known … Continue reading →

Wednesday 5 November Alcazar day. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcázar_of_Seville Moorish architecture and wonderful fragrant, sour orange, gardens. Fortunately a perfect day for strolling. Suspect this would not be fun in the heat of the summer filled with tourists. Nice wanderings through the Santa … Continue reading →

Glad we do not have children. http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/exit-polls-indicate-nation-suffering-severe-memory-loss Exit Polls Indicate Nation Suffering from Severe Memory Loss Check this out on Google+

Tues 3 November cooler Cadiz side trip. 1 hour 40 minute local train ride to the beautiful seaside spit of land, the port that replaced Seville when it's port sort over. Rich in earlier times from the trading monopoly for … Continue reading →

Monday 3 November Hotel breakfast and then Atoche train to Seville. Excellent high speed train to Seville. Clean, fast, nice meal served, comfortable seats. Zipped along at 250km/hr. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seville_Cathedral The cathedral was closed when we got there. The write up … Continue reading →

Sunday 2 November same nice, bit warmer weather. Then very heavy rain after dinner. First stop after a rather large buffet breakfast at the hotel: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyssen-Bornemisza_Museum Did not enter as an exhibit we wanted to see does not start until … Continue reading →

Saturday 1 November another perfect day Flight to Madrid to meet up with Michelle and George. Cab driver tried hard to cheat us. Ran a meter on a fixed fare ride. When I just gave him the fixed rate he … Continue reading →

Friday 31 October warm Last full day in Rome. Vatican city day with evening visit to the museum. That and some strolling in the shopping areas. A visit to gelarmony, another highly recommended place. Visited it in Vancouver where it … Continue reading →