Thursday 18 July 2013 On the morning of our second day in Córdoba we rose early to beat the heat. Our first destination was a graceful Roman bridge over the Rio Guadalquivir that was guarded by an angelic busker with a violin. On the far side of the river we spied parklands with inviting paths…
Month: September 2013
Seville—Córdoba day 1
Wednesday 17 July 2013 The morning was occupied with packing and cleaning the apartment. We met our host, Jon, for the first time, and then took a taxi to the train station where we boarded a Renfe train to Cordoba. Each of the days we were in Córdoba, the recorded maximum was 39°C but the…
Seville day 7
Tuesday 16 July 2013 Early the next morning, Ruby caught a taxi to the train station where she would pick up a bus to the airport and thence a flight to Valencia, en route to Benicassim for a music festival. It was not so hard to say goodbye this time because we would be meeting…
Seville day 6
Monday 15 July 2013 Susie and I started the day by searching for somewhere to print train tickets. It did not take us long to find a suitable place on La Calle Feria, which runs through a busy commercial district. On the way back to the apartment, Susie took a detour into a second-hand clothes…
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