uesday August 26, 2008
I spent last night with Janet wandering
around the narrow streets of Cordoba. The city is a really nice
place, kind of a smaller version of Seville. We ended up having some
tapas and beer followed by a flamenco show. The setting was in a
spectacular open air courtyard. Despite being quite late, the heat
was still pretty noticeable. By the time the show was over we
negotiated our way back to the Youth Hostel. We were both pretty
tired! Our Spanish neighbors next door still had the energy to carry
on a loud conversation until the wee hours. Eventually, I passed
out and had the best sleep I have had in a long time. All this while
Janet was talking in her sleep!
In the morning we explored the city
some more. The breakfast was included at the Hostel with a
reasonable serving of fresh toast, orange juice, cereal and coffee.
Really not a bad deal at 20 Euros a night. We bought tickets and
walked around the Mesquita, an old Islamic Mosque. It reminded me of
the Mosque in Casablanca. In the afternoon, we had a bite to eat at
a Moroccan style tea house. The potato tortilla was delicious.
After that it was back to the bus stations where we went in opposite
directions. I was off to Granada and Janet was going back to Madrid.
I hope she has a positive experience when she moves to Kenya in
September.
I had a non eventful bus journey to
Granada, I even had a sleep for about 20 minutes, The Spanish heat
can really zap your energy. I had a meal at the bus station and
walked down the street to a motel/campground place. I have set up
here for the night and will take a Ryanair flight to Frankfurt Hahn
in the morning.
