A DAY MAY STILL HAVE TWENTY-FOUR hours but the years seem to be passing more quickly. It seems like like only yesterday that we were getting haircuts in Bali and it really was yesterday we both got haircuts here in Cordoba. Argentina, that is, not Cordoba Spain where we were exactly two years ago. Tempus really does fugit!
Time is Flying—What are you waiting for?
With everything in Cordoba closed for the holiday we stocked up on what staples we could find at the local Carrefour Express and have been hermitting in our penthouse AirBnB overlooking Sarmiento Park. The is one of the quirkiest yet; the elevator opens right into our seventh-floor apartment. The bedroom, living room and kitchen are on one floor—an office and the spacious bathroom are up a steep, narrow flight of stairs. The fridge leans backwards 20° and we haven’t figured out how to light the oven. Have you ever tried to microwave frozen quiche?
Our Quirky Home in Cordoba
Sarmiento Park, our backyard
Argentines are proud of their beef, almost to the exclusion of any other protein. Beef for lunch, beef for dinner—and that isn’t served until well after eight o’clock. After the meals on our travels with Martín we were looking forward to a New Year’s Eve feast of macaroni and cheese and a bottle of wine!
Nice Day for a Stroll
Somthing Old . . . Something New
With nearly four million people, Cordoba is more than ten times the size of its Spanish cousin. Even so, it was a pleasant walk to Plaza San Martín where we spent the morning trying to follow a walking tour of the historic center on our iPhone.
Iglesia Catedral de Cordoba
For the glory of god—Iglesia Catedral de Cordoba
Monasterio de San Jose
Iglesia Sagrado Corazon de Jesus—our favorite
The tour began in with the Cathedral of Cordoba, the oldest in Argentina but we were soon disoriented by the unnamed pedestrian streets and decided to wander instead. As you might imagine most of the historic sites were churches and monasteries devoted to Saint This and Our Lady of That. All things considered, we much preferred the Spanish version.
