Here are pictures from last Friday's day trip to the city of Córdoba, about a 2 hour bus ride from Sevilla. We mainly focused on La Mezquita (The Mosque) de Córdoba. It's a really interesting building because it was first Muslim, then Christian, then Muslim again, and finally Roman Catholic. Each one sort of tried to top the last with its additions in construction. (The 7th photo in the slideshow is of the tower that was the Mosque's call to prayer. When the Catholics took over, they chose not to destroy the old Muslim tower, but to build a bigger tower encasing the old one.) After the tour, we ate lunch in a park and explored the city. The city was beautiful, but almost empty, which was a weird feeling. It felt almost like the set of a play. The colors here were awesome. I've decided I'm painting all the walls in my house yellow and red. Just a heads up to Mom and Dad.
If the Christians REALLY wanted to stick it to the muslims, they should have built an all you can eat BBQ Pork Ribs joint on top of the mosque. That would have shown them!
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