Cordoba

Today began with a drive from Granada to Cordoba through rolling hills of mostly olive trees. The scenery was very enjoyable as we past by several white villages and towns largely built atop hills.
Arriving in Cordoba, we were grateful for the parking station below our hotel Alfaros close to the old centre of town.
First priority was a quick walk to the Alcázar to meet the last entry time, as it is closed tomorrow (missed it by 3 minutes!). A short walk away was the famous Mesquite mosque/church that was now closed for Sunday lunch.......so we had our own late lunch.
Entered late in the afternoon to be impressed by the size of this incredible mixture of Islamic and Christian architecture. Gail and I were particularly impressed with the beauty of the Islamic designed forest of columns, opposed to the baroque catholic additions.
A wander back through the old Jewish quarter to meet up again with the Langfords for drinks in the bar and dinner in house.