Cordoba

Our program took us on a day trip to Cordoba ( about 2 hours away from Sevilla) yesterday. It is a beautiful city, but there wasn't much to do. We visited their famous Muslim Mosque that transformed in a Catholic Cathedral throughout its long history. Admittedly, I dozed off a lot during the tour, so I can't give you amazing details about the history of the place. Nevertheless, it was extraordinary and a sight to see. I am in such awe when we visit these places. I haven't done this much traveling ever, so to witness such incredible artwork and to realize the amount of work and effort put into creating these cathedrals, is exciting.

We also visited a garden, a Jewish center and many other historical places in Cordoba. The garden is absolutely breathtaking.

There are also crazy gypsies that harass you when you cross the bridge to visit the Cathedral. They proceed to give you rosemary sticks and take your hands and read your "fortune". It is pretty much a way for them to con you into paying them around 20+ euros. They are also all over the city and sit and beg for money. They definitely are not like the pretty gypsies from The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Beware, if you are ever in Espana. They are everywhere!