lrice,
I love this latest installment, especially your final note, beautifully expressed!

Wow-what a trip and what a TR! Savored all of it-thanks for all that you shared.

You’ve had me dreaming of a few weeks in Seville….it looks a fabulous base.

*Thank you Maribel! It truly gave me reason to pause and reflect.
*Glad you like this Studentobe. Your notes were all super helpful to me.
*Adelaidean, yes, Sevilla has a great bus station and train station. We walked to both from the historic center. The Tourism Office near the Alcazar is very helpful as well. A Day Trip to Cordoba

An easy and inexpensive train to Cordoba made for a great day trip. Our main goals were to enjoy a local restaurant, tour the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Mezquita and roam the city a bit. We wanted to soak up the Moorish-Christian heritage and dive into the enchanting streets of the old town of Córdoba.

For lunch we went to Casa Mazal in the Jewish Quarter for traditional Sephardic cuisine. Lovely atmosphere, fantastic service, interesting menu and delicious food!

We spent 2-3 hours in the Mezquita. I wish we had booked a guided tour – not sure why I didn’t. But boy, we understand why some say this is the most impressive religious building in Europe. It is stunning, intricate and GRAND, and one of the best examples of Islamic architecture in Spain. We then strolled through the network of pretty winding streets and squares and typical Moorish whitewashed buildings, found a charming plaza to have churros and chocolate, then headed back to Sevilla.

Our train back to Sevilla was delayed 90 minutes so we sat in the Cordoba train station watching the clock tick. Luckily for us, an official walked up to the group of seats and told the passengers waiting for our train to make their way to the platform and get on a different train passing through. Not exactly sure what we heard as our Spanish isn’t great, we followed the group, watched the signage and made it onto a different train. In the end, we arrived in Sevilla about 30 minutes late but that was better than 90. We were back in time for our lovely Italian dinner at Osteria L'Oca Giuliva.

Here are a few pictures of Cordoba:

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Casa Mazal Restaurant

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Absolutely magical. Adios Andalucia. Next stop: MADRID!

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It was a delight reading your TR, Lrice! Your descriptive and entertaining way of writing was great and reinforced how fabulous and charming Seville is.

I loved El Rincon de Beirut when I had my 3-night visit to Seville in 2022. Lebanese food is one of my favorites.

You had a wonderful trip! We can see how much you enjoyed your 3-week experience.

Great photos, beautiful!

Smashing!

And a lovely ending to Sevilla with the fountains erupting with joy.

Mil gracias.

Thank you Leifields and ekscrunchy! It is such a lovely common bond we all share.

Two Killer photos: you by the fountain and hubby with los hermanos ('da Boys'). Hope that you get those displayed prominently back at home.
I am done. the Irice familla

Thanks Zebec!

Hi lrice,
I’m sitting right now at your Taberna La Plazuela toasting to you and your family. It’s beer o’clock time and time for a plate of papas aliñas. I think the gentlemen sitting at the next table are your crew!
I’ll post a photo later but wanted you to know that we found your favorite plaza!

What a great trip report! We will be in Sevilla in July for 3 nights and your wonderful information makes me wish we had more time! Beautiful photos too! Thanks for sharing.

Great trip report. Bookmarking.