Our December in Andalucia
Mar 10th, 2024, 09:02 PM
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*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:
Casa Mazal Restaurant
Absolutely magical. Adios Andalucia. Next stop: MADRID!
*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:
Casa Mazal Restaurant
Absolutely magical. Adios Andalucia. Next stop: MADRID!
Mar 12th, 2024, 02:57 PM
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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!
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!
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Mar 26th, 2024, 03:45 AM
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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!
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!
