Mas en Cordoba ...

On our second day in Cordoba we walked down near the river to tour the Alcazar -- the royal palace of the Catholic monarchs. The buildings themselves were not nearly as impressive as the gardens where we talked another tourist into taking our picture.

Nancy probably waited 15 minutes until she could take a picture of the long water feature (with water spraying in from both sides) without any people present! We did spent quite a bit of time enjoying the sunshine and the well-manicured gardens just below the Alcazar. (There were even some shrubs that had been "sculptured" to look like water pots with handles on both sides.) Since it was December 31st -- New Year's Eve day -- we realized that most shops and restaurants would be closed in the evening, so we ate our main meal at a recommended restaurant at about 2:30 p.m. - rw