Published: June 13th 2006June 12th 2006
Inside the Cathedral
The Cathedral is more commonly refered to as ¨El Mezquita¨ (the mosque) because thats what it originally was, hence the arches and designs that are still there.
This past weekend was a fun one. On Saturday, we went as a large group (70+) to Córdoba and toured the Cathedral and the city. On Sunday, a group of 8 of (including myself) went to the beach city of Nerja. Nerja is about 2 hours by bus from Granada so we cought an early bus (7:15) to take us down. The city is by far the prettiest of any I´ve seen in Spain. The mountians literally lead into the sea in some places and the Mediterranean is absolutely gorgeous.
When we got there, we found a little market that was, suprisingly, open on a Sunday, so we got food and drinks for the day. We then made our way to one of Nerja´s beautiful beaches and spent the next six hours there. I managed to get burnt on my back and legs but that is a small price to pay for a day at the beach.
Around 4pm, we headed out to the Caves of Nerja (someone in the group claims that they are the 3rd most
Ceiling
A shot of part of the ceiling inside the Cathedral/mosque. There are several different sections with different patterns... this was just my favorite.
This Thursday is Corpus Christi so the whole city is gearing up for one big party. There is a fair all week, bull fights every evening, and a parade on Wednesday and Thursday. I´ve been told that for the city of Granda, this week is almost as big as Holy Week so that should make it fun. On top of that, Spain´s first World Cup game is Wednesday at 3pm and I don´t think I can tell you how heavily anticipated that is. Since this week is so important, I don´t have classes Wed, Thurs, or Friday so my friends and I are going to travel to a cost city called Tarifa and make a day trip into Morocco on Saturday... I´ll post pics from that next week! ¡Hasta luego!
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Update: Photo problem solved going forward (I don´t have access to any of my old photos, but any I can keep on the memory cards I can upload. Going forward, all entries should get photos.
I will be in Spain from 5/24-7/1 then traveling a bit and then in England from 7/16-8/12... full info
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Side Altar
This was one of the many side-altars in the church.
Main Altar
This is the main altar inside the chuch. The depth isn´t very well represented in this picture... it´s actually a lot bigger than it appears.
Bell Tower
A view of the bell tower from inside the courts.
Streets of Cordoba
There were more flowers in Cordoba then I´ve ever seen in my life. Nearly every street is has several pots like these just sticking out of the walls...
Nerja
Any place where you can get beaches and mountains in a single picture is a good place in my book.
Beach
This is looking out to the mountains from the beach that we spent most of our time on.
Yoga... or something like it
This is the only shot of the beach I have beacuse... well... I never was able to find a shot that would exclude the old topless women. Regardless, these are my friends trying to do yoga.
Ghosts
This is from inside the caves. This is about all the more artsy I get with photography but I thought it turned out well.
Caves
A photo inside the caves. I can´t really tell if it is blurry or not because the monitor is like 8 years old. Someone let me know if it is a bad pic and I´ll change it out.
Phone Booth
This is what happens when you´ve been in the sun all day and you have to wait 40 minutes for the bus.
Another random flower pic
No real reason here. There were some pretty gardens outside the caves so I took a few pics.
Comments
Date: 18th June 2006
i like the gotee
uh yea u guess the title says it all... i would type more but its hard with one hand and i will see you in like 2 weeks so im sure you can wait. :) -Andrew
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i like the gotee
uh yea u guess the title says it all... i would type more but its hard with one hand and i will see you in like 2 weeks so im sure you can wait. :) -Andrew
From Blog: Cordoba y Nerja... a wonderful weekend
Date: 19th June 2006
FYI
Cold Stone has an entirely new line - ice cream shakes. You should probably plan to spend at least an extra 10 minutes of decision-making time on all future trips. =) Oh, and yays for a week off from school! I'd like a week off from work! Your pictures are all pretty sweet, particularly the cave ones. This trip is really bringing out the inner photographer in you!
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FYI
Cold Stone has an entirely new line - ice cream shakes. You should probably plan to spend at least an extra 10 minutes of decision-making time on all future trips. =) Oh, and yays for a week off from school! I'd like a week off from work! Your pictures are all pretty sweet, particularly the cave ones. This trip is really bringing out the inner photographer in you!
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Topless Old Ladies :(
Thanks for only showing us the yoga....topless old ladies would have been very upsetting!
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