Cordoba

Hi all

I am in the most amazing place I have been to all trip. Cordoba is probably the most beautiful place I have ever seen and I am at a loss to even try to describe it. I am staying right in the middle of the city. The city, well the old part of it anyway, is a maze of tiny cobbled streets which all surround this beautiful mosque which dates back thousands of years ago. The houses all have the most intricate tiles out the front and inside the walkways and I wouldn´t be able to count the number of religious momuments all over the street corners. Arghh, I wish you could all see this place!

It is really really hot here, when I arrived at 730 last night it was 42 degrees. I went and ate some tapas but my choice of restaurant sucked as I woke up at 3am with stomache cramps! Hopefully tonight I will have better luck!

The language barrier has caused me a few problems as I haven´t met anyone who speaks English. Well, I haven´t met anyone who wants to speak English to me. It is kind of frustating, espcially when you are lost, but then you see places like Cordoba and all the frustration quickly goes out the window!

I better go as I have to pick up my bathers from my hostel. I am going to treat myself to an Arabian bath (there are 3 different baths, cold, warm and hot and you interchange between them all and then go and have an aromatherapy massage afterwards). Then I am off to eat afterwards, at 10pm of course as the Spanish do!!

Off to Seville tomorrow which I am sure will be just as amazing!

Hola!