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Here is the first round of highlights from my first good walk around the neighborhood. These photos were taken within 10 minutes of home. The photo above is a view of the Church of San Miguel, created in 1241 probably atop a 500-year-old mosque, and includes 18th-century-additions. It is one of 14 churches built under the order of Fernando III, San Geraldo’s 22-greats-grandfather.
At San Geraldo’s suggestion, we went Saturday to Mercado Victoria, described as Andalucia’s first gourmet market with more than 20 gastronomic stalls where you can enjoy Cordoban, Spanish, and international cuisine. We were not disappointed. What a great place. It’s a 17-minute walk from home, so we taxied there. San Geraldo taxied back after lunch and I walked and walked, and fell more in love with the city. The photos of that day are still to come, plus more of my first long walk. And now I’m on the train to Málaga in the hopes of seeing my nephrologist. I have to go to Urgent Care to do so.
Aquí está la primera ronda de momentos destacados de mi primer paseo por el barrio. Estas fotos fueron tomadas a 10 minutos de casa. La foto de arriba es una vista de la Iglesia de San Miguel, creada en 1241 probablemente sobre una mezquita de 500 años de antigüedad, e incluye añadidos del siglo XVIII. Es una de las 14 iglesias construidas bajo la orden de Fernando III, el 22º tatarabuelo de San Geraldo.
Por sugerencia de San Geraldo, fuimos el sábado al Mercado Victoria, descrito como el primer mercado gourmet de Andalucía con más de 20 puestos gastronómicos donde se puede disfrutar de cocina cordobesa, española e internacional. No nos decepcionó. Qué gran lugar. Está a 17 minutos a pie de casa, así que fuimos en taxi. San Geraldo volvió en taxi después del almuerzo y caminé y caminé, y me enamoré aún más de la ciudad. Las fotos de ese día aún están por venir, además de más de mi primer paseo largo. Y ahora estoy en el tren a Málaga con la esperanza de ver a mi nefrólogo. Tengo que ir a Urgencias para ello.
• Miguel de Cervantes mencionó este sitio en su obra. (Eso es todo lo que dice el cartel.) Lo único que queda del siglo XVI, o antes, es una parte de la fachada.
• Comencé mi caminata durante la siesta. No hay mucho espacio abierto.
• Una tienda de ropa de hombre muy elegante. Lo único que quiero es la lámpara. La encontré online por 182,39 €. Tan tentador y tan innecesario. (¡Pero lo quiero!)
• Una estatua de bronce con una cabeza de mármol blanco. O la blanca puede ser simplemente excremento de paloma.
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Cordoba is gorgeous!! Jx
Jon:
I’ve already fallen in love.
That lamp is that good kind of weird
Adam:
Isn’t it though? I am so tempted.
What a stunningly lovely place! The Great Captain was a champion of sarcasm, that’s a world class put-down.
wickedhamster:
I’m so glad you checked out the link. That letter was brilliant.
What a great walk-about. So many beautiful buildings and enticing little streets. I’d get lost for days and be perfectly happy, if I could find that market and eat!
Bob:
One day, I’ll simply explore the little side streets. Incredible.
You’re living in a beautiful area! I’d be tempted by that lamp too (except by the price).
Debra:
I’m still so tempted.
I would LOVE to meander and walk through a place like this. Good luck with the visit to the nephrologist.
Michael:
Lots of magic on the streets.
Ohhhh, quite the snappy answer from Don Gonzalo! Heh heh 🙂
Loving the Córdoba scenes! Oooooooh là là.
Hoping your visit today, to the nephrologist, went well.
Judy C:
Isn’t that letter hilarious? I immediately liked Don Gonzalo.
I can see why you LOVE your new city! ……so much to discover.
Good luck today with nephologist.
Jim:
I look forward to every outing.
New city indeed! Did anyone ever tell you guys that you are luckiest peeps I know! Good luck in Malaga!
Ron:
So wonderful here. I think it was a good move!
One thing I notice immediately is the narrow winding streets close to home, are ancient – how wonderful. The kind of an area many of us dream about living in.
David:
Our street is filled with contemporary and modern apartment buildings, so what we find just a few steps away is surprising.
I know this sounds ridiculous but it does not seem possible that one could LIVE, actually have a home, in such a beautiful, ancient, and interesting place. You are indeed lucky but in all honesty, you and SG have made this happen and in doing so, have shown us that it can be done. Like Steve Reed in London.
I feel that I am lucky, just to get to see these wonderful photos. Thank you.
As to Don Gonzolo- How do you say FU without saying FU to a king?
moonsigh
Ms. Moonsigh:
We are proud of ourselves for making this happen fairly easily in our lives. And, yes, we are very lucky. Isn’t that letter from Don Gonzolo the best?!?
What an interesting place to live, and I’m hoping for more pictures as you explore more. Boud.
Boud:
I already have so many pictures and I have barely started exploring.
According to Geni.com, Fernando III is my 21st great-grandfather. Small world.
TexasTrailerParkTrash:
You and SG are cousins!!!
Exactly what am I looking at with that final photo of the fountain? I hope the appointments goes/went well.
Kelly:
Fish spitting water. A common motif. I think they may have been dolphin fish (not the mammals). We have candlesticks, but they don’t spit.
Oh Scoot, what a beautiful city in which to live and explore! I love the antiquity, narrow (and very clean!) streets and all the wrought iron balcony railings…. that fountain is a bit of a puzzle though. Are those dolphins in a giant clamshell? The marble head on Don Gonzalo’s statue makes sense since King Ferdinand probably had the original placed on a pike after the beheading, LOL!
Tundra Bunny:
Yes, those are dolphins I think. Brilliant take on the marble head!
Didn’t Chrysler make a car called the Cordoba… with fine Corinthian leather?
Your new city looks like it has a whole different vibe from the beach resort town you left. It’s a good thing!
Walt the Fourth:
Yes, the Chrysler Cordoba, accented on the second “o”. And the completely bogus Corinthian leather. Truth in advertising? Oh, and Ricardo Montalban! This is so completely different from Fuengirola. A similar vibe to Sevilla. Yes, it’s a very good thing!
Everything looks so clean, meaning the streets. Good for them !
Urspo:
Yes, it does seem to be another well cared for city.
I want that lamp too! Brilliant! The white head on the statue is very strange. I wonder why they didn’t just cast the whole thing from bronze? Maybe it originally depicted a different person and they swapped out the head to change identities?
Steve:
I’ve often seen bronze statues with marble heads. I know most are definitely original but it’s something to wonder about.