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Today starts with a few photos outside the mesquite/cathederal, which borders the River Guadalquivir, the same river that passes through Seville. Behind the mesquite is the Puerta del Puente, Gate of the Bridge. It was completed in 1572 for Philip II, but there was a city entrance here at the Roman bridge going back to Roman times.
We have appointments in 10 days at City Hall to register as residents of Córdoba. I took a walk there yesterday to make sure I knew the way before I take San Geraldo strolling. I had a great 1-1/2-hour walk. The walk to City Hall only takes about 12 minutes.
Next to City Hall is a Roman temple whose construction began during the reign of Emperor Claudius (51–54 A.D.) and ended during the reign of Emperor Domitian (81–96). It wasn’t discovered until 1950 during the expansion of City Hall. It’s currently undergoing some redevelopment work (access for visitors, an interpretation centre) which was stalled in 2018 when the construction company that had begun the work went bankrupt.
San Geraldo bought some special tools for disassembling the piano. He’s determined to break it down to a size we can manage in the elevator. He’s making excellent progress but has the biggest parts still to do. He bought a rubber-coated mallet that weighs a ton (roughly), a rubber-coated wedge that weighs two tons (also roughly), and a tuning key for removing the piano wires.
Elena wrote from Fuengirola Friday and said their daughter Paula had a university friend from Córdoba whose parents must have names of plumbers and electricians. Paula wrote the friend. The friend asked her parents. And within minutes Elena sent me a name. I wrote him. He immediately wrote back and said he would phone me later. He did. He actually phoned me! He was a pleasure to speak with. He’ll be here this week to do the electrical work and immediately contacted a friend who is a plumber. He phoned me later and said he would be here this week to do the repairs. He was also an absolute pleasure. So, I’m hoping things will change this week. San Geraldo initially wanted me to phone the electrician and tell him our friend in Fuengirola has a daughter who went to the university here and she had a friend at university whose parents live in Córdoba and they gave her his name to give to our friend’s daughter to give to our friend to give to us.
We think we’ve selected the two sofas and comfy chair (Monty Python) we want to buy for the living room. Now we’re just waiting for more money in the bank.
Hoy empezamos con unas cuantas fotos en el exterior de la mezquita/catedral, que bordea el río Guadalquivir, el mismo río que pasa por Sevilla. Detrás del mezquite se encuentra la Puerta del Puente. Se terminó de construir en 1572 para Felipe II, pero había una entrada a la ciudad aquí en el puente romano que se remonta a la época romana. Tenemos citas en 10 días en el Ayuntamiento para registrarnos como residentes de Córdoba. Fui a dar un paseo ayer por allí para asegurarme de que conocía el camino antes de dar un paseo por San Geraldo. Tuve una caminata estupenda de 1 hora y media. El paseo hasta el Ayuntamiento solo lleva unos 12 minutos.
Junto a el Ayuntamiento hay un templo romano cuya construcción comenzó durante el reinado del emperador Claudio (51-54 d.C.) y terminó durante el reinado del emperador Domiciano (81-96). No se descubrió hasta 1950 durante la ampliación del Ayuntamiento. Actualmente se están llevando a cabo algunas obras de remodelación (acceso para visitantes, un centro de interpretación) que se paralizaron en 2018 cuando la empresa constructora que había comenzado las obras se declaró en quiebra.
San Geraldo compró algunas herramientas especiales para desmontar el piano. Está decidido a desarmarlo a un tamaño que podamos manejar en el ascensor. Está haciendo un progreso excelente, pero aún le quedan las partes más grandes por hacer. Compró un mazo recubierto de goma que pesa una tonelada (aproximadamente), una cuña recubierta de goma que pesa dos toneladas (también aproximadamente) y una llave de afinación para quitar las cuerdas del piano.
Elena escribió desde Fuengirola el viernes y dijo que su hija Paula tenía un amigo de la universidad de Córdoba cuyos padres deben tener nombres de fontaneros y electricistas. Paula le escribió a la amiga. La amiga le preguntó a sus padres. Y en cuestión de minutos Elena me envió un nombre. Le escribí. Inmediatamente me respondió y dijo que me llamaría más tarde. Lo hizo. ¡De hecho me llamó! Fue un placer hablar con él. Estará aquí esta semana para hacer el trabajo eléctrico e inmediatamente se puso en contacto con un amigo que es fontanero. Me llamó más tarde y dijo que estaría aquí esta semana para hacer las reparaciones. También fue un absoluto placer. Así que espero que las cosas cambien esta semana. San Geraldo inicialmente quería que llamara al electricista y le dijera que nuestra amiga en Fuengirola tiene una hija que fue a la universidad aquí y tenía una amiga en la universidad cuyos padres viven en Córdoba y le dieron su nombre para que se lo diera a la hija de nuestra amiga para que se lo diera a nuestra amiga para que nos lo diera a nosotros.
Creemos que hemos seleccionado los dos sofás y el sillón cómodo (Monty Python) que queremos comprar para la sala de estar. Ahora solo estamos esperando a que llegue más dinero al banco.
• Lado este de Mezquita.
• Lado sur de Mezquita.
• Ayuntamiento a la derecha.
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You must be so glad to be back to your mega-walks all over the place. As cool as the Roman ruins are, it’s the beautiful City Hall that caught my eye! And how wonderful that a reliable plumber and electrician have been found!
So glad you located the tradespeople! I hope they work out and you won’t be searching again for many years. It must be interesting to try building in an ancient city like Cordoba, hidden treasures to bring your plans to a halt while finding amazing sites. Boud.
Boud:
An archaeologist is always on hand for every renovation and new construction. We saw so many in Sevilla that got stopped and reconfigured thanks to discoveries underground.
Debra:
Here’s hoping the plumbing and electrical are actually taken care of this week. I hadn’t really stopped to appreciate City Hall. You’re right. It is a cool building!
Sometimes all it takes is one well placed email or phone call. When I was working the most valuable “asset” of the company I had, was the people I knew and could ask for help. It appears that history is much closer to the surface in Cordova, around every corner. Jay was researching the cathedral and said, we need to go there.
David:
Connections are everything. Jay would be in heaven studying the cathedral and mezquita.
Oh the planets are starting to align just for you guys……….Cordoba looks like a city with a lot of history. Enjoy.
Jim:
So much more to do, but I feel like we’re making progress. This week will tell.
Wow, what bunch of sights to behold! And, the blue sky you were able to capture… fantastic. Merci 🙂
Fingers crossed for you, for good luck with the new electrician and plumber!
Judy C:
Oh may this be the week I have my own bathroom! Skies have been gray and cloudy at some point. Glorious blue skies some mornings and then gray and drear by the time I get out for a walk. I lucked out that day.
Love the tours of your new home, and glad you are once again getting out and about and strolling through town.
Nice, too, that you got some home repair contacts that seem reliable!
I give SG all kinds of props for still tackling the piano. I might have waited until dead of night and then slipped it over the balcony and then played–something I do easily–when questioned!
Bob:
If we could, we would slip it over the terrace. But we can’t lift it!
I think it would probably be easier to find a good drug dealer in Cordoba than to find a plumber or electrician. That is the most round-about way to find a connection I may have ever heard.
SG is to be commended for his persistence in the piano project.
I had to google Monty Python Comfy Chair. My arts education is obviously woefully inadequate.
Gorgeous pictures of your new gorgeous city. As always you have the eye.
Moonsigh
Ms. Moonsigh:
Well, no one has offered me any drugs, so I’m not so sure. As for the piano, this is how SG does things. He tends to no give up and loves learning the intricacies. Besides, he now has all the tools he needs if he ever wants to tune a piano.
My daughter Jessie told me that August and Levon have removed a few keys from their keyboard. “Why?” I asked. She just shrugged. I think probably to see if they could.
Ms. Moon:
The boys are emulating George Mallory. Why did you do it? Because it’s there? I have to be honest. I used to love to remove keys from keyboards and I was in my 20s. We didn’t even have keyboards when I was their age!
“Bring in the comfy chair…”
wickedhamster:
I never really got that routine the way I got others of Monty Python. But it was catchy. Besides, no one expects the Spanish Inquisition.
What a beautiful city you live in! Not that you need me to tell you that.
I am SO GLAD you got hooked up with a reponsive electrician and plumber. Here’s hoping that situation gets resolved smoothly.
SG’s tenacity on the piano is impressive. Couldn’t you just throw it out the window?
Steve:
I’m more amazed the Córdoba every day. Yes, here’s hoping this is the week for repairs. Bob was at least practical and suggested balcony. The window’s not big enough. Can you pop by, though, to help? We can’t lift it.
“Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!”
The more I see pictures, the more I want to go back there again. It’s beautiful! Jx
PS I bet you’ll be relieved when “Piano Doctor SG” finally completes the operation 😂
Jon:
The salon furniture can’t be rearranged until the piano is out of there. So, yes, we’ll be very relieved.
It clearly helps to know people who know people!
Kelly:
Who know people who know people who know people. Absolutely!
Who says networking doesn’t pay off? Hope you have good luck with the new electrician and plumber too.
Turner Classic Movies aired some Monty Python movies and a documentary this past Friday, so I watched their classic, Monty Python & The Holy Grail. I’d forgotten how hilarious it was — tears were rolling down my face and my sides ached from laughing!
Tundra Bunny:
I haven’t seen one Monty Python film all the way through because SG doesn’t “get” them. I’ll have to watch some on my own.
Isn’t it amazing how just seeing the word ‘comfy chair’ elicits word for word memory of a british comedy sketch from the 70s? Those guys really got into our collective psyches.
Urspo:
I loved the series more than the bits of the movies I saw.
Talk about Córdoba Eye Porn!!!!!!!! You had me with the first stunning picture. As much as I love the ocean, I think I’m liking your new town much more so over the last. Far more charming.
I may never get caught up with blogging. I may as well give up.
Mistress Borghese:
Although I love the sea and it was wonderful to lie in bed and hear it, this city is so much more interesting and exciting. I’m sold. Don’t worry about getting caught up with blogging, just read all mine that you missed. No pressure.
I was following a Chrysler Cordoba today, I thought of you.
larrymuffin:
With its fine Corinthian leather!
Exactly!!!!
I also await more money in the bank. It doesn’t come as often as I’d like.
Walt the Fourth:
As Mrs.Lovett said, “Times is hard.” Although I don’t think she was talking about us.
More money in the bank. That sometimes takes awhile.
Kirk:
If it arrives at all!
Wow! It pays to know the right people. If the plumber and electrician actually show up, that will really be amazing. All of your photos are great. We get to explore with you.
Love,
Janie
janiejunebug:
Well, I’m waiting to hear back from them both about a day this week. But I’m hopeful. I already have a huge backlog of photos to share.