Wednesday April 1 2009
The Raven's been working hard on Al Andalus - the 8-day horse endurance ride across Spain - so the Descanso en Cordoba - rest day in Cordoba - after 6 days was very welcome!
The Romans built "Corduba" in 169 BC because of its strategic importance on the Gaudalquivir River. It became a main shipping port for transporting local olive oil and wine back to Rome. We walked across the old Roman bridge
into the old city, surrounded by some of the old fortress walls that are still standing. 
We visited the Alcazar (castle, rebuilt in 1327 AD)
and gardens 
with Spanish friends Fernando, David and Alberto.
There were some cool ancient mosaics on the walls of the museum. 
We had a traditional Spanish lunch of tapas (salmorejo - yum!) in a bar afterwards,
before spending more hours of the day wandering this neat old city.
