Yesterday I walked to the bus station in Sevilla, bought a ticket for €11.88, rode for just over 2 hours and got off in Cordoba. I walked to the historic old section and found a lovely hostel. I am in a cozy room for two but by myself and am paying €20 per night. There are very few guests right now so I seem to have all the bathrooms to myself. Breakfast is included in that price (multiple by 1.5 to get $). Cordoba is a city of 300,000 people on the same river as Sevilla. It is famous for its enormous mosque, started in 785, after the Moors took over much of this region. Several additions were built over many years until the mosque was big enough to hold15,773 worshippers! After Cordoba was reconquered by the Christians in 1236, the mosque was not smashed and buried under a new Christian church. Instead, having watched some episodes of "Little Mosque on the Prairies", a Christian church was built inside the mosque and two architectural wonders were merged.
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My trip is coming to an end soon. Ladies, do you realize that I have lived for two months with one pair of trousers and one skirt and four tshirts? I have no shampoo nor skin care products, just bath gel and moisture cream. Today I bought a new scarf and green tights.! My next stops are Granada, Barcelona, and Paris.
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