Córdoba, lejana y sola

This past weekend was a long weekend because it was a holiday on Thursday in Spain! Three friends and I took advantage of the extra day and traveled to Andalucía, the southern region of Spain. We visited three cities: Córdoba, Sevilla and Málaga. I'll just start with Córdoba because there was so much in each place we visited!

with Erika in the orange grove in front of the mezquita!

Our day in Córdoba was filled with exploring, admiring and gift shopping. We saw the mosque/cathedral first and it was even more impressive in person than in pictures! I really enjoyed the cathedral part especially; it somehow made the detail and ornamentation look less gaudy and more beautiful than most Gothic cathedrals I have seen so far.

Then we saw the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos, an old castle and gardens that were very peaceful and gorgeous to walk through!

 Overall, it was a great day exploring a small town in Spain that I had been curious to see ever since I had to memorize the poem "Canción del jinete" by Federico García Lorca last year (the first lines of which is the title to this blog, just in case anyone was curious!)

Just for kicks, I'll post the rest of the poem here! Reading it again, I realized it is a little more depressing than I remember. However, I still feel pretty proud knowing that I have traveled a long route to Cordoba and it definitely does feel "distant and alone"!

That's all for now, folks!