So i figured i really should get down and complete the amazing travels at Spain before i got to uploading them on facebook, but then now i think i kinda forgot most of the stuff i originally wanted to share. Sigh max.
Kay anyway, after La Alhambra and the big hoohaa while freezing my ass off, we stayed at cordoba ac, being mad shag and all, i only registered the similar hotel layout, and the very nice red wine with awesotastic bread, trust me on that, warm and fluffy inside and crispy out, yummmz.
Woke up bright and early AGAIN the next morning, visited the Cordoba Cathedral - La Mezquita, on a rainy morning and there was mum and i, squeezing in one pathetic brolly, so i had to rely on the holey beanie. -___-
All behold the grand sight of the bridge and moor. And the weather totally made the whole knights/ castles/ ruins effect.
Apparently freezing my ass off and getting drenched by the mild raindrops but die also want a decent shot with the splendid sight. LOL. According to the mum, the brolly reduces whatever aesthetic sense there is.
Found this picture ridiculously magnetizing.
So there's a local guide as well as cordoba's cathedral, and he was pretty nice and well spoken, but i was so distracted by the stormy sight that i was furiously snapping pictures from the outside then listen to him.
Super in love with moody/stormy pictures like a knight is gonna come galloping through the water and save the princess. LOL ^^
On the inside, it's like quite a contrast from the facade since it was all castle ruins and, all the past mayhem glory.
And most of the time i must admit i took the pictures just purely for the beauty of it cause it is really all of the cathedrals history which i have totally no idea of, though i still do find it interesting. It's so much easier to relate to when we did another real castle tour.
They had these really cute mirrors that are self-painted and super duper quaint. Regretted that i only bought the clock and not the mirror. Might i add that the mum and i bought a total of two clocks from this cathedral, and one more in portugal. HAHAHAHA
At this touristy location where everyone crowded around to take picture of the supposedly artistic picture of the grand cathedral or whatever it was called, with the bell and the valley of flowers.
One thing that i really hate about rainy days is the droplets from umbrella, NOT from the sky -__-
Sadly, the pic didnt turn out as well since the background was superbly overexposed.
Even poor mum, a photobomber with polka dots umbrella no less.
Thanks for nice designs on that brella~
So in love was I with the mirror that when we walked back, i die also wanna take photo with it again, to make up for the very rushed blurry picture earlier on.
One of the vintagey feel shophouses with the tour guide just cause i like the colours of their umbrella. ^^
And finally after going so many rounds around the courtyards, streets, we are finally in the cathedral.
A break from the cold thank god, and i finally stopped to listen carefully at wat the guide is rambling about. So what i felt was amazement at those muslims plus all those who came after, hispanic/ romans, who are able to built such architecture all from paste/ marble and granite/ bricks and stones.
#1 they must have awfully lots of times, which im sure they do.
#2 and the determination to move mountains. But im more inclined to the time they had, moulding their determination. hahahahhahahah!
It is not only huge, tall which makes me wonder if they are giants, and the intricate designs made me wonder if they have dwarf hands/ fingers.
The only only thing i remember is how to differentiate a roman jesus and a gothic one. Why does it matter fails me. & also that churches faces east and sits west.. i think.
And throughout this tour i keep getting amazed at the grandeur of the statue/ archictecture etc. Esp this confessional box that piped my interest. Hahaha, made me relive many of my books about the romans/ wars/ churches and massacre.
Right after the tour in Mezquita and i was torn between wanting it to end and NOT to end simply cause im really freezing and i kinda felt something in there. I actually touched the pillars that were cool to my touch but not the temperature of the cold, at the guide's insistence that the walls are charged.
So then we escaped to the warmth of the bus and took approx an 2-4 hrs trip to Seville. There, we alighted at this quaint town really, for our lunch before our tour.
Of course, when you say lunch, all it really means is a quick lunch with hot chocolate, i think mum had the seafood paelle, while i had lasagna. Boringz i know but, thumbs up. And we shared tapas as well.
Then we chionged to shopping. LOL. Went mad shopping at Pull and Bear, Stradivarius, Mango and H&M. LOL.
So it was the first day that THE spring dress came out from Mango, and i liked to so much that i tried 3 different layouts of the same design in the same shop, but i thought there will still be stock and there's a long queue so i didnt get it. AND OF COS IT HAD TO BE OUT OF STOCK WHEN I WANTED TO GET IT IN BARCELONA. T.T
Then the tour at Seville Cathedral, which is really oh so sweet with the white horses and carriages. Sucker for those. LOL. Which i will leave to the next time since it's together with the tower climb and fantastic view down, jewish quarters and the long awaited flamingo dance.
