Photography

There’s this tree in Seville we pass each day as we stroll through the park.
I have come to call it the Giger Tree or the Cthulhu Tree

It appears at times to be the face of Cthulhu and, at other times, I see a person or two being sucked up into it…

When I say there’s not much else to see in Córdoba, that’s mostly correct. However, if you are fascinated by ongoing traditions and want a little more sense of history I recommend seeking out the statue of Moses Maimonides, the medieval Jewish philosopher sometimes called the “Jewish St. Thomas Aquinas“.

This statue sits next to the synagogue that was built in Córdoba in 1350.

They say that if you visit the statue and rub Moses Maimonides’ foot it will bring you good luck.

The foot of the statue is very shiny compared to the rest which is quite tarnished from age so it’s getting rubbed alot.

William The Sheep was not ashamed to rub the foot for luck!

Many advertising signs on the walls are done as paintings on tile. I have no idea if this is an original Studebaker ad or a reproduction. Based on the wear and tear it could easily be an original.

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If you find your way to Seville be sure and visit the Alcazar, you won’t be disappointed. When we first passed it, I was not so sure I wanted to go inside but Cynthia was ever so slightly insistent so I agreed.

We queued up in a relatively short line and we were inside in no time.

The place really gives you a sense of the Moorish history of this region of Spain.

In all honestly, it was difficult to shoot in a way that captures the size and the magnificence of this place. All I could do is try to highlight some things that caught my eye:

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The detail in much of the ornamentation was just gorgeous

The most surprising feature was the garden/park within the fortress walls. Fountains, giant palm trees, rose gardens and more on a scale as to boggle the mind. I bet we could have wandered for hours and not seen it all

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Interestingly enough, the garden was very cool temperature-wise. It also seems to be the home of some wild parrots. They fly way up in the canopy of the tallest trees so we haven’t had a good look, but they appear to be some type of green ring-neck. Hopefully one of us will grab a snapshot of one before we leave.