A Year Long Pilgrimage

Firstly, I apologise for not replying to the comments left.  I have been quite busy, days pass, and I realise I haven't done so.  Nonetheless, I do appreciate them, thank you. Secondly, I need to correct the Granada post - more for my information than yours.  It was from Córdoba that we visited Ronda,  not Granada,  but the information is still the same. From Córdoba Carol and I caught the train to Seville.  Neither of us had been there before so it was a good opportunity to continue exploring as a tourist,  and though enjoyable, I must say I would have loved to have been on foot!  Bearing in mind that all the health professionals I saw in the UK seemed very sceptical that I would be able to resume my walk so soon after surgery, I thought it prudent to meander 10+ kms each day exploring pack free! Seville is a lovely city, and like each of those we had visited thus far, quite touristy.   Indeed, given that we weren't in the peak season, ...

After our 4 nights in Granada we opted for 4 nights in Córdoba.  Again, for those wanting Camino information, this is another town on the Camino Mozárabe. A Camino Mozárabe sign, near the Roman bridge. The entrance to Puente Romano, or Roman Bridge,  dating from the first century.  Looking across the Puente Romano towards the Cathedral,  which is in the centre of the mosque. Puente Romano  I was very keen to go to Córdoba to see the Mezquita, the Spanish name for mosque.  The building of the Great Mosque of Córdoba, as it is historically known, began in 785, but was expanded numerous times after that.   The exterior of the mosque A "door" inside the mosque The mozarabic arches are very beautiful, visible as far as the eye can see, in every direction It is a massive building, originally built to hold 5,000 people under the one roof.  It was enlarged to increase numbers to 9,000, then 23,000 until it reached its maximum size and, eventually, co...