We stopped at a busy cafe for coffee, and, being so good with our Spanish, ordered 2 coffees, 2 Cokes, and 4 toasts. The waiter asked what we wanted on our toast, and as we are so good in Spanish, told him that we wanted 2 with jam and 2 with marmalada - what we got was 4 toasts, 2 with ham (jambon) and 2 with strawberry jam. Something seemed to get lost in the translation, but the waiter was very good at explaining to put the olive oil and tomato purée on the bread first and then sprinkle on the "jam".
After coffee we wandered the streets of the area and found ourselves in an area that we would not want to be in after dark, so we just stuck together and kept on walking.
We made several stops to take photos of various things that were looking better than they did previously when raining, and then stopped at a sidewalk cafe for a drink and to listen to a violin player (who promptly moved on after we dropped a few euros in his violin case).
After siesta we picked up needed groceries, checked out a few stores, and then ate dinner before heading out to do some people watching late in the evening. We walked in some different areas, sat in a few plazas, and checked out how the locals live once the tourists have gone to bed. It was a warm, clear evening and the streets were much livelier than they were earlier in the day.
Toward the end of our walk we heard a large group singing and had to go check it out. It was in a religious building, but the music did not seem overly religious although it was very repetitive. It made for a nice interlude.
And so ends our exploration of Cordoba. If we had visited here earlier in the trip we would probably have really enjoyed it, but bring stop number 7 there was nothing really unique, apart from the archeological area, so certainly not my favourite city of the seven. Overall we walked further today than any of the past ten days, so not a bad effort.
Tomorrow it is on to Granada.
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