Sevilla, Spain - Tuesday October 14, 2014

After breakfast this morning we were out early to see a few of the main sites of Cordoba. We first visited the very old Jewish Synagogue in Cordoba, which exists as a historical site.  It dates back to approximately the 13^th century, prior to when the Jews were either killed or run out of Spain by Ferdinand and Isabella in the late 15^th century.  It was quite interesting to see what remains of the synagogue after the Spanish turned it into a church after the Jews departed.  We then went into the Grand Mosque, for which Cordoba is famous for.  The inside of the mosque was absolutely incredible.  The Spaniards too turned this into a Catholic Church after the Moslems were forced to leave Spain in 1492.  After we departed Cordoba for Seville, we took the minor road rather than the highway.  We passed through miles and miles of orange orchards in addition to olive orchards, and fields of cotton.  At one point during the drive, Gail loudly exclaimed “Oh my” and I had no idea what was wrong.  I immediately asked what was wrong and she said that off in the distance the road was filled with marching donkeys.  I pulled the car off the side of the road, made a U-turn to go back and see what this was all about.  I was able to change roads to follow what Gail had seen and low & behold, we saw what were actually hundreds of goats marching along the road.  I pulled up alongside the goats, jumped out of the car with both cameras and could not help but take many photos and videos.  It was a sight to be seen and actually made my day.  After checking out all the goats, we were back on the road to Seville, where we arrived a bit later.  As with Cordoba, the narrow, winding roads were impossible to navigate, so I parked in a parking garage and we walked around until we found our hotel.  We checked in and headed out to do a bit of exploring the area and had seafood paella for dinner.