Cordoba

BUDAPEST: Arrived in the rain. Got soaking wet. Got off at the wrong bus stop. Got even wetter. Ate dinner in the courtyard restaurant at our hotel. Watched cable which included a 24 hour a day horror film channel. In Spanish. But I'm easily pleased. Walked the Jewish quarter, the various old squares and plazas, wandered, got lost, looked at courtyards and mosaics, saw a statue and building that featured in Don Quixote. Tried to go to the football but it proved to expensive so instead stood in a dusty carpark and watched the cheering fans. Went to a flamenco show but it got canceled because Kate and I were the only people who turned up. Visited the Mezquita, an old Mosque that was converted into a cathedral. Features the ubiquitous orange garden and a stunning network of vaulted arches. Went to a hamman and bathed in reconstructed Arab luxury. Three pools, candle lit, very relaxing. Then had tea and Turkish sweets on a roof top terrace.