From Granda, Kaye and I took the train to Cordoba where we spent a week. Cordoba’s past dates back to the first century BC with Roman rule , Muslim rule began in the 8 century and ended in the 13th. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. More can be found here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Córdoba,_Spain
Some of the things we did in Cordoba was the Andalusian Horse Show, a mix of horse show and Flamenco. The best part was watching the horses train before the show. We also took in another Flamenco show.
Janny and Hannah had come to stay with us for a few days in Cordoba and Madrid. We took a day trip to Segovia and Avila Spain. We had a rather cramped AirBnB in Cordoba but made the most of it.
Segovia is a beautiful small World Heritage town in southern Spain. The highlights are the Roman viaduct which is an incredible engineered structure built in the 1st century and built with not a drop of mortar of more the 20,000 granite blocks. It was part of a larger aqueduct system that brought water from the mountains more than 15km away.
The Alcazar (Moorish Castle) of Segovia is a magnificent palace that has gone through many changes from when it was first built in the 12th Century.
Avila’s old city is a very well preserved medieval fortress with high stone walls and many churches, convents and palaces. It was a rather short visit but you could get a sense of ‘Old Spain’.
Another day trip was to Almodovar del Rio which has a castle of Muslim origin an easy bus ride from Cordoba. The castle has been restored and was used in the 7th season of Game of Thrones. The views of the Spanish countryside were spectacular.
Our entire stay in Scotland, Portugal and Spain was without a car. We used public transportation and occasionally went on bus tours that would get us into the countryside and to some of the smaller towns.
Our next stop was Madrid, Spain.
Paul and Kaye: Travels 
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