It is all fun and games until the credit card machines stop working. LOL!
I arrived in Cordoba a few days back and it was sunny, cool and beautiful. Love the rail system in this country all electrified and fast. More on that later.
Hit La Maceta for tapas after arriving, the bar was heaving but the waitress listened carefully to my horrific Spanish and delivered my Vermouth and Habitas Baby con Huevo (baby fava beans with egg, I love that name in Spanish) and I was good to go. Really a good dish that you do not see on the tourist menus in Malaga. When i got confused presenting my card she smiled and responded in better English than my Spanish.
I took a quick siesta then started walking around town. The streets here are much narrower, taxis have to pull in their mirrors on some of them. Half of the horse drawn carriages have horses that trot beautifully, just proud animals. Love them.
The amount of tourists is a bit less than Malaga but still there are a passel of us in the touristy old city. I had heard of a taberna called Bodegas Mezquita de Cespide and I went there. Ran into the much maligned menu online. Which is a pain to navigate, and the building is solid stone so my signal was weak to boot. But I ordered the stew of the day (Guiso del dia) lentejas, and it was a bit long on bland. Rats. Good vermouth.
Retreated to my overchilled room. Thermostat not working and the AC is on full blast. Turn it off and the room gets stuffy. Open the window and I hear the party next door.
Woke to a beautiful day and took off walking right into a huge police presence. I am looking around for the dignitary blocking the streets when I see a small herd of horses moving my way. A Parade!!! I am good to go! Led by a couple rather impressive horseflesh…
Nothing runs like a Deere.
And the floats were all full of older folks singing and throwing flowers. Very few kids riding. Interesting.
The police officer was a favorite of quite a few of the ladies.
Last but not least…
Then it was off to the architecture highlights. Another gorgeous city!!
Did I mention gorgeous? Ran into these young ladies and a pack of photographers. Wow. I was admiring the one in white, took my picture, she smiled and I nearly dropped my phone. LOL!
Then it was back to the Mezquita Catedral.
Then I went to another Bodegas Mezquita , Corregidor this time and had a cold Salmorejo soup and Chipirones with a cold beer. Very nice! The baby squid/calamari was a bit bland but nicely fresh.
So I am really enjoying my short stay in Cordoba! Then the lights went out. And I realized I had no idea how much cash I had on me since I was using my credit card almost exclusively. And the card machines are definitely down. And the train system that I need to use tomorrow to get to Madrid is powered by electricity.
And my refrigerator had a small amount of Russian Salad, a canned cappuccino and a bottle of water.
Far from home with no food. All I need is for it to be cold and rainy with me outside and this might become an adventure. Seriously, though, these things happen. Not a big deal. I am curious to see when the power comes back on though. My hotel has its own generator but most do not seem to have one. Cafes and tabernas are open but they are only accepting cash. That works.
