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On Wednesday, we began our day by walking to downtown Cordoba and catching a bus to the ruins just outside the city. (Catching this particular bus was something of a miracle, so we saw it as a sign that God is with us.) The 200-acre archaeological site is one of the largest in Europe, and was home to a palace and mosque during the 11th century.  (You can see a picture below).  After investigating the ruins, we went back into town for lunch, and Susan and some of the others from our group went to the Turkish baths. (Sorry, no picture included!) In the evening, we went to the Andalusian horse show where we got to see an amazing display of dressage talent, including seeing a young woman dance the Flamenco with a horse!  It made us wish our daughter Alicia was with us.  Our evening ended with a stroll on the Roman bridge.  It was beautifully lit up, and there were various musicians along the walkway to serenade us, including a saxophonist, a guitarist and violinist.  The picture below may give you an idea of just how lovely a night it was.

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