Spanish Fiesta

I made a trip to Cordoba in the South of Spain last Easter to visit my pen pal Rosell and somehow ended up with a ridiculous number of photographs of doorways, facades, courtyards and street signs. Cordoba is part of the Andalucian region which was once ruled by the Moors so the people inherited an enviable talent to create cool surroundings despite 40 deg summer heat.

Many of the buildings in the old city have very colourful exterior – no sissy pastels but full on reds, yellows and blues.

The photo below shows the façade of the medieval town square Plaza de la Corredera. It is the one of a few old squares which is still inhabited and not turned into a tourist circus.

The Andalucians are also fond of flowers which they use to decorate their balconies and courtyards.

Some of the other things I love about this part of Spain: the Easter procession costumes which are eerily reminiscent of the KKK in redneck USA, bustling tapas bars and Rosell's mother's delicious paella…