My mother gives us some birthday and Christmas money each year, and we still had some left over from last year. We usually use that money to so something we wouldn't normally do on our travels. So we decided to go to the horse show, and splurged on the premium seating.
The tickets also gave us entrance to the stables throughout the day, so we headed over there around 11:00am to say hi to the horses.
Along the way, we came across a photo shoot with some pretty Spanish girls.
They all had fancy outfits on.
At the stables, they said we couldn't go in until 11:00am, even though the sign outside said 10:00am. I had read some reviews about the stables that a lot of people were confused by timings and that it's not really well organized. But it was almost 11:00am, so we went for a short walk around and then came back.
Ruth, saying hello to one of the Andalucian horses.
This is where the show will take place!
The saddles.
Some of the outfits worn during the show.
Interesting enough for a half hour wandering around. This used to be free up until Covid, but I'd guess it's never going back to free again.
We went back outside and for a walk to the north part of the city.
We came to a church that had two of the Easter floats on display...
We actually saw these floats in the procession the other evening.
Look at that wood carving!
Lots of candles.
Another one of the patios that was available for free viewing.
Ruth overlooking the old Roman road that used to run between Cordoba and Seville.
In the more modern part of the city.
There is an archeological dig going on in the parking lot of the Palacio de la Merced.
Cordoba was one of the largest cities in the world a couple of thousand years ago, with 500,000 residents.
Palacio de la Merced.
Roman mosaic, now a wall art.
There's not really that much to see inside, it's all provincial government offices.
The central patio.
Fountain in a park.
Another fountain.
The rectory at the university.
Back at Max for a late lunch and relaxed for the afternoon.
Then in the evening, we arrived at the horse show at 7:30pm. The show starts at 8:00pm, but premium ticket holders are allowed in early to watch warm up and take photos. There are no photos allowed during the show, and they are very strict about that. General ticket holders are only allowed in ten minutes before the show starts.
General tickets were €16 ($23.50 CAD, $17.50 USD) each, and our premium tickets were €21.50 ($31.50 CAD, $23.50 USD) each.
Most of the general tickets are at that far end.
We were seated first row on the right side.
Beautiful horses.
Yikes. When did my hair get so grey? Lol!
Waiting for the show to start.
Again, no photos during the show. Premium ticket holder were supposed to be able to take photos during warm up, but nothing was happening. We later figured out that warm up actually takes place in a nearby indoor building, but there was nothing to point you in that direction so we didn't know about it. As I said, it's a little unorganized.
I stole this photo from their website...
It's a good show, but not great. Having seen the RCMP Musical Ride in Canada several times, I'd say the musical ride is more polished. But the musical ride is more choregraphed, whereas this show was more about horses and dancing. Again, it was okay, but I'm not sure it was worth the money for the premium tickets.
We've had a good four days in Cordoba, today we move a little further north.
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It is difficult to fathom that many people living in one place so long ago without many of the services we take for granted today.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is but we have found at Roman ruins sites, especially the ones we saw in Turkiye, that they had a very good system for getting rid of human waste and bringing in clean water and in those days everything they are was from the earth so really there wouldn't have been garbage to get rid of like we have today.
DeleteSuch a variety of interesting photos..Thanks. I'll bet the RCMP horses were as well groomed as these. Beautiful. Horses are amazing creatures, and are willing to put up with a lot from human beings even though they are so much bigger.
ReplyDeleteThe RCMP horses are very well groomed and looked after and are sometimes even transported overseas for special shows. They use Hanoverian horses and yes, they are beautiful and so were these Andalusian horses. We are always amazed at what animals can be taught from humans and I am sure in both instances these horses are lovingly taught, at least we have to hope that they are.
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