Dear friends:

Well, quite a while since we posted last time a note on our family-blog. January was for all of us a very busy month: Nadine’s literature projects had to be finished, some new profesional challenges in Spain were initiated and our wonderful kids kept us also quite busy. Til’s running capacity has improved a lot and Mauro is getting quite fast on his bike, so speed is currently not missing in our lifes

 Well, on weekends we still enjoy discovering better Andalucía with all its treasures. Therefore we went - postponed several times - to Córdoba a wonderful city in the hills of the Sierra. Well, Cordoba hosts the most famous Mezquita, former muslim temple and later on converted to a catholic cathedral, bu still maintaining the islamic roots. Córdoba was once the heart of the Iberian peninsula, during the period of the Islamic governing. The Caliphate of Córdoba (Arabic: خلافة قرطبة Khilāfat Qurṭuba) ruled the Iberian peninsula (Al-Andalus) and North Africa from the city of Córdoba, from 929 to 1031. This period was characterized by remarkable success in trade and culture; many of the masterpieces of Islamic culture in Spain were created at this time.

So, dear friends, enjoy the pics!

http://www.von-wartburg.ch/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/fgallery/fim_photos.php?album=cordoba

 Yours, Nadine & Marc