{"id":4360,"date":"2010-04-01T14:34:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/rpe\/2010\/04\/01\/rpe136-cordoba-trip-2010"},"modified":"2010-04-01T14:34:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-01T14:34:00","slug":"rpe136-cordoba-trip-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/rpe\/2010\/04\/01\/rpe136-cordoba-trip-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"RPE136 – Cordoba Trip 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year\u2019s Religion, Philosophy and Ethics module, Overseas Study Vis\"\"<\/a><\/span>it saw a lively group of students head out from a damp Gloucestershire to the Spanish sun…<\/span><\/p>\n

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This module (<\/span>RPE136<\/span><\/a>) is designed to offer students the opportunity to experience an extended visit in the company of other students to a city or area of historic significance in the study of Christianity and\/or other religions. The essence of this full module is a five night and five day study tour of an historic location, such as Rome, Jerusalem or Turkey. For the past two years, our destination has been Cordoba.<\/span><\/div>\n
Thursday<\/b>
After a more eventful journey than planned, we arrived at <\/span>Los Pati<\/span><\/a>os<\/span><\/a> once more \u2013 for a busier year than last time. We began with our usual orientation tour, and the<\/span> <\/span><\/a>Museo Vivo de Al-Andalus \/ Torre de la Calahorra<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/i>The wireless-headphone tour ends on the roof, and with a view of the Roman Bridge and Mezquita. After this we headed off for the walk to the <\/span>Archaeological Museum<\/span><\/a> \u2013 with its Roman and other materials \u2013 maybe by next year the English-language labels will finally be in place… The day ended with a quiet drink in the<\/span> Plaza Corredera.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Friday<\/b>
This was the day when we met up with Imma (our tour guide from last year), who showed us round the Jewish Quarter (and the onl\"\"<\/a>y remaining synagogue) , the Old Town and <\/span>Mezquita<\/span><\/a> \u2013 with a commentary to contrast with the info you get from the Catholic Church leaflet that you are give on entry. In many ways, the Mezquita is the highlight of the trip \u2013 and at the end of the tour, students are left in the building to stay as long as they wish.<\/p>\n

Saturday<\/b>
We spent the morning at the<\/span> Alc\u00e1z<\/span><\/a>ar de los Reyes Cristianos in Cordoba <\/span><\/a>\u2013 which has a history of the site, as well as spectacular formal gardens.<\/p>\n

The afternoon was spent wandering the Old Town and (in an addition to last year) at the Museum of Jewish life ( <\/span>http:\/\/www.casadesefarad.es\/in\/entrada.html<\/span><\/a> ).<\/p>\n

Sunday<\/b> was a day off, and the staff investigated the<\/span> Madinat al-Zahra <\/span><\/a>site \u2013 as a possible addition for next year. This ruined Islamic city has a new museum, which we checked out \u2013 and which is very hi-tech, but also gives a fantastic introduction to the region.<\/p>\n

Students explored \u2013 one rented a bike (we ran into him at Madinat al-Zahra), some went walking, and others pottered about the Old Town (there are <\/span>loads of museums in Cordoba <\/span><\/a>\u2013 so lots to explore).<\/p>\n

Monday<\/b>
This was the day-trip to Seville. After an early walk, the<\/span> Avant<\/span><\/a> train sped us to Seville. <\/span><\/div>\n

Following last year\u2019s geographical challenges, we found our way with \"\"<\/a>more ease \u2013 and headed to the astounding site of the <\/span>Alc\u00e1zares Reales de Sevilla <\/span><\/a>\u2013 in which you could lose days (and indeed students, but most seem to have come back); and then there is \u2013 next door \u2013 the huge, towering <\/span>Seville Cathedra<\/span><\/a>l, a gothic immensity almost totally obliterating traces of a mosque on the site.<\/p>\n

Tuesday<\/b>
Travel home… Do<\/span>wn to M<\/span>alaga by train this time \u2013 but all went smoothly \u2013 and we now just await the student assessments!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n


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For info on last year’s 2009 trip see http:\/\/r-p-e.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/cordoba-field-trip.html<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n

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Thanks to all the students who came for making it an exciting and memorable trip…<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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