Un Caracol en Córdoba

The title translates as "A Snail in Córdoba".
It was my second visit to Córdoba (I was here about six years ago) and we stayed a couple of nights. The first time I left with the impression of a cultured, pleasant city that safeguards some heritage treasures. This visit reinforced that feeling. A glass of viño dulce at Bar las Palomas just out of the train station on our arrival at 10:30 am. A liesurely stroll through subtropical parks on our way to the historical core. A quiet room in Hostal Maestre, immaculate, marbled and tiled. Gardens, fountains, monuments, the river, courtyards, parks and proud handsome people that if they weren't so friendly, down to earth and speaking Spanish, might make you think you were in a little Paris. While looking for a place to eat, we came across a stand selling food and drink, and when we asked for the menu they said, "Solo caricoles." (Only snails). In the gardens of the Castle of the Christian Monarchs we came across a snail sliding to take a drink from the flowing waters feeding the plants. I felt that pace of unhurried life in this monumental town - like un caracol en Córdoba.

We shot a lot of video - the train ride from Malaga, gardens, fountains, castles, the Mezquita, ducks, flowers, trees - even a few people. I added them to a new project in muvee Reveal, chose a few songs, and again it wasn't the video I wanted. I asked my friend Carlos from Fuengirola if he could recommend some typical music from Córdoba (like Seville has it's Sevillanas) and he said there are no Córdobesas, but suggested Paco de Lucia's first composition that made him famous - "Entre dos Aguas".

I really took the time to make use of the interface that this program gives you. Once you add the videos, the music, the titles, credits and choose the options of the style, it will play back the video in a small window, and as it plays, it highlights the original video it was taken from. I went through all of the video highlighting the critical parts and excluding the ones I wanted left out.

Play the muvee. Tweak the Magic Moments. Play again. Tweak again. It took about twenty iterations, but with each one you could see what you were looking for starting to come out (and you also become very fond of the music). And finally the video that evokes my visit to this majestic, quiet city was ready. Enjoy Córdoba.