Ibis Jerez De La Frontera

... in our program - the beach. Yep, the beautiful, white sandy beaches of Cadiz, the most ancient city in Spain.
We had a fun train ride there - Amanda, Jen, Claire, Shannon, Alice, Hedi, Emily, Lizzy, Emily P., Joanne, Aaron, Ian, and Reid. I played a card game called Big 2 and got flicked in the forehead by Ian when I lost, no mercy. Apparently luck was not on my side that morning because at the end of that train ride, I still had a red welt ...

... and Cameron Diaz in it. I hope they get a part! Lunch was interesting and kind of like eating in a Chinese restaurant as the plates just kept coming! After lunch we said goodbye to the sons and continued walking and finally ended up back at the ship but not before taking a rest in the Plaza DE Espana across from the ship. When we were there the park cat ladies came by and fed the wild cats who were pretty friendly. Great ending to a very nice day!

... set up a little ladder so that the mice could drink the sherry out of a wine glass!


Then we went to the horse show. Very similar to what the Lippanzaner Stallions do. It was…an experience…but I don’t think I’ll ever go watch something like that again. But I can at least say that I've seen it.

... something to see. After the show we headed to another white village town called Arcos de la Frontera. This was another cobble stoned hillside town set among 2 churches and a convent. We had a nice lunch and walked around the town. The streets were narrow and tiny and mike did a great job of navigating through the narrow roads (he's getting much better)...we left and started our 2.5 hour drive from there to Nerja our destination for the next 7 days ...

... from the retreating Moors in the 14th and 15th centuries. Arcos is about 50 km. inland from Cadiz on the coast.

on driving: The directions said “Get to the top by the palace lookout” but with scant directions on how to do so. I have a photo of our Ford navigating the town’s tight alleys…..there were 3 fingers of space between stone walls and the car’s outside ...

Hola from Spain - We arrived this morning in Cadiz, Spain - which is the oldest city in Europe - established by the Phoenicians. This is the region for Jerez - or Sherry - but close to Cadiz is also Seville and we felt that we had to visit this city to see one of the greatest Cathedrals in Europe (Well maybe I was the only one that felt that way - but Jim didn't have a better idea - so I won) The morning was beautiful and we went down to the staging area in ...

... to the map, oh well. i follow some signs to the main tourist site in town, the Alcazar. an old building with relaxing gardens, which has been dominated by many different reloins over many centuries, i think it was built in the 14th century. the man at the ticket office is very nice. joking with my as i ask for one ticket in spainsh, he asks if i speak spainsh and i reply with the usual "a little" . this is followed by him rapidly responding even though i ...

Thought I´d give you a quick recap of one of our days in Cadiz, which is a cute little beach town on the Med. We woke up at about 9:30 after sleeping about 9 hours. We said goodbye to our roomie Adam from Whales (story about our accommodation will come later). Then we headed to the grocery store and picked up a little breakfast and some stuff for lunch. We then went to the beach where more of the locals go. It was Nate and I and ...

... My next destination was the coastal city of Câdiz. It was a short bus drive to get there, and at noon I was already settled at the Quo Qâdiz hostel in the old city centre. It was super sunny and incredibly warm despite the wind. The sun always seem to make my mood a notch better and puts a smile on my face, which seems to affect people on my way as well J My first afternoon in Câdiz was spend walking around locating the beach and possible places to eat ...

... my disposable.) Conwy Castle Thursday I went by train to Chester and met up with some of Jayne´s friends at the train station (though they were late) to share a cab to the hotel. We had to make a mad rush of getting ready for the wedding (only had about 20 min). The wedding was nice. One odd thing was a registrar who sat behind a table during the entire ceremony and wrote things on various papers...she didn´t look happy. After ...