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Travel Blogs from Cádiz
El Puerto: Hola and adios in the same breath
So after 3 nights in this abandoned seaside town I'm well and truly ready to leave. I laugh at myself for originally planning 1-2weeks here... Really I was expecting to have some FUN, however el Baobab Hostel was just cold, dark and lonely. Sure southern Spain is warm during the day but the nights are getting down to 4degrees. Which matters when the houses have no insulation or heaters and your too cheap to invest in a proper ...
Nelson's Waterloo
... the Moors.
Thursday ADAC called to tell us the car would be ready on Friday. Later we walked down to the light house which overlooks the bay of Trafalgar where on 21 October 1805 33 Spanish and French ships fought the 27 ships of The Royal Navy led by Nelson in the Battle of Trafalgar. The views and beach were brilliant and on the way back we stopped off at a bar, which was playing some great music, for lunch. Seonaid chose a tuna dish ...
Donana National Park
... and was really enjoyable. By the time we returned it was after one and we ended to get going to Seville via some shops and lunch. We found a supermarket leaving town and succumbed to Mc D's next door - which was actually really good - much nicer in terms of food and decor than any in NZ. A longish drive helped by listening to Alex Rider audiobooks and just before sunset we arrived at our next site on the edge of ...
In the footsteps of the Earl of Essex
... spectacular Phoenician collection (approx Lebanon pre-Roman) which included 2 stunning and perfectly preserved sarcophagi as well as a number of rather fine terracotta figures. The exquisite Roman funerary glass and huge faïence vessels (turquoise glazed) were also worth a mention. Even the family was moderately impressed. At this point we would have enjoyed a leisurely lunch, but the previously mentioned cruise liner ...
Cadiz: Beach Bumming with Bricks
... in the waves in the ocean. We cracked open the bricks after lunch, so my parents got to enjoy their first experience of the Spanish wine brick. Finally, we enjoyed one last sunset out on the beach, over the Atlantic.
All in all, it was an extremely relaxing part of the trip, and although we were all very burnt by the end of it, we felt much more rested and relaxed and ready to keep touring Spain. With a lot more sunscreen on....
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