Viva Menorca Aparthotel Cala'n Bosch

We arrived in Ciutadella just after 4 PM and will be anchoring here for the night. This town was once the capital of Menorca and was an important trading city in the middle ages. The influence of its trade center past are seen in the medieval old town with its many Italian-like style buildings lining the cities main square and its large cathedral. <br><br>At the mouth of the harbor is a tower/lighthouse and creates a scenic entrance ...

... just without the pounding surf.<br><br>The northern coast of the island is much more rugged and hilly than the rest of the island, with deep bays cutting in between the hills and the cliffs and sandy beaches lining the backs of the bays. We continued cruising along until we reached Ciutadella on the west coast.<br><br>Menorca has a much more rural feel then the other two large islands. The farms are lined with stone calls and if feels much less developed and less populated here too.

... was just me and the girls. Everyone was in a good mood this morning while we ate breakfast on the sun deck. The sun deck is the top deck and it had a great view of the harbor and town. Everyone just hung around and chatted this morning. It was nice.<br><br>We were departing at 1:00 PM so after breakfast I got a group to go with me to explore the town some more. We didn&#8217;t go anywhere in particular; we just ambled along the street greeting the locals and noticing ...

... bar staff could be bothered never paid the same for two rounds of drinks<br><br>Room nice size kept fairly clean good views off balcony<br>Cleaned daily <br>Fresh towels daily<br>Beds made daily <br><br>Pool<br>Cleaned daily cool but not too chlorinated<br>Very deep at deep end too so quite refreshing to jump in once you stopped screaming at the cool water<br><br>Other guests predominantly German and a lot chain smoked ...

... tonight its the last dinner with the guys from work, we will be 20 people!!! its gonna be crazy! anyway, i have tostart pack my bag for cold sweden and then for hot hot thailand! and of course, enjoy the last days in mallorca with my spanish family. now its the 3rd of nov already, just gonna put up some pics from the dinner. kisses and sweden here i come!!!

... 1st of may ill be back, but only to rush back home to my man, israel. *love you* the last few week s has been filled with preparation, buying too much! taking a lot of shots and going to much with the car to palma... my dear friend lolita left the island (segun ella para siempre;) for another island and i miss her, good fun and intelligent head and big corazon. another hun is being ...

... of a forum or a large building. Throughout the excavation, we have been taught methods and the history that goes with the site. Fairly interesting for a Roman history buff like myself. However, the next three days are a change of pace. Tomorrow is our tour of the island´s historical sites. Then we follow that with two rest days. I´m hoping to rent a scooter and climb the ¨mountain¨ at the center of the island.

... hills not far away. We always sleep well the night after an overnighter because you tend not to sleep too well while at sea. Zach did his first ever night watch and was very confident working all the radar and navigation equipment. It was nice to have someone who picked it up so easily. Also nice to share the watch with an extra person.....means shorter watches and more ...

... currently excavating a defensive ditch. This mainly consists of digging it out ourselves while keeping an eye out for pottery shards. Apparently, the locals filled the ditch with dirt and trash when the Romans military left. Today, I learned how to use a pick axe. The normal image of archaeologists carefully brushing off intricate stone carvings does not apply to our current work ...

The beautiful holiday I ever had, despite the rainy weather and some jellyfishes when the weather was sunny. In Cala Ratjada there are a lot of beautiful beaches and a pretty "promenade" where you can find a lot of nice tapas bars if you want to eat something. Here you are some of my pictures... have fun.