We have been in Cadiz for about 8 hours and just returned to the ship after spending the day ashore. We had a good time exploring this city that is only 1.7 kms long by 1.2 wide. We were beginning to doubt if there was enough to see here and perhaps should have taken the train to Seville but it really worked out. Being so small we were able to walk around the entire place seeing the forts and guard towers as well as the walls which were built hundreds of years ago. The gardens were very interesting and of course just walking on the old narrow streets was a blast. This city has it right with tour maps and painted pathways so you never get lost (?) and get to see what you are interested in. We did visit the main cathedral but chose to use our euros on the bell tower climb. Again it was the highest point in the city and afforded wonderful views and photos of the entire city. After that it was just more wandering and visiting the churches and old plazas.
Of course we did stop in a plaza for a local beer (2 in fact) and a glass of wine (2 again). They of course serve olives with that so we split the dish of olives (44 to be exact). Total cost with tip was only 10 euros. A bargain at any price. We did encounter an American women buying chamos (?) at a framers market stall. They are deep fried pastry sold by the kilo. She wanted .7 euros worth (the minimum) and proceeded to get her calculator and figure that it was $1.12 "American". She did get the minimum but all I could think of was that is probably why American travellers get a bad name.
We did do a few "videos" for the videos but Judy had had 2 glasses of wine so it took 2 or 3 tries and she forgot to turn the thing off. I did a short one of her after 2 drinks. In any event a very nice place for a day visit on a cruise. So Judy has gone to the pool and then it will be sailing time as we proceed to Gibraltar where we will be tomorrow. Cheers to those in the cool weather. It was 75 and sunny today!
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