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By TravelingLindsey
September 13th 2009

"Say... SEX!" Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz

Say... SEX
I think I'll use that idea if I ever have to take a photo of anyone I don't know. It's sure to illicit either hilarity or confusion, both of which make great photos.

Perhaps you're wondering about the title? Apparently that's what the woman who took a photo of Connie, Erica, and I at the beach in Cádiz on Saturday thought we should say instead of the traditional "CHEESE" as she snapped the picture. She also didn't speak English, which made it even funnier, hence the look of genuine amusement on all of our faces. We definitely asked the right person. It was really nice to have a relaxing day away from Sevilla. It's not that I'm getting tired of it already, but sometimes it's fun to explore a new place, and it's definitely [View Full Entry]

By K 10
September 4th 2009

My Life on a Boat Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz

The ship is certainly rocking back and forth, back and forth, and you guessed it, back and forth. It is interesting though that after three or four days I don’t even notice it. I have not experienced seasickness in the slightest, just extreme drowsiness in my cabin and in classes (hence I take a lot of naps and nearly fall asleep in the boring classes). I also notice the rocking when I am trying to run on the treadmill; it has become a game really, I fight to stay on the treadmill because I keep getting thrown into the wall or [View Full Entry]

By mpchegrl
August 6th 2009

A few days of fun! Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz

Bus station Sevilla
mom wanted this picture for the shoes...this is for Jefferyeffery Riggs!

Amazing ocean city! Well, yesterday was eventful. Mom and I went to the bus station in Sevilla to catch the bus....BUT, we had to wait about 4 hours before it came. As a result we stored our big bags in left luggage and went to view the park across from the bus station. Such a great time. We got to see fountains and the Plaza de España. If nothing else that was worth it. It is a huge half moon plaza and building, and on the building are many of the important cities and a picture in tile! So beautiful. I [View Full Entry]

By Spain2009
July 30th 2009

July 28 Cadiz Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz

Shade
This impressive structure covered with vines was a great place to rest in the shade

July 28 As I said yesterday we pretty much have a daily routine wich we vary only slightly. Today we had our breakfast coffee at the beach bar and after our swim returned there for a beer and a snack . The calamari in Cadiz is excellent - lightly breaded, not greasy, and fresh tasting. After our rest we made our last tour of downtown Cadiz. Although it is not a large area we still found new things to see.I have included a few things that caught my attention. We then went to the beach for one last evening swim. We [View Full Entry]

By Spain2009
July 29th 2009

July 27 Cadiz Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz

City beach from the walkway
City beach is much like all the Cadiz beachs only smaller. Just across the road from it (in the center of the picture) is one of the largest trees I have seen. It is a fiscus rubiginosa moraceao which... [more]

July 27 One of the problems with a vacation in a beach town is that the days are somewhat the same. While this makes for a somewhat boring blog it makes for an enjoyable and restful vacation. So we did what we did yesterday - breakfast, beach, beach bar and early siesta. Then we took the bus downtown and decided to walk the part of the waterfront we had not already seen before. Between the extremely hot weather, lack of shade and the construction it was a not very interesting walk but it was very very hot . When we arrived [View Full Entry]

By Spain2009
July 27th 2009

July 26 Cadiz Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz

Equipment for the beach
Equipment for the beach The beach chairs look comfortable - even though they have short legs they have tall backs. The beach umbrellas come in handy carrying cases and many children have their own pl... [more]

July 26 What is the thing to do if you are staying in a hotel with a sidewalk cafe, that is a 5 minute walk from a great beach? Get ready to go to the beach first thing when you get up, stop at the cafe for a cafe con leche and a croissant and head straight to the beach. So that's what we did this morning. There were lots of fun waves to bob on but not too rough to be intimidating to me (Linda). Once I was tired we went for a walk on the packed sand and let [View Full Entry]

By Spain2009
July 26th 2009

July 25 Cadiz Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz

Beach walk to downtown
The walk along the beach to town is interesting and you get a good view of the old area of town

July 25 Today we had a very pleasant beach-town day. In the morning we made the walk into the old town of Cadiz. Without luggage, and losing elevation rather than gaining it as we went, it proved to be a fairly short walk. Also, it's abut 7 or 8 degrees cooler here than it was in Madrid and Seville, so that helps with the walking. We walked along the seawall as far as the cathedral, which we didn't enter (having just been to Seville we've already seen as impressive a cathedral as we're going to). Then we wandered along what the [View Full Entry]

By Spain2009
July 25th 2009

July 24 from Seville to Cadiz Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz

Trains
The rule is if you want to get somewhere in Spain quickly and comfortably do not take a train with a flat nose. The modern high speed trains all have pointy noses. We took a flat nosed train from Sevi... [more]

Today we took the train from Seville to Cadiz. In Spain there are all types of different trains, which vary greatly in speed, quality, and price. Normally for long distances we take the AVE, which is the Spanish equivalent of the French TGV (very, very fast), and for short day trips the AVANT (almost as fast as the AVE, and bizarrely cheaper). Today we took the Andalucian Express. Express turns out to be the Spanish word for “milk run”. Cheap, slow, crowded, and a bit uncomfortable. But it got us here. Cadiz is a popular spot with Spaniards looking to excape [View Full Entry]

By RobertoandJim
July 8th 2009

la casita, san roque, la linea Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz » San Roque

today was quite a hectic day. we stayed at the campsite last night and i think we're planning on staying here another night until things are sorted with my insurance they decided to pick me up from the campsite with a taxi and take me to a europecar in la linea, just outside of gibraltar, to rent a car, which they told me was going to be a big car to replace the camper van....however they gave me a peugeot 307! wtf me and taylor went through hell and back finding every single rent a car place in the area on [View Full Entry]

By RobertoandJim
July 5th 2009

seville, cadiz, gibralter Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz

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today we woke up in seville. it was canny hot like. then we got ready and went into the centre to find a burger king with aircon we found a bullring and decided not to pay €6 for a tour i had a headache all day we had some food and i fell asleep in burger king.ha we finally went outside....my god....what the fuck!!!!????$$€€....we couldn't breath! we looked about for as long as we could stand then we just had to leave before we died or summit! we set off for the secret place called cadiz or cathith.ha we got to [View Full Entry]

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