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Published: June 30th 2013
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Today we woke up early, ready to go visit my cousin, Manuel. He is currently studying to become an engineer at the University of Cadiz. After eating a quick breakfast, we got in the car. I thought we would drive the whole way, but my aunt ended up driving to Porto San Maria where we hopped on a train the took us to Cadiz. Once we arrived, we walked over to my cousin's apartment. As soon as I walked in, I could tell that three single men in college lived there. Thankfully, we didn't spend too much time in the flat, quickly leaving to go tour the city. The night before, my aunt called her friend from Cadiz and asked the top things to see there, so we started with her list. First, let me start with a little history on Cadiz. Cadiz a city as well as a province located in the southwest of Spain in the Andalusia region. They say the city was founded 70 years after the Trojan War, making it one of the most ancient cities in Europe. The city is surrounded mostly by water; it would be an island if not for a little piece of
land that connects it to main land. It has been an important port city since its creation due to the fact that it is located in between the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. This location makes Cadiz a crucial part to trades from Europe to Africa, the Americans, and India. Cadiz is filled with over 160 watch towers located throughout the city. I learned most of this at the very end of the trip, making me wish I would have done some research before going. We started our walk of the city going to the Cathedral. It was beautiful, but cost about 5 euros to go inside. The highest tower in the city is part of the Cathedral, but costs 7 euros to go inside and see. We decided not go inside either because the amount was a little too steep. We then made our way to the city hall but ended up finding a protest going on. We ended up walking around and viewing more sights. We saw the Plaza Espana, Central Market, San Sebastian Castle, and some gardens. We did go inside one of the towers called Tavira Tower. or Torre Tavira. It cost five euros to go
up, but was well worth the money. The tower is in the center of the city, making a beautiful view of the entire city. Most of the cost is for their 360 degree angle "mirador". On top of the tower they have a special camera that can see anywhere in the city. To look through this camera, you have to go inside a room with only a few other people. Inside, there is a guide who spoke the entire time in English and Spanish. The room is devoured in darkness; in the middle sits a round cloth lens and some levers. After messing with the levers, the guide takes you on a tour around the whole city, zooming in on people on top of the roof doing laundry and playing around with people in the city square. It was a really great experience that I well recommend! Unfortunately, you are not able to take pictures inside the dark room. We ended up spending most of the day there, returning to Chipiona around 6ish. On the way back we took the ferry instead of riding on the train. That makes my transportation types on this trip as follows: plane, bus, car,
train, tram, metro, van, and boat. Later on when I looked at the map and more information on Cadiz, I found some things that I missed that I would have loved to see. But there is always next time!
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MRS. LINDA
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JUST WHEN......
I THOUGHT THAT, SURELY, YOU HAD EXPERIENCED ALL THE EXCITEMENT THAT ONE PRETTY GIRL EVER COULD ON HER TRIP TO EVERYWHERE, THERE'S MORE TO COME! I STILL PRAY FOR YOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND MAYBE A HANDSOME YOUNG MAN OF GOD ALONG THE WAY. YOU ARE PAYING ATTENTION, AREN'T YOU??? MUCH LOVE......MRS. LINDA