Charming Cadiz

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Our visit to Cadiz was a pleasant surprise. It turned out to be a most charming & captivating port of call. We did not book a tour. We could have gone to Seville and the Andalusian area. But instead we bought tickets for a hop-on/hop-off bus and had a great tour of the city.

We got on close to the ship and rode to the other side of the city where got off to stroll down the street. We found a great little restaurant for beer and tapas. These were better than what we had in Barcelona. After a fine repast, we walked along the shore a while more. Some got back on the bus while Deanie, Pam, Linda G and I walked along the beach and saw some charming sights. We ended up walking all the way back to the ship without finding a bus stop. Linda and Deanie went to a shopping center where they found J&B and wine. Pam and I deposited some of our stuff on the ship and then set out again to ride around the city some more. There were many places that I would have liked to get off and spend more time, but there just wasn't more time to be spent. I ended up with quite a sunburn by riding in the open air top of the bus.

We got back to the ship in time to go to the Skywalker Lounge for push-off cocktails. Again pre-dinner cocktails and dinner were next. Several of us went to a production show, "Shake, Rattle & Roll" in the Vista Lounge. Princess does a great job of Vegas style entertainment. Including, but not limited to the casino. There was some sort of high-end entertainment each night. More about this when I talk about Life on the Ship.

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Photos

Bus Ticket Kiosk
Pam buying her ticket for the hop-on/hop-off.

The Bus
Great double decker buses with headsets for narration.

Seashore Drive
Beautiful and clean

Rubber tree
Huge rubber tree that we passed by on the bus.

The Cadiz Tower
A view from the bus.

Most of the Gang
Bob, Deanie, Linda G. & Pam

More of the gang
Steve after he paid the bill and came outside.

All the girls but me
Deanie, Linda G., Linda C., and Pam

Tapas
An omelet type dish

More Tapas
Prosciuto on potato chips

Ham and cheese
pizza??

More tapas
Brie and herbs on toast

Fresh Delivery
Really not Linda C's favorite. She is NOT a fish fan.

A Beautiful Expanse of Beach
The beaches were clean and really nice.

Oceanside landscape
Everything was well maintained.

Beach Playground
Many amenities on the beaches.

A great Harbor
Lots of small boats at this side of the harbor.

Charming buildings.
Everything was clean and neat.

Botanical Garden
The plant sculptures were fascinating. I wanted to see it up closer but there just wasn't time.

Comments

[Tim]

Wow!
Hey Mom, I just looked through your blog. It made me want to book another cruise for April and me! What a great trip. I'll talk to you soon.

[Adrienne]

You seem to be having the time of your life! This would be the cruise I would chose,not Mexico. I love reading all the blogs. Be safe. Adrienne

[Mary]

Rubber Tree!
I saw a rubber tree in Bangkok at the Cabbages and Condoms restaurant, but it didn't look anything like this one...

[Karin]

Fantastic
Your blog is great Susie! I found it very interesting and the pics are great. Looks like a great time. OK, I am off to look and read some more.

[Linda]

I went to Cadiz last summer--beautiful beaches! But, we too ended up walking all the way back to the train station from the beaches because our tour bus never showed up! We thought we were going to miss our train! But, we made it! Just a hint about Spanish food--did you ever see a Spanish restaurant anywhere but Spain? Could have something to do with the fact that their food isn't that great!!!!!