Blogs from Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, Europe - page 16

This weekend was a blast. On Thursday, we took Ashley to a show at la Carboneria to see Flamenco. Friday, we chilled, went running, went shopping for boots, and went to an international fair. Then... on Saturday, we went on the bike trip that I planned. It was in a tiny town called Puerto Serrano. We took a bus about an hour and a half South of Sevilla. There, we rented bikes to go on these nationally preserved trails that were originally supposed to be railroad lines. They ran out of money or something, so they never put tracks down. Instead, it is just a big trail fit for a train. The tunnels are like the ones trains go through... Anyway, the trails were beautiful. There was a river, farms, beautiful hills, and we watched the ... read more

Welcome to Sotogrande, Spain! An invitation from Jason and Marisa to go and see them in Sotogrande, Spain, was a difficult offer to refuse: you know you are going to have an awesome time; you are going to dine well; you know you will party and have a blast; and finally, you will have the opportunity to take in the sun on the Spanish beaches (which is much better than being trapped in the bleak weather of London!). It was also our last chance to catch up with them before Marisa had the baby (due in mid-late November). 4th October 2008 So it was another early start to catch the 9am Easyjet flight from Gatwick to Gibraltar. After the 2.5 hour flight we were landing in the British colony of Gibraltar. The airstrip here is small, ... read more

Entry 5 Sorry I haven't updated you all for a while. I been MUY busy adjusting. Basically I go to the beach every day. Getting my tan on... whenever I want... is pretty epic. Let's see, I miss: 1) Teriyaki chicken and Persian food 2) Old men that don't hit on you 3) Driving everywhere 4) Asian people 5) Spicy Food 6) Hills 7) Cheap (round trip) bus passes 8) Having friends over 9) Beer pong 10) Fam and friends 11) Hip-hop music 12) Hot showers 13) Breakfast food SPANISH FASHION / STYLE: 1) Mullets. and rattails. No joke. 2) Genie pants, a.k.a. diaper pants... basically regular pants but the crotch is like right above the knees instead of... where it's supposed to be. FOOD: Honestly, the food is pretty bland here, good, but Spanish people ... read more

WOW! Just want to start out by saying that after many months of planning, nerves and imagining what would be - thanks to YOU ALL, our lovely guests, the wedding turned out to be a perfect day for both of us. We will now begin our honeymoon, well, the 2nd part of it anyway, this time without our friends and family. Saddened by this and wishing we could have spent more time with all of you we go but will keep you posted. We feel fortunate to have so may rockin' people by our side! Love to you all!!! J&D ... read more

Was surprised to learn that Cadiz, Spain is the oldest continuously occupied city in Western Europe. The Phoenician merchants set up shop here in 1100 B.C. We had a five hour excursion planned that did a little tour of the city and then headed out to Jerez de la Frontera to see the famous Spanish Andalucian horses and drink a little sherry. A lot of Spanish towns in this part of the World have the suffix de la Frontera. When the Spanish Kings were trying to reclaim Southern Spain from the Moors, every time they pushed them out of a city, they added the suffix to indicate this was the new frontier. Jerez is a beautiful area, clean and very picturesque and famous for it's bulls, horses and Sherry. The horse ranch was in a park ... read more