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Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz October 2nd 2016

Dimanche 2 octobre 2016 Nous reprenons notre circuit et nous arrêtons pour notre petit-déjeuner à Tarifa. Située au point le plus au sud de l’Andalousie, elle est très exposée aux vents et c’est donc un spot très prisé des surfeurs. Du coup, c’est une ambiance très bizarre. Car il y a le côté très typique andalou, les petites ruelles pavées et les anciennes murailles et à la fois un côté californien avec les surfeurs en tongs aux long cheveux blonds. Et on va d’ailleurs tous les croiser ce matin car toutes les boutiques du centre-ville ont pris possession de la rue principale pour organiser une vente de fin de saison. Je m’attendais à faire de bonnes affaires mais en fait il n’y a que des boutiques de surfeurs ! Alors à moins de vouloir acheter une ... read more
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Arcos

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz September 17th 2016

After Gibraltar could anything be more different? We are staying at Las Dunas a huge camping site in Puerto de Santa Maria. We are the other side of the river from Cadiz. The site is huge and sprawling , has a swimming pool, a bar/restaurant and is within walking distance of the beach and from the catamaran to Cadiz. It was not a walk we planned to do as we had originally made the decision to stay over a few days. There seemed quite a lot of interest in Cadiz to hold our attention but on the face of it the campsite seemed a tad too busy for us. We were taken to our plot by a guy on a bike and were surrounded . Suzy in a sea of motorhomes. We made the decision there ... read more
Cadiz by early evening
Cadiz cathedral
Our catamaran trip to Seville

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz August 21st 2016

Back onto trips after a day or two of lazing. In the morning off to Cadiz to have a quick look around the old town before special lunch appointment. The old town is quaint with narrow streets and some fine architecture. The jewel is the cathedral - spacious, filled with light from the central dump and filled with astonishing side chapels. Each one separated out to mark a saint etc. Each with a semi circular recess belied by the straight exterior walls. It was impressive in scale and design. A well spoken commentary on mobile device explains each area with good historical and social narrative. It was a delight. Then having momentarily disposed of children on the beach it was off to Aponiente a Michelin starred restaurant in Puerto de Santa Maria. Not in an obvious ... read more
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Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz July 4th 2016

Sometime, it's all about going left and right a little. First stop for us, is the white city of Cadiz....we are on our way to Gibraltar. Jerez de la Frontera was not on the plan till my Mum asked me if we were going to see the Equestrian show. Well, I had no idea about it...so google it...and found out we could attend the show...but would have to spend two hours more on the road few days later. The Equistrian Show is not happening everyday, so a little more planning was expected. So for once, I'm breaking the rule of...a blog a day...this time, we give you Cadiz and Jerez where we spent few hours each in the middle of the day, on two separate days. On arrival to Cadiz, a huge cruise ship was in ... read more
The Palace at the Escuela Andaluza
At Sandeman, Jerez....
Portion de paella.....yammie!

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz April 27th 2016

Good morning. Yesterday afternoon was at leisure in Cadiz. We decided not to go on the all day excursion to Seville; two hour bus ride each way, as we had been there several times when Lisa lived their her junior year. Fran stayed in to nurse her cold and she “encouraged” me to go do something. As my grandson, Charlie, is prone to say, "leave me alone." I signed up for a bike ride around and through the city. Orion has brand new cruising bikes and our group, which consisted of the leader, one other guy, and a woman tried them out. The leader, the on board concierge, is just a kid and he had no idea where to ride but he was enthusiastic. The city is a bulbous shaped peninsula. We decided to circumnavigate it, ... read more
Strait of Gibraltar

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz April 25th 2016

That big fat high (anticyclone in the language of those from down under)is still sitting above us and it was just a lovely morning to wake up to with the bright sun and the azure sky from our penthouse apartment bedroom window. That sky did change a little later in the morning but more about that soon. Gretchen had sussed out a way to get to Cadiz which on the map doesn’t look that far away but in reality because of a lot of wasteland and water, it is over 30km to drive one way. She had figured out where a ferry went between Puerto de Santa Maria and downtown Cadiz and the cost at €2.75 each was going to work out cheaper than the petrol to drive, and then find a car park with a ... read more
Gretchen ready for the day,shorts and all
Our ferry to Cadiz arrives
Two cruise ships tied up,Cadiz

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz » Setenil de las Bodegas November 17th 2015

Setenil de las Bodegas to miejscowosc lezaca prawie 20 km od Rondy. Nie zajelo nam to duzo czasu aby tu dojechac, ale droga wiodla przez male miasteczka. Jedno z nich było wyjatkowo waskie o ciekawej nazwie Arriate, co sobie skojarzylam z wariatem, bo niektorzy jezdza tutaj troche na wariata (o malo jeden z nich nie zaparkowal nam w bagazniku). Mieszkancy uzywaja tutaj duzych luster na ulicach by moc przejechac przez waziutkie uliczki. Ale miasteczko bardzo ladne. Przez Setenil de las Bodegas przebiega słynny szlak turystyczny zwany Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos (Szlak białych miast), do którego należy ponad 20 miast Andaluzji. Nazwa pochodzi od domów pomalowanych białych wapnem. Setenil de las Bodegas stanowi wyjatek wsrod andaluzyjskich bialych wiosek, gdyz wiekszosc z nich powstala na urwiskach a Setenil de las Bodegas zbudowano w jaskiniach. Jaskinie w okolicy ... read more
Setenil de las Bodegas
Setenil de las Bodegas
Setenil de las Bodegas

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz October 28th 2015

The Captain announced the night before that we would be passing Gibraltar around midnight. We would begin the passage around 11:30 PM; so, that’s what I set our alarm for so that we could see “The Rock”. Sharon didn’t hear my phone alarm; but, I did and went to see a shoreline full of pin lights adorning the shoreline. Through the darkness we could also see the outline of Gibraltar. Sharon mused from her sleep, “What’s up?” I told her that we were passing Gibraltar and she sprang to life, grabbed the camera and we both viewed Gibraltar from our starboard balcony blessed berth in our pajamas. It’s kind of nice that it worked out that way. Sharon took some pictures; but, feared that there wasn’t enough light to see anything but darkness in the picture. ... read more
Tower of Cathedral
Walls in Palace
Walls in Palace

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz June 1st 2015

Also nun bin ich hier in Cádiz, ziemlich im Süden Spaniens un bin gerade vom Strand zurückgekehrt. Es ist wieder superviel passiert und ich hab kein Papier um ein Mindmap zu machen. Ich werde jedoch mein bestes tun um zu beschreiben, was ich so getan habe die letzten zwei Wochen. (hab abgespeichert und nun am nächsten Tag doch ein Mindmap gemacht) Ich bin also von Vitoria aus, am Montag Morgen nach Bilbao aufgebrochen. Dort habe ich dann den Busbahnhof und den Flughafen besucht.. beide sehr interessant. Ich hatte natürlich immens viel Zeit eingeplant um meinen Flug auch sicher zu erwischen und irgendwie denke ich auch immer, dass in Spanien alles zu spät kommt und schlecht funktioniert. Leider waren die Busse sehr pünktlich und ich war etwa drei Stunden vor meinem Flug am Flughafen. Also habe ich ... read more
Tschuldigung wegem huet ide Kathedrale :(
Sightseeing (Ben & Jeannie)
Daniel-Pablo-Beni

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz » Castellar de la Frontera April 30th 2015

CADIZ Approaching Cadiz on a bright Spring morning, the towers of the churches and buildings are the first thing you notice. You sail right into the heart of the city, a city that dates back to the 12th Century BC and is the oldest continuously inhabited in the Western world. After two days at sea, it was nice to get off and stretch our legs. In glorious sunshine, we took a short walk to the Plaza de San Juan de Dios where the Town Hall is and the open air brings the essence of Cadiz to life. We walked through cobbled streets out onto the main thoroughfare towards the Cathedral. A small detour took us into the municipal museum (free entry) where we took in some modern Spanish American art in the form of sculptures and ... read more
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