Saturday, 4 October 2014

Cadiz




September 23rd 2014

[caption id="attachment_2608" align="aligncenter" width="640"]DSCF2551 Another morning stroll along the beach and another stormy sky....fortunately we narrowly missed getting drenched![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2609" align="aligncenter" width="640"]DSCF2552 Just love the moodiness of this...[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2610" align="aligncenter" width="640"]DSCF2556 We thought this was just so lovely...a local fisherman in the harbour at Cadiz dealing with his catch, and cooling his feet at the same time...[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2611" align="aligncenter" width="640"]DSCF2561 Looking out to sea from part of the old city walls...[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2612" align="aligncenter" width="480"]DSCF2571 As we wandered the streets of Cadiz many of the doors were open revealing the most beautiful hallways....[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2613" align="aligncenter" width="640"]DSCF2576 Cathedral square[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2614" align="aligncenter" width="640"]DSCF2581 The Cathedral[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2615" align="aligncenter" width="480"]DSCF2588 The city has many merchants houses....easily spotted because they are so very tall...These were owned by wealthy merchants who wanted to be the first to spot the ships coming in from the sea...[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2616" align="aligncenter" width="640"]DSCF2590 Fantastic streetlamp[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2617" align="aligncenter" width="480"]DSCF2591 Another gorgeous hallway[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2618" align="aligncenter" width="480"]DSCF2592 Love, love, love...[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2619" align="aligncenter" width="640"]DSCF2595 One last look at the harbour[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2620" align="aligncenter" width="640"]DSCF2601 We found this beautiful place by the beach for to I gut...but the village seems to have got stuck in time....lots of horse and cart transport, a dirt road through the middle and thick rope "sleeping policemen"![/caption]

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