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Travelling by train from Madrid to Cadiz, we passed solar arrays ... * |
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and windmills ... * |
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and a salt works. * |
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After checking in to our hotel, we had a look around and found this pleasant square ... * |
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and the Cathedral ... † |
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and this rather bleak stretch of southern shore line. * |
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The next day, we took a local train to Jerez, where we were most impressed by the railway station. * |
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After walking some distance on a rather hot morning, we had cool drinks at a café watching the fountains. † |
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Then on to the Gonzales-Byass (Tio Pepe) sherry bodega. There were many many barrels of maturing sherry. * |
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Some were signed by eminent visitors. * |
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Two areas were set up for weddings later that day. * |
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We finished in the tasting room, where we sampled four different sherries. * |
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Not far away was Jerez Cathedral, with some interesting architecture. * |
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There were iron seats like this all over Spain. † |
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We has a late lunch in a square with this statue, then took a taxi back to the train station. † |
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When we got back to Cadiz, we found that the Costa Fortuna was docked. The ship seemed to follow us around: we also saw in in Malaga and Lisbon. And in 2011 in Rhodes. * |
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The next day we visited the excellent Cadiz Museum. This large statue greets visitors. * |
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The ground floor has ancient artifacts from prehistory down to Roman times. * |
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Amphorae recovered from a wreck. * |
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"Don't mess with me: I'm the Emperor." † |
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The next floor has paintings from the middle ages. * |
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Later we walked along the waterfront to the old harbour and beach. † |
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The sea wall is not really this much curved: it is an artifact of the panorama making program. † |
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There were some sand sculptures on the beach. * |
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We went into the Castillo de Santa Catalina at the western edge of the beach. * |
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The beach seen from the Castillo. * |
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Cadiz has long, straight, narrow streets. * |
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And some lively night life. † |