The bus ride there was great since I slept the entire 8 hours (roadtrip to Rothbury-style). Right by the bus stop was El Abuelo's cafe- crucial. It wasn't raining yet so, we got to explore the beach. Then on our walk to the tip of the peninsula, towards the historial part of town, it started to rain (although this morning as we were leaving it was downpouring, so we felt better about our rain). The streets were completely empty when we arrived at 730am and did not start to fill until about 3pm. To pass the time, we went to the ancient Roman Theater, The Wine and Bull Museum-complete with Jerez wine tastings, 80% of the cafes in Cadiz where we knocked back one cafe con leche after the other to stay awake, and el cine to see "Un tipo serio" --Cohen Brother's "A Serious Man" which I was outnumbered in liking. We walked the entire width, length and circumference of the city, and then bar hopped in costume until they closed around 5am. This morning we were pitifully homeless in the cold rain since absolutely nothing is open 24hours, so we slept in an alcove until abuelo opened his cafe!!!
I learned a few things on this trip:
- Appreciate Denny's, McDonalds, and all 24hour conventiece stores
- I can now single handedly Yelp all of Cadiz
- Carnaval really starts the day after it is officially said to start
- Sherry is just wine that comes from Jerez in Spain
Tomorrow: Hiking in Sierra de guadarrama!
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