We rented an apartment at El Armador Casa Palacio. It’s spacious and the small kitchen makes it handy to have breakfast and a light dinner in. The location is perfect though we confess, we’ve walked more miles than we care to admit, trying to find our way back to our temporary home base. Here’s the living room:
The Museo de Cadiz is just around the corner. It’s under renovation but we were able to view a nice mix of archeological finds, Roman statues and fine art. We especially liked this statue of Livia with flecks of blue paint from antiquity left on her gown. Tiberius is seen lurking behind her.
Nearby, a cute shop sells handmade-in-Spain Lobe shoes designed by the owner and her friend. If you like shoes, check out their website at: www.lobespain.com
The Mercado Central has lots of casual outdoor dining stalls with many fresh seafood choices. Today we tried the fried calamari; crispy, tiny shrimp omelets; and grilled tuna sandwiches. All good! Small tapas-style plates make it easy to try several things!
In the afternoon we found the Cathedral rather by accident after stumbling around looking for something else! The narrow streets of Cadiz wind and twist around in ways that confuse us, though perhaps we’re easily confused. In any case, it turned out to be a good time to see the inside of the cathedral…
…and to make the climb up to the Tower.
It’s a nice view from this vantage point.
It’s been another good day in Old Cadiz! So far, the weather is still nice enough in the evening for us to have an aperitivo at an outdoor cafe. It’s a popular thing to do so we’ll join the crowd! Cheers!