I’m enjoying a long weekend down south. Maria and I set off yesterday at lunchtime, and seven hours later, with a few pit stops for food and cake, we arrived in Algeciras, in Cádiz Province. It’s right next to Gibraltar.
I didn’t get a good shot of “The Rock”, coz it was raining when we got here, but it sure looked impressive. Here’s a random Andalucían rock:
Maria singing in the car 🙂
We had “pionono”, a local sweet, on the way. Way too sweet for me…
We went out for tapas in the evening – totally delicious!
Today, we’ll be exploring Cádiz 🙂
Lady Of The Cakes 
I’m not sure Algeciras is great, but have a good time and maybe you can tell me differently! There’s a nice market there anyway.:-)
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Actually, it’s not bad at all, the vistas are fabulous and the harbour quite impressive. Maria’s sister lives here, and we’re staying with her, that’s the reason why we chose it 😉
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Many moons ago, I stopped at Cadiz on a school cruise, but it was just used as the hopping off point to visit Seville. It is on my list to visit properly some time, so I await your report! Happy cake hunting 🙂
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Are those stuffed peppers? I am all over that shiz.
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They are 🙂
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I’m jealous! Cadiz and Jerez are on my list 🙂
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Just got back from Cádiz… so beautiful… we are exhausted.
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You found a sweet that was too sweet for you? 🙂
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Sounds unlikely… but it does happen. And more often than I’d like!
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yay!!! I’ll be looking for more posts on Cadiz 🙂
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Coming up…once I’ve sorted through those millions of photos I took today…
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There is always time to make a pit stop for cake!
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You said it!
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Have fun in the warm weather!
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Nothing warm about it, Polly, BRRRRRRRR 😉
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I have a couple of very precise memories from Algeciras:1) I got the best hair cut there EVER even though I didn’t even know the word for “cut” in Spanish and even less words like high lights and layers. 2) we booked into a cheap room there with my holiday fling, and were brought down to earth in quite a rough manner as we, after paying for the cosy but simple little room, realised that something was missing: the door to the bathroom. Apparently not scary enough as that “fling” is today my husband 😉
I really liked Cadiz back then, it was very relaxed, not as touristy as many other areas in Andalucia, and I met great people over there! Great memories of the backpacking times 🙂
Enjoy your trip!
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Am delighted to have brought back some nice memories for you 😉 LOL, the haircut! And who needs a bathroom door…
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Did you see the camera obscure up the Tavira tower, in Cadiz? Great views from there 🙂
Pity the weather isn’t better.
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We were lucky with the weather in C today, sunny and beautiful. Pissing it down in A right now. But you’ll be well aware of this. We never went up the tower.
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What was that sweet thing made of? And don’t say sugar.
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Yup. 200% sugar.
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I LOVE Andalucía! If you’re still down South and have some time to spare go to Antequera for the Torcal and for the tapas bars. It’s a gorgeous little town – you’ll love it!
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We’re running out of time… on our next trip!
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