Sand and Sun: Cadiz!

Also on the itinerary this weekend was Cadiz. A beach town about 2 hours south of Seville. It was a culturally enriching experience as well as a really fun day. This was an excursion by my program so it was already paid for. First we took a tour with a guide through the city then my friend played tour guide and we saw some more stuff we missed. The beach was beautiful but I really like the cities  and gardens and plazas here. The close buildings and mosaics make me fall in love with everywhere I go.



At a castle.

Jerez de la Frontera

On Friday I took a short notice one day trip to jerez de la Frontera. It's a small town about an 1.5 outside of Seville. I went with a friend from class. It was an amazing day because a) we spoke spanish the ENTIRE day (except for like 5 minutes when we were lost) and b) the weather and views were gorgeous.

Jerez is one of the many pueblos in Andalucia (the southern region) that is in the industry of wine. So our prinary purpose was to visit a bodega that specializes in port and sherry. We went to Sandeman which is a winery that dates back to 1790. We took the tour in spanish even though they asked us if we were sure like 15 times. The tour itself was really short but very informative about the origins of Sandeman (who was Scottish) and the actual process of making the port. There was a tasting at the end. Neither one of us are drinkers so we really had no idea what we were drinking.

It's all up hill from here: Senderismo

This weekend I did something that I never thought I would enjoy. I went HIKING. I know. I don't seem like the hiking type. I'm out of shape. I have a touch of asthma. I don't really do the outdoors. I don't even own hiking shoes. A few months ago I would've said absolutely not. But I think after all of the trekking and stuff I did in Peru I can do just about anything. So I went hiking. Again, it was a group activity and I did make the committment.

We went to a small town about an hour and a half away.

Huge rock. Pretty view.