A nice break in Cádiz

Cádiz is a seaside lovers destination

Cádiz turned out to be a nice break from the constant sightseeing and a pleasant way to wrap up our travels through Andalucía.

First thing to note, is that Samsung Galaxy SIII’s alarms don’t work if the phone is turned off. Something we learnt the hard way when needing to wake up early to catch our train to Cádiz. Luckily, the staff at RENFE are very accommodating and changed our tickets to the later train (as we slept in).

When we got to Cádiz, the first thing we noticed (and enjoyed) was the warmth. It was our warmest point of our trip so far (being the southern point of Spain and Andalucía). The other thing we noticed was how crazily busy it was for a Monday. The reason: ‘Rebajas’, Spain’s answer to Boxing Day Sales. If there was a crisis in Spain, you wouldn’t know it judging by the people with their hoards of shopping bags and lines out the store. Some people even had camping chairs, having camped out before the stores opened. We managed to avoid the crowds initially checking into our beautiful apartment, Casa Palacio Cádiz. Cádiz is a very small coastal town, with not as many touristy things to see or do. It was a nice break from what we had been doing so far. In this town, we could take our time and relax. We headed out to our newly favourite eating joint, 100 Montaditos and enjoyed the sun before facing the crowds at the shops.

Thankfully, by the time we got to the shops most of the madness had died down and we were able to shop with relative ease. With purchases in tow, we decided to do as the Spanish did and have a siesta before checking out the nightlife. Long story short, there was none, so we strolled along the promenade before heading back to our apartment.

The next day we set out to see what attracted me to Cádiz in the first place, the Cathedral. It was very different to the other ones we’ve seen so far. It reminds me of a palace from Naboo (Star Wars fans will get me on this). It had beautiful views of the city and allowed us to take in some of the sun’s rays before our next, colder stop: Madrid.