Cadiz

Our hotel is down a narrow lane right in the midst of the historic town. There is a courtyard in the middle with a fountain so it looks very inviting as you walk in. The weather is lovely and fine and quite hot in the sun but still cool in the shade - winter still has a bite, even in the south of Spain. Cadiz is fascinating, it is built at the end of a narrow strip of land which widens slightly at the end. (I called it a knob but Hannah tells that´s not a good name!) and even with all the buildings, there are still parks and greenery round the edge.
Today we got up late, went out shopping and found a market which was fun. Hannah got herself a couple of things and I got a gift or two so we are thinking that we will have to buy that extra suitcase as we are not sure how heavy our bags are now. They feel heavy carting them round I can tell you. I must have developed extra muscles in my pulling suitcase arm!
We found a little place for brunch "churros and chocolate" would you believe, and then wandered round sight seeing. We found the Bishops House in which has been discovered ruins from the time of the Phonecians!! We thought Tim would have liked it. You walked round on a glass floor so you could see and walk over all the excavations. Quite amazing. We also visited the cathedral here and walked up the bell tower - and down again quickly as the bells were about to ring and Hannah didn´t want to be up there then. We had a drink in one of the many plazas, then found the tourist bus. We spent an hour travelling round on that which was interesting.
Tonight we are going to see if we can find a fish place for dinner.
We have been using our Spanish in shops, asking for directions, for tickets etc and are managing quite well. Most people don´t seem to mind our mistakes and answer us in Spanish, sometimes rather slowly, but in Spanish!
Hasta luego