Ship docked after a bit of rocking this AM, in Cadiz. Since this is an overnight port, we had booked a tour to Seville with a group from Cruise Critic. Seville is about 2 hours from Cadiz. Everyone was on time at the buses and we were ready to leave as planned at 8:30.... However, we were unaware that there was a Summit of countries from South America hosted by Spain in Cadiz. It was quickly apparent, after circling the same area twice, that we weren't going anywhere until 10 AM because the streets were closed to all traffic for security for the dignitaries from the various countries represented at the summit. Seems like politics continue to haunt us! Long story short...we finally left about 1015 as the cloudy day gave way to sunshine.
Arrived in Seville to more clouds rolling in....and rain on and off most of the day - a few times torrential. We thoroughly enjoyed the Placa Espania, walking through the quaint narrow streets and squares of the old Jewish, section, the Alcazar, and viewing the Cathedral ( the 3rd largest in the worl and the largest Gothic cathedral ). We had free time to shop for gifts and souvenirs, lunch ( for some...we had Gelato :)), and exploring the area. Very nice introduction to Seville with a good guide and tour director - it would be nice to return and spend more time in this lovely city.
After 1/2 hour spent searching for a missing person in our group....don't ask...we returned to Cadiz....had a quick drink in our room and decided that an informal dinner in the Terrace Grill would be just what we needed. Too tired to change for dinner or any activity tonight. The buffet was wonderful. Lobster and Salmon for me and Lobster and Lamb chops for Art - grilled to order with salads and baked potatoes.....much better than a 5 course dinner tonight. We joined Ann and Steve ( new friends) and enjoyed travel talk and getting to know them better....then off to catch up on blogging and looking forward to exploring Cadiz tomorrow with Tina and Tim and finding an Internet Cafe! The Internet fees on Oceania are outrageous so we will save those minutes for the sea days when we cross the Atlantic - thus the delays in posting my blog posts and checking email!
Must say that we are loving this ship and Oceania....looks like Celebrity has competition :)
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