Sunday, April 16, 2017

Report #106 Cadiz, Spain April 15, 2017 Saturday Partly cloudy & 68 degrees Part #2 Of 4 87 Pictures

Our hike continued…..

 

Park statues

 

Possibly a cork tree

 

Orange trees are abundant here

 

Many types of palm trees

 

Many pines as well

 

Large duck

 

This one bites

 

Pigeons roosted in a tree

 

The perfect herring gull

 

He is almost tame

 

Fountain and pond in the garden

 

Good spot for the ducks

 

Largest park in Cadiz

 

Created in the 18th century

 

Electric scooters

 

Flower beds

 

Palms

 

Cherry tree blooming

 

The pigeon coup in the park

 

Birds can get in, but cannot get out

 

Meandering paths

 

Virgin Mary Statue

 

Main road through the park

 

Street fountain

 

Manicured shrubs

 

Park info

 

Turning the corner of the peninsula

 

Led to Alameda Apodaca

 

Nice place to stroll or walk dogs

 

Statues of Alameda Park

 

Trellising

 

Checkerboard walkways

 

Guardhouse on the bay

 

Steep walls

 

A fancy manhole

 

Ancient walls of the Old Town

 

Official building

 

Go this way…..

 

Fort of Candeleria

 

El Carmen Church and Santa Teresa Church

 

Church story

 

Doors of the church

 

The interior was beautiful

 

Back to the Alameda Garden

 

Tile work  was beautiful too

 

Small square in the park

 

Bet this ficus tree is 200 years old

 

Extremely old….no, not me

 

El Carmen Church in the distance

 

A famous city founder from Cuba

 

Best place to relax

 

Matching ficus tree

 

Cranes of the port in the distance

 

Old ficus

 

Plaza de Espana, dedicated to the 1812 Constitution

 

White wisteria was fragrant

 

A lone sailboat

 

Watch that pitbull

 

Manicured park

 

Well-kept

 

Fancy fountain

 

Local poet and Bill

 

Now we need to find our way to the pizzeria

 

Shallow shoreline

 

Need to go back into the old city

 

Newer balconies

 

Going back into the maze

 

Window garden – easy to maintain

 

Buried in buildings

 

More strange trees

 

Flowering redbud

 

Monument of the Plaza de Espana

 

Nicknamed La Pepa

 

Large square around the monument

 

Green gardens around the plaza

 

Filled with benches

 

And fountains for the birds

 

Fresh water for the pigeons

 

Getting lost in the maze

 

The way to lunch, we think?

 

The street names were printed on the buildings

 

Starting to look familiar

 

All stone and concrete

 

Typical door knockers and handles

 

Street of high end boutiques

 

Many shops in town