Monday, August 22
As we left the ship this morning we were treated to a performance of Spanish Flamenco dancing on the dock - a nice welcome to Spain! It turned out that it was the start of the annual festival here, so there was lots happening in town today with plenty of eating, music and dancing.
We were in Almeira in 2014 on another cruise and had visited the Alcazaba, so we didn't have to do that again. We set off for the old town, and passed the main Cathedral on the way to Plaza De la Constitution. We then walked to the market, and after that went to a taberna for a drink and some tapas. While there a band turned up and entertained the crowd with a few tunes.
As we had the day at sea yesterday we wanted to catch up on wifi, so we found a cafe and spent some time there. While we were there girls in flamenco costumes walked past, as well as another band, and a bunch of people on motor cycles made a lot of noise as they code down the main street. On top of this there were heaps of families out and about enjoying themselves, and it looked to us like it was a public holiday. It certainly added to the atmosphere of Almeira and made for another enjoyable visit.
As we left the ship this morning we were treated to a performance of Spanish Flamenco dancing on the dock - a nice welcome to Spain! It turned out that it was the start of the annual festival here, so there was lots happening in town today with plenty of eating, music and dancing.
We were in Almeira in 2014 on another cruise and had visited the Alcazaba, so we didn't have to do that again. We set off for the old town, and passed the main Cathedral on the way to Plaza De la Constitution. We then walked to the market, and after that went to a taberna for a drink and some tapas. While there a band turned up and entertained the crowd with a few tunes.
As we had the day at sea yesterday we wanted to catch up on wifi, so we found a cafe and spent some time there. While we were there girls in flamenco costumes walked past, as well as another band, and a bunch of people on motor cycles made a lot of noise as they code down the main street. On top of this there were heaps of families out and about enjoying themselves, and it looked to us like it was a public holiday. It certainly added to the atmosphere of Almeira and made for another enjoyable visit.
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