Rota
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36:36.928N 6:21.243W Today we woke up at the crack of dawn to explore After a brief stop for lunch on board the boat, we returned
to town and found the wifi café. A few beers later and we had caught up with
the world at large! After a relaxing afternoon on board the boat, we then went
out to visit the Castle of the Moon built in 1295. We had a nearly personal
tour (us and one other group of people) in Spanish – however we had a
printed sheet with an English translation. And it was totally free (the Spanish
know how to encourage sight seeing). The castle has been completely restored
and is now used as the town hall. On our way to the wifi café we saw two
wedding parties by the castle. It is the perfect setting for a wedding. The
highlight of the tour was the “sewing room”. It has a Moorish domed
ceiling and when standing in opposite corners of the room you can whisper and the
person at the other side can hear perfectly. No one else in the room can hear
what was said. This evening we had fresh tuna steaks. Actually the cats had
fresh tuna steaks and they kindly left us the scraps. However desert was very
yummy as we found a very nice Spanish cake shop. It is possible all the walking
around today just about wiped out the calories of the cake…maybe. Once
again we were shattered and in bed by 9pm – are we ever going to get out
late to sample the real Spanish night life?
Inside the courtyard at the castle
View from the top of the castle over
View from the top of the castle over
Some typical tourists on top of the castle at |
