Cadiz at last: Day 4

172 steps!! 

We arrived at the Tavira Tower for our tour and were told to climb to the top where the tour would start!   There are 172 steps as a notice at the top announced and it seems that Tintin had got there before us!  The views from the top were quite something.  On the third floor is a camera obscure and we were treated to a demonstration and views of Cadiz.  We saw people walking about and washing flapping on the roofs!  It was an interesting experience.

Cadiz

Cadiz

Rooftops and towers

 We found a cafe near the market where we sat and enjoyed a coffee and people watched.  We remarked on the number of wheel chairs in use, also mobility scooters, grandmas pushing prams and young people taking old people for walks.  Then we headed for the cathedral and paid our 5€ each for an audio guide and religiously (!) toured the cathedral.

The main altar

Some impressive silver work

Another short stroll to a square we've been to before and an examination of menus in the various restaurants there.   We decided on a beer in a modest cafe and then had some tapas - langoustine salad, potatas bravas and meatballs in sauce putannesca.   Then back to the apartment for a rest!

Refreshed, we spent a while packing up and then went off in search of supper.   We cruised round the restaurants on the Plaza de Mina and chose a cafe with tables on the square which looked well patronised and had some slightly different dishes on offer.   We had tortillas de camerones and a tomato and burrata salad for starters and Peter ordered a grilled sole for his main and I ordered the chicken and chorizo paella.   After the starters, Peter's sole appeared but my paella didn't.   When we could catch the waiter's eye, which was some minutes, during which Peter had almost finished his sole, it turned out that he hadn't actually placed the order for the paella.  Much apologising, but that didn't help and I had to resort to choosing something quicker off the menu as the paella takes half and hour.   I was very disappointed!

In the morning our taxi was very prompt and we were off on the start of our journey back to Norwich.  A good break.  Very relaxed and an interesting town with lots of people watching opportunities.  Friendly people too.  We wouldn't rate it very highly on the food front though.  Too many restaurants serving the same dishes and a lot of fried food.   A good place for a winter break - it was very hot when we were there.