{"id":72,"date":"2015-07-28T08:39:36","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T13:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/cadiz-spain-2015\/?p=72"},"modified":"2015-07-28T08:39:36","modified_gmt":"2015-07-28T13:39:36","slug":"exploring-the-southern-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/cadiz-spain-2015\/2015\/07\/28\/exploring-the-southern-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the Southern Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a1Hola! Soy Caterina Francisco, escribiendo del cuento de Mariam!<\/p>\n

Hello! I am Caterina Francisco, writing from Mariam\u2019s account!<\/p>\n

Alrededor de la costa del sur de Espa\u00f1a, hay tres ciudades m\u00e1s importantes que empezaron la historia de Espa\u00f1a. Hoy visitamos las tres ciudades, cuales son Vejer de la Frontera, Bolonia y Tarifa. Vejer de la Frontera es una ciudad muy conocida por su color blanco en casi todas de los edificios y casas. Mi primera impresi\u00f3n fue que esta ciudad es muy tranquila porque cuando llegamos hab\u00eda casi nadie en las calles.<\/p>\n

The history of Spain is said to have been started by the settlement within three main cities, which line the southern coast of Spain. Today we visited those three cities which are Vejer de la Frontera, Bolonia and Tarifa. Vejer de la Frontera is a city very well known for the white painted style of buildings and homes. My first impression of this city is that it is very quiet, because when we arrived there was hardly anyone outside in the streets.<\/p>\n

Tuve que presentar para mi grupo sobre un poco de informaci\u00f3n sobre las ciudades: Vejer, Bolonia and Tarifa- la ciudad m\u00e1s al sur del pa\u00eds. Vejer de la Frontera est\u00e1 ubicada a la derecha del rio B\u00e1rbate, en una colina y es conocida por su pueblo que es casi totalmente blanco. Salimos est\u00e1 ma\u00f1ana a las ocho y media por autob\u00fas para ir a Vejer. Cuando llegamos en Vejer, saludamos a nuestra gu\u00eda. Ella fue muy simp\u00e1tica y sab\u00eda mucha informaci\u00f3n sobre la ciudad y lo que ha ocurrido all\u00ed. Caminamos mucho tiempo adentro de la ciudad por las calles principales. Saque muchas fotos de las vistas y de las casas blancas. Fue maravillosa de ver como la gente de esta ciudad son muy amables y si necesite ayuda, ellos se asisten inmediatamente. Lo que fue especial para ver fue las calles y los edificios. Las calles son tan estrechas y algunos tuvieron que ser reconstruidas despu\u00e9s del terremoto que ocurri\u00f3 en Portugal en 1755. Es muy interesante para mi cuando puedo aprender y conectar algo que ya sab\u00eda de mis origines o de mis estudios portugueses a algo que ocurri\u00f3 en el mundo hispano.<\/p>\n

While visiting these cities for the day, I presented to my group some interesting information on Vejer, Bolonia and Tarfia, the southern most city in Spain. Vejer is located on the right of the Barbate River, on a hill and is known for its town dressed in white. We left this morning from C\u00e1diz at 8:30 in the morning by bus in order to go to Vejer. Taking the bus was a great way to really see some of the countryside of Andaluc\u00eda. When we arrived in Vejer, we greeted our tour guide. She was very nice and knew so much about the city and what has happened there. We walked a while inside the city through some of the main streets. I took many photos of the views and of the white houses. It was marvelous to see how nice the people were, and if you need help, they can assist right away. The buildings and streets were very interesting to see. They were narrow and some of the buildings had to be reconstructed after the after-effects of the earthquake that hit Portugal in 1755. It is very interesting to me when I can learn and connect something to my heritage or my Portuguese studies to the Hispanic world.<\/p>\n

Despu\u00e9s de visitar Vejer, fuimos a la ciudad Bolonia y visitamos Baelo Claudia, las ruinas romanas. Visitamos el museo que mayormente fue afuera de un edificio. Baleo Claudia fue abandonada en el siglo VI, donde ten\u00eda mucho terremotos. Me gust\u00f3 mucho de ver las ruinas y pienso que es muy importante para una persona como yo de entender una civilizaci\u00f3n antigua para entender como llegamos a nuestro tiempo de hoy. Despu\u00e9s de ver las ruinas, fuimos a la ciudad de Tarifa. Hab\u00eda mucho calor hoy, pero todav\u00eda pod\u00edamos disfrutar la playa y las tiendas. Despu\u00e9s de caminar por la ciudad un poco, fuimos a mojar nuestros pies en el agua. El agua del mar mediterr\u00e1neo fue tan frio que solamente pod\u00eda poner mis pies. La vista de \u00c1frica en la distancia fue incre\u00edble. Nunca he imaginado que alguna d\u00eda yo visitar\u00eda un lugar como Tarifa y definitivamente quiero volver alg\u00fan d\u00eda. Me siento muy tranquila aqu\u00ed en Tarifa, es como el mar da el mejor equilibrio con el calor de la ciudad.<\/p>\n

After visiting Vejer, we went to the city of Bolonia, where we visited Baelo Claudia, the Roman ruins. We visited the museum that is actually entirely outside. Baelo Claudia was abandoned in the 6th Century, after a serious of earthquakes occurred. I liked seeing the\u00a0ruins a lot and I think it is very important to understand ancient civilizations in order to understand how we arrived to where we are today. After seeing the ruins, we went to the city of Tarifa. It was so hot today, but we could still enjoy the beach and the stores. After walking through the city for a little while, we went to wet our feet in the water. The water was so cold in the Mediterranean Sea that I could barely stand to put my feet in! The view of Africa in the distance was incredible. I would have never imagined that one day I would visit a place like Tarifa and I definitely want to come back. I feel very peaceful in Tarifa, it is like the ocean gives a great balance to the heat from the city.<\/p>\n

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The iconic pueblo blanco (white town) copied by many other cities<\/p><\/div>\n

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The many archways throughout the city of Vejer<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ancient town market of what once was Baelo Claudia<\/p><\/div>\n

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The water was freezing! But at least is came with a great view of Africa!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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