While on the ferry going over to Cadiz we saw dolphins playing in the wake. There were also several pirate ship looking ships close to the harbor that were very beautiful. There was just one cruise ship in port so the crowds weren’t too horrible. The first time we visited Cadiz, there were three massive ships. Our main destination was the Cathedral in the center of the city. The cathedral took 116 years to complete so it is no surprise that there were many architects with varying architectural styles in the cathedral. It was began with the Baroque style and then completed in the neoclassical style. The last elements built were the towers and the sacristy in the 19th century. This also included the choir stalls that have beautiful wooden carvings in each of the seats. The crypt is pretty cool too as it is below sea level. The crypt has the composer Manuel de Falla and the poet and playwright José María Pemán, both born in Cádiz. A connection with the Americas is that it was built with money from the trade between Spain and America and as such was known as "The Cathedral of The Americas". Owen’s favorite part of our visit was playing with Damon’s coke bottle out in the main plaza.
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