Almeria,
Spain – April 10, 2014
We got
up at 9 AM so we would make breakfast. They finish serving breakfast at 10 AM.
While we were getting ready, we watched information about Almeria on TV. The La
Alcazaba looked very interesting and we decided we would like to see it. It was
a Moorish (Muslim) fort built atop a mountain overlooking the city in the 15th
century. We got off the ship around 11 AM. The weather was very pleasant and
sunny. The walk to the Fort was a 20 minute uphill walk so we took a cab, it cost 5 euros.
The Fort was very large and impressive. The fort had a
sophisticated system of water cisterns and plumbing that was part of the
original structure from 500 years ago. Inside the fort were beautiful gardens.
We climbed all the way to the highest point to see some amazing views of
Almeria. It was also interesting to see the size of our cruise ship in
comparison to the buildings.
We
walked back to the ship. On the way we stopped to see the Cathedral that was
also very impressive. Unfortunately, we could not go inside. There was a small
playground right across the street from the port. Stevie and Hannah loved
playing there. We returned to the ship around 2:30 PM, ate lunch on the Lido
deck, rested in our room for a little while and then went swimming. The water
in the pool was very warm. We stayed in the pool for at least 2 hours. They had
a festival with a barbeque around the pool which made it quite crowded.
However, no one but us and another family were in the pool.
We ate
dinner by the pool and then went to change into regular clothes. We took the
kids to a magic show that was on the Main Stage. We stayed only for about 30
minutes as the show was more comedy than magic. After that, Hannah wanted to go
to the kids club (despite the fact that she was very tired) and Stevie wanted
to play chess in the library. After we picked Hannah up, we went to the room,
got a few snacks from room service and watched a movie.
Our kids ran into some of their Hal Club friends in town
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