taryn and i left early monday morning with the intention of visiting the clock museum and peacock park. alas, both are closed until the end of the week. we still had a kick ass time :) the day began with coffee and pan tostada before running to the station to make our train. we snoozed a bit with our ipods on for the 45 minutes it took to get to jerez.
our first stop was el catedral de jerez, built during the early 1700's. what interested me the most were the carvings on these MASSIVE armoires inside. i've only seen those designs in and around mosques; i don't know very much about jerez history, but was just recently reminded of the muslim occupation of iberia. the visit induced chills. the cathedral is amazing. absolutely amazing.
afterwards, we made our way through the shopping district and stopped for ice cream. taryn had this fucking AMAZING vanilla scoop that had the perfect amount of cinnamon. we took pictures along the way, and finally came to the palace of time. unfortunately, the entire area was closed for the month. we'll visit again, no doubt. i mean... come on. a museum with over 300 working clocks (all set to the same time) dating from the 17th century til now? and a park with peacocks?!
jerez also has a zoobootanical garden, so we decided to wander on over. that was closed as well. but there was a nice park with a swingset (you BET we took full advantage) and benches for napping close by.
after a short siesta, we got tapas and made our way back to the train in time for dinner. mmm...
and we make our way to the canary islands february 28th - march 2nd :) volcanoes and the world's oldest tree and most gorgeous beaches and a cheap but amazing all-inclusive resort and ferries OH MY
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