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| The hotel |
Well it may not be sunny but the kids are enjoying the atmosphere in this little town. In the summer it is packed with tourists but for now it is pretty empty. The kids also got a good cultural lesson when they were shooed out of the shops at 1 - everyone closes up and goes home for lunch and maybe a siesta and hardly anything remains open. At 3:30 the city reawakens and comes back to life.
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| The castle of Sant Joan |
While the kids were shopping, Lotte, Kevin and I did a little exploring to find out some more about this little town. As we walk down toward the beach, which is a half-moon shape, to the left are rugged cliffs and a castle. This is the Castle of Sant Joan, from the 11th century. It was used to defend Lloret against any attacks from the sea. After the 17th century it fell into disrepair, and the castle's tower has been restored. A few of the girls trekked up that way during free time today to see the view but they said they couldn't quite make it all the way up.
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| Church of Sant Romà |
In the middle of the pedestrian district where we left the kids to find lunch is the Church of Sant Romà. This is a small church compared to what we have been seeing in Barcelona in Paris. It is mostly in the Gothic style, finished in 1522, and used as a refuge from pirate attacks. In the early 1900s it was restored and updates, and now it has a lot of other architectural influences and is quite colorful.
On the other end of the beach, the southern end, there is another rocky cliff that we climbed to find the Monument to the Fisherman's Wife. It was built in 1966 to commemorate the town's millennium. Supposedly if you touch her foot while looking at the horizon your wishes will come true. It was a beautiful hike up and then back down to the beach area.
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| The monument to the Fisherman's Wife |
We are back at the hotel now to get ready for a game at 5:00, which I'm not exactly sure what it is but Lotte was really excited about it and that made the kids excited too. After dinner we have dancing lessons and demonstration of the Saldana, which is the typical dance from this region. I'll update with our dinner and dancing adventures before bed tonight :)
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| A "selfie" times three :) |
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| Locals playing pétanque |
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| Looking south from the statue |
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| Looking north from the statue |
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