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Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Roman stuff...

So the place I was staying (Bolonia) used to be a Roman town of about 2000 people! The site doesn't have anything particularly enormous or impressive, but i really liked it because it was sort of like a complete town, and you could really imagine people living and working there! Also, of course, I loved that it was so close to the beach!
The area was famous in ancient times for its salted fish and garum, which was like a fermented fish sauce that they all loved back then (basically put all the nasty bits of the fish along with its blood and guts in a sealed pot for ages and ages and you'll have garum!) The town was called Belo Claudio, and had a part they was the industrial section where you could see the big carved out pans where they used to extract salt, and a warehouse with a doorway and windows still intact......
Of course it also had the essential ampitheatre.......
and forum......
It was a great place to have a wander around. While staying in Bolonia I also drove to Tarifa a few times, which was close by. The town has a really funky feel to it, and its the only place i saw surfing, and also some kite surfing! It used to be walled, and some parts remain, including the city gate.....

Well, we are almost at the end of my Spanish adventure, just one day left now!