Sanlucar de Barrameda in All its Glory

There is a town in Cadiz where the Guadalquivir river ends. The town is named Sanlucar de Barrameda and that is where I've spent most of my childhood. It is full of amazing little tapas bars and wine, and the people are warm and inviting. These are some pictures taken in Sanlucar.

This is La Plaza. The locals come here every morning to buy their fresh vegetables and fruits and meats. A vast majority of the food is grown locally and the meats are always fresh. 

Some meat vendors in La Plaza.

More meat.

A vast array of clams and sea snails. Sea snails are pretty much the best thing that has ever happened to me. If you ever come across them in Spain, don't be grossed out...just eat them!

Camarones. They are like clear baby shrimp and they are eaten whole. There is a place in Sanlucar called Balbino and they serve the world's best Tarta de Camarones, or Camarones Cake. 

Another shot of La Plaza. This shot was taken while walking, thus the blurriness. You can see that they sell more than just edibles there. They also sell shoes and clothes, there is a blacksmith there that is not shown in the picture, and a little further down they have a tent filled with ladies's unmentionables. 

These are snails. You cook them in the shell, you eat them in the shell. None of that escargot nonsense. 

I could literally live off of these. 

This was a door I really liked off of La Plaza. Not entirely sure what it is. 

In this bakery, my dad buys bread every morning so that there is fresh bread for lunch. 

You've gotta love cured meats. 

That is a bar in the main street in Sanlucar which is actually called The Wide Street, or La Calle Ancha.

I love how the narrow streets inside the town look after a rainy day.

This is my family's bakery, also known as La Confiteria Pampin. My father also has his music studio there. 

Two uncles in Bajoguia. It is a little strip full of bars and restaurants and yummy things that follows the beach. 

This is also Bajoguia. In the distance you can see the Lighthouse of Chipiona. One of the oldest lighthouses in Europe. 

That little strip of land is a wildlife reservation called El Coto Donana. It is, as some would say, virgin territory. A lot of locals go there to ride dirt bikes. The only way to get there is through a ferry. 

Another picture of the beach in Bajoguia. The sun was beginning to set. 

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There it is. I've seen that sunset many times in my childhood and it always reminds me of my family packing up and getting ready to leave the beach. 

Those are just boats, but I thought they looked cool.

As an update, I have moved to NYC and am now living in East Harlem. I'll begin to chronicle that adventure as soon as I empty out the rest of my Spain pictures in my next blog post. Until next time!