So I took the steam boat to Cadiz, where I'm sitting right now in a horrible place with lots of electronic machines and games hammering away the loudest they can.
The trip with the boat was nice, though, and shops are open here, so I might have a chance and get some more shoes. ;-)
In El Puerto everybody is either going to the Feria, coming from the Feria, staying at the Feria or recovering from the Feria and trying to get some sleep before going back there. The only people working seem to be the women changing the gitanas, the famous feria dresses from Andalucia, to make them fit even better.
The Feria is full of dancing, eating, drinking, laughing, chatting - a really big and wonderful festival. Yesterday was women's day, there they were, done up in their best gitanas, drinking rebujito, which is a mix of sherry, lemonade and icecubes, and eating local sea food, stopping every now and then to dance some more sevillanas. The women look so great and proud in their gitanas, and the special feria jewellery!
I enjoyed being part of it, even without a gitana. I had brought my orange flower from home, and wore this in my curly hair, to look a bit like feasting, too. I even had considered buying a gitana, normally they are about 300 to 400 €, but I found a second hand place where they cost only 50 to 100 €. The small space was crammed full, in the back of the ferreteria, the shop where I had some keys made. But well - traveling on a low budget and light weight doesn't go with to much dresses.
Guess where I spend most of the time on the Feria! Right you are - in the trade union's caseta! I felt quite at home with all the trade unionists, and the food was cheapest, too. ;-)

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