The Galician coastal town of Noia.

Written by Martin Lambert


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What makes Noia worthy of note is not just its location, but its history and appearance. Noia has existed for well over a thousand years and was, for 700 years,repparttar seat ofrepparttar 135050 Archbishop. It has two churches dating back torepparttar 135051 eleventh and twelfth centuries and many other ancient buildings in its original mediaeval quarter. An unfortunate feature of Noia, but one typical of this region, isrepparttar 135052 constant presence of decrepit old buildings adjacent to well maintained ones. This isrepparttar 135053 result ofrepparttar 135054 land registration laws, or lack of them, in Galicia. If you can ignore this failing, Noia is an attractive town with many tapas bars, plenty of shops andrepparttar 135055 feel and atmosphere of a genuine Spanish town. Noia still has a thriving market andrepparttar 135056 locals speak their own language, Gallego. Visit www.galiciaguide.com for further information about Noia andrepparttar 135057 region of Galicia.

I am an IT professional living and working in Yorkshire, England. I have a particular interest in the Spanish coastal region of Galicia, from which my wife originates and where many of her family members still reside.


A Stay At Old San Juan In Puerto Rico

Written by Clint Leung


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good overview of Old San Juan. We were able to stop off at several points of interest includingrepparttar huge El Morro fort. After our visits to each attraction, we just had to wait forrepparttar 135026 next bus to come by to continue our tour. Inrepparttar 135027 evening, we did get lost while walking since many ofrepparttar 135028 streets look very similar. But with our map, we eventually found our way back torepparttar 135029 street whererepparttar 135030 Hotel Milano was. We decided to dine at one ofrepparttar 135031 nearby restaurants for authentic Puerto Rican cuisine and were not disappointed. My lady especially adoredrepparttar 135032 two different plantains we ordered.

When it was time to go torepparttar 135033 cruise ship terminal, we just took a short five minute ride from our hotel. Our short stay in Old San Juan was definitely worthwhile and hassle free. A stay in Old San Juan is highly recommended for those who will be taking a Caribbean cruise with San Juan asrepparttar 135034 departure point. The only disappointment I had with San Juan was that I was hoping to do some scuba diving inrepparttar 135035 area but fromrepparttar 135036 reports I read,repparttar 135037 waters offrepparttar 135038 city are quite murky with limited marine life to see. This is likelyrepparttar 135039 result of San Juan being such a busy port. The decent scuba diving sites are about 2 hours east of San Juan. So perhaps in a return trip to Puerto Rico, I will plan to make a trip torepparttar 135040 east part ofrepparttar 135041 island.

Clint Leung is owner of Free Spirit Gallery http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca , an online gallery specializing in Inuit Eskimo and Northwest Native American art including carvings, sculpture and prints. Free Spirit Gallery has numerous information resource articles with photos of authentic Inuit and Native Indian art as well as free eCards.


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