Castillo Santa Barbara, Alicante

Today we journeyed to Alicante in the rain.  We were all pleasantly surprised by how nice the downtown was with tree-lined boulevards and a pretty waterfront.

We had cafe and some tapas or raciones at a waterfront cafe and lingered over the food & drink in hopes the rain would pass.

When the rain let up, we drove up to the Castillo Santa Barbara which is way up a mountain overlooking the harbor and the town. It is called Santa Barbara because it was captured from the Moors on the Feast Day of Saint Barbara on December 4.  (David's birthday!) The rain let up and we wandered all through the ramparts.  The view was amazing and we had a lot of fun.

Then, we wandered around the shopping area, but little was open due to both siesta and Holy Week.   We hung around for quite a while, hoping to take in a religious procession, but it appeared that the procession would not reach the area where we were until around 10:30 and it was only 7:30.  So, we drove home, concluding that we had had a really nice day, despite the weather forecast.