Today was one of my favorite days on our trip so far. We took the subway and then a train for about 20 minutes to some ancient Roman ruins near the beach. We weren't really sure what to expect, but it ended up being an actual old Roman town that used to be a major port. A lot of the buildings were pretty well preserved and we walked on the original Roman road through the town. There were a lot of statues and mosaics that were still in pretty good condition. The ancient town had a theatre, temples, houses, shops and some tombs. It was pretty cool to get a better idea of what an ancient Roman town might have been like.
After walking around the ruins, we had a quick lunch and then took the train a little bit further and arrived at a really nice beach. We have been so busy on our trip, that it was really
nice to just have
an afternoon to be lazy on the beach. The mediterranean sea beach was a little different than beaches in America. The sand looked darker and there really weren't big waves, which made it more peaceful to float around in. It was a hot day, so swimming was just what we needed. (:
Everyone seemed to like this picture the best, so I thought I'd share it with you. Greg caught this the first night we were in South Padre. We went on a walk with Laura and had some fun trying to catch these.
My camera was fogging up, but I still think this is a cute picture of Dad, Greg and Luli playing in the sand.
One of my favorite things we got to see were all of the pelicans!
We got to go deep sea fishing, and even though I got pretty motion sick, it was still a fun experience. We caught a red snapper and had it for dinner that night!
Little Sofia just can't wait to eat crab legs like Erik did!
