The Whitest City in the World.
There cannot possibly be a whiUr . city than Cadiz, unless it be built of snow. The best way to approach the port is to take a trip on one of the small steamers which ply between the ports of Morocco and Spain.-sr^s.,:-you near the coast you see in front .'^ of you a white mass which appears to be floating upen the water> jast as- -
you are; The first thought of a foreigner is that he is in sight of an iceberg. The white mass, glittering in the sun and . rendered more dazzling by the blue sea and sky, looks like a monster- ice mountain partly melted, so that outlines of castles and bills appear upon it ; but for a second does the illusion last, for you know there are no icebergs in that part, and you are quiopfy informed that you are looking MGadiz. No other town in the worilw^resents such a magic appearanceV-• ■:»
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Manawatu Herald, 26 September 1895, Page 2
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160The Whitest City in the World. Manawatu Herald, 26 September 1895, Page 2
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