Zaragoza, Spain
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
We arrived around noon, plenty of time to see some more stuff. We check in to our hotel, which is right in the middle of town. Great location. We decide to have lunch before we start our journey. A Chinese restaurant is near our hotel and Chinese soup sounds wonderful. We decide on the lunch special with choices for soup, rice, entree, dessert and wine or beer. It was our first time to have Chinese food while traveling. They even gave us a shot of sake. The meal was delicious!!!
Then to the Our Lady of the Pillar Bascillia. This was completed in 1754. Oh my! So beautiful, but different from other cathedrals we have toured. It is not gaudy, but it has an understated beauty throughout. Bad news, No Photos. But no one was abiding by that rule. So we have a few to share.
A little history... This church was bombed during the Spanish Civil War (1936), but the bombs did not explode. They are displayed on one of the cathedral walls. Also, the holes where they entered the church are still visible and untouched. Amazing. Also, one chapel is designated to the Virgin Mary. Her statue is only about 14 inches high, but the pedestal where she stands is tall and adorned with fancy skirts that fit around the pedestal. She is dressed with a different skirt everyday. They are all handmade and very beautiful. There is also an opening exposing the pedestal chapel on the other side and you can kneel and receive a blessing from the Virgin Mary.
We walk to the bridge in search of an albergue where our Camino friends, Pam and Steve, volunteered. We found it, but this was not their albergue. So, we walked back to town to see the rest of Zaragoza
It is a beautiful town with great shopping from big stores to boutiques. Picked out a couple of small things I would like to bring home. The night was getting much cooler and Lee needed some great European coffee to warm up. Found a cool restaurant with prosciutto hanging everywhere. Also there were professional carvers on hand to slice your delicacy. They also had a a and a cheese tray with strawberry preserves. Yum. Then we had dessert. The lemon cake was so delicious. Will miss walking around and enjoying the different cities on foot. When we return home it will be back to traveling by car.
Tomorrow we are headed to Madrid and will fly home from there. :-(
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