The hotel where the workshop was held was on the outskirts
of Zaragoza, so we didn’t see much of the city. Despite the ultra modern surroundings of the hotel, Zaragoza
is a very old town with a lot of history. On Friday night after a day in the
field our wonderful Spanish hosts decided it was time to see a bit of the city
and taste some traditional tapas. They also showed us a few sights of the old
town including the main Plaza de Pilar and the remains of the Roman
amphitheatre.
One of the old traditional tapas bars
The remnants of the Roman Amphitheatre
However, after the meeting I stayed an extra day in Zaragoza to
explore some more. So after finding a central hotel in Plaza d’Espania, I
headed to the Basilica de Pilar. It was great to escape the heat of the day.
Then when it cooled down a little more after 5:30pm I walked around the town
and went to the Pablo Gargallo art gallery and checked out some of the Moorish
influenced architecture. A little later there was a music festival with lots of
different stages in the different plazas with local musicians and dancers of
different flavours. A fun evening wandering between different plazas checking
it all out.
The castle
Lots of Moorish influenced buildings
The basilica from the river side
Sunday morning before it got too hot I did a little more
exploring around the city before taking the fast train (>250 km/hr) to Barcelona. (There should be more fast trains in the world - great way to travel).
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