Zaragoza
Travel Blogs from Zaragoza, Spain and Canary Islands
Touching the sacred place
We had a huge drive across to Zaragoza. The landscape changed from a green to an arid kind of desert look. There didn't seem to be much else to see in Zaragoza except for the Basilica de Nuestra Senora del Pilar. Local legend says that an image of ...
Spain in 5 days
... to see them. We were kicked out of there as it was closing, so we went back to Girona for dinner. Rioja Summary Being in Spain and catching up with Zonth was good, but, and there is always a but, everyone chain smokes to much for my liking and ...
Barcelona - Zaragoza
Today we all headed off at different times planning to meet at Montserrat a old monastery on and amazing mountain just out of Barcelona (it was amazing but heavily overshadowed by the following occurrences). Half the group got there early and left ...
My first time in Spain
I am now in Spain, so I have to learn a new language. The money is the same though as France. It is all Euros. We walked around the old city and had tapas of swordfish which was good. I climbed an old Roman wall that is right in the middle of the ...
Biescas, Spain
... a really good play area and they got to watch loads of Disney movies so they were happy! When we got to Spain it was lovely, the sun was out and it was really warm and has been ever since. Its like spring - very welcome after what we left in England! We ...
A nice place..
... was Zaragoza. This just goes to show you that sometimes you just need to throw out the good old LP and do things the old fashioned way. By dumb luck. Zaragoza is a fantastic place. It´s a city of about a half million people, with a beautiful and easy ...
Marta and John's Rehearsal Dinner
Time: 21:00, The eve of the wedding Place: Lodosa, SPAIN Event: THE REHEARSAL DINNER Throughout the last two days, the frequency of drop-in visitors and family members had been increasing dramatically. The doorbell and telephone in Marta's house kept ...
Sensational, Sunny Spain
... in Italian while savoring a Pizza Margherita and Italian panino followed by a delicious cappuccino. In the evening, I arrived in Zaragoza, Spain, where I was using my Spanish while enjoying some more café - un cortado (which was a Spanish espresso with ...
It all begins here in Mañaland
... much to the content, but today it does as we are about to go and join our 2nd and 3rd birthday party of the day, and as Zaragoza has become an integral part of my life through Elena i am again well up for getting right amongst it with my second family, ...
Spain, por favor
... night train from Paris to Madrid and then met up with Hector...we took a bus to his home town of Zaragoza. I am staying in his childhood home tonight and tomorrow night. Tomorrow day I am going to the World Expo that is here while he goes to ...
La Posada y las Almas
... . Sí que es alta velocidad, ¡íbamos a 300kms/h!. Ahora, nos costó un ojo de la cara. Llegamos a la estación de Zaragoza totalmente impresionados por su tamaño y servicios. Se ve que la introducción del AVE y que este verano celebran la Expo han ...
Trains, Flames and Automobiles
... in Zaragosa or a pit-stop at another Spanish city for a day or two had we not made that bus. Zaragoza was an amazing city and this trip was definitely a great way to start off our European adventure. I think the travel mishaps and ...
FIESTAS DEL PILAR
Every year on the 12th of October the Aragonese capital of Zaragoza becomes a place of celebration and tribute to the Virgin of Pilar. Today all of España participates in celebrations to honor Pilar, it is a national holiday and so since everyone is ...
Zaragoza, festival de la virgen Pilar
I went to Zaragoza today with a group of other students because it is a holiday that originates in Zaragoza so there are traditional festivities here throughout the day. It was an overcast day, with a little rain, but still a fun ...
Marta and John's Wedding in Lodosa, Spain
... Mississippi group courageously stayed back until the sun rose. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2006 Madrid, SPAIN I had a blast in Spain, and Marta and John's wedding was immensely fun. I am now preparing to leave Europe and travel back to the continent, from ...
Pamplona/Zaragoza
... ist glaub ich auch einiges besser als Toledo. Am Samstag gingen ich dann mit Philipp und ein paar seiner Freunde weiter nach Zaragoza ans Festival del Pilar. Das ist eins dieser grossen Feste für das Spanien bekannt ist. Einfach eine Woche lang ...
Old Age Pension
... , its gleaming efficiency and strangely trampless concourse are a testament to how the preparations for the Expo are going. In Zaragoza, people speak proper (Castellano) Spanish, so Virg feels more at home and as we walk through the streets looking ...
FIESTAS DEL PILAR: La corrida de toros
... it than just reading about it in books. I went to the Plaza de Toros de la Misericordia--where the bullfights take place in Zaragoza--there were three matadores, one of which I was told is quite famous and is ranked among the best matodores in the world; ...
the departure
... all docs ready and after months of being preparing, searching, reading , consulting...we were about to leave Spain. We left Zaragoza, we had lunch with my parents and bothers in Alberite (La Rioja) and we went in the afternoon to pick up our friends to ...
beautyful spain
... , i stayed one week in Barcelona, that is a magical super super nice city, i would like to live there for a while. but now here in Zaragoza i stay with very good people, so its great. but i lost my camera with all my photos, thats not great. thats a fckin ...
Real Madrid
... luck would have it he spoke very good English and translated for me and the parking inspector. The long and short is because the car is registered outside of Spain don’t worry about paying it because they cant chase you.... but to be sure keep the ...
FRYING EGGS ON THE SIDEWALK IN Zaragoza, Spain
... to get us to and around Barcelona. They are pretty cheap and short ones. We are on our way to Zaragoza on the west side of Spain. We go through farm land, then fruit orchards, we couldn't figure out what they grown, but there are lots ...
Romans, tapas and prayer flags
... were able to go out of town from Friday to Monday night. Zaragoza is a beautiful city. If you go to Spain, you must visit Zaragoza. It's got a grand basilica by the riverside and lots of other old buildings and neighborhoods to walk around, ...
Zaragoza - Not As French As I Thought It Would Be
... on times and destinations. So I waited a couple of hours, filling up on coffee and pastries, waiting for the bus back to Spain and Barcelona. On arrival in Barce, luckily a connecting bus to the town of Zaragoza was only a few minutes away, so ...
Bullfights
Wow! Here I am at the bullfights. Just wandering around Zaragoza I thought I'd have a look at the Plaza del Tores, just on the off chance it might be open. Not only was it open but the activities were not far away from starting. It is housed in a ...
A nice little town
... , there were several Roman ruins including a small amphitheater and parts of an huge Forum that I took a look at. Also, in Zaragoza Nate and I did another choose your own adventure day (aka we were about to rip each other´s heads off). It was really ...
Tharagotha
... would occasionally stop in the middle of nowhere for 15-20 minutes before lurching back into life. I managed to get off at Zaragoza and just around the corner from the station was a pension called 'Fondo Miramar', recommended in Rough Guide. I ...
Zaragoza
... seems like most in these town are immagrants lots of africans like right from africa and blonde hair and such, as well there are several spanish languages within spain, that a re not spainish, so its kinda interesting, really havnt had much chance to ...
The Drive to Barcelona
... Mom has a neck and shoulder injury of some sort. It made the bus ride even that much tougher. We pulled into beautiful Zaragoza about 1pm on Thursday for a quick look around their wonderful square and cathedral. Wow! It may´ve been the ...


