Hotel Melia Zaragoza

Spent another night on a parking lot near the city centre. When trying to find a decent place to park our van near all the sights, we got caught up in a lybyrinth of narrow streets, filled with cars (sometimes even in the middle of the crossings...). Well, Bo&#353;tjan is a very good driver, but my nerves are not as good as I thought.<br><br>With the help of a security guard at a bank in one of the ...

... that I need to return to Spain - the fact that I'm alive and breathing is enough reason for me to return here.<br><br>Reading up on Aragon, the region in which Zaragoza is located, I found that it has quite an interesting history. Joining forces with Cataluna, together they formed a Mediterranean empire in the middle ages, but as always, it eventually declined. Together with Cataluna, Aragon once conquered Sardinia, which I guess explains the ...

... us from the sun. When it comes out, it is very hot.<br><br>We are in cattle and pig country, we sure can smell it all along. We do have the air on open windows wide! We stopped at a gas station to get a slurpee, it was closed so had to walk across the highway to the station there to get a couple of pop. No slurpees here! We see a couple of huge statues of bull cows on hill tops and interesting signs ...

Boring long day on the A23, highest col 1223m.<br> <br>Looking for aire in Zaragoza when Brits James, Clare and Katie in their motorhome took us under their wing to the park they'd already stayed in. Left over from 2008 water based expo, with typically spanish rusty iron "sculpture".<br><br>35 degree C until light shower cooled us all off.<br><br>Bren washed her hair in the public drinking fountain, starting a trend with the other family.

... to a tannery and watched the washing of the skins etc and then moved to watch wood carvers carve and varnish wood. We found out that the main part of each medina has to have 5 main attractions, a kindergarten, mosque, bakery, water fountain and a ahumd (bath) Our guide then led us to a very expensive place for lunch when we found out the price we all agreed to try and find the local market and get some bread. Our guide did not like this and instead of taking us to a market he ...

... whatever but apart from the occasional ******** (who is always out) no one is getting bevvie up looking to do someone over just because they brushed past them in a bar or they have got too much sauce on their kebab, i may seem as though i am exaggerating but i am telling you, live 3 years in London and then Madrid and then tell me that i am wrong. Friends... , jesus i have met some really good people in madrid, mind you i did in london as well even though i half of them ...

We said goodbye to our wonderful host Sylvia in Guadalahara. The morning light and warmth felt like late May back home. We took to the A2/E90 heading NE towards Zaragoza. One hour later we turned off the highway to visit an old Roman fort on the top of a mountain with a spectacular view, Mendinacellini. Structures ...

... New World). Anyway I went inside and wandered around, it was a truly magnificent cathedral, well, from what I know of cathedrals anyway, and that's not a great deal. I felt the neon lights saying "Silencio" were slightly out of place personally, but still. Only a small portion of the pillar is visible, as it is encased in marble. A queue of elderly Spanish people moved towards the visible section one at a time, each kissing their hand before placing it on ...

... was her cell phone and the father (who was in the hall) called in 'oh my number is not important? She will only need to call you huh?'(en esp.) in a joking tone and everyone laughed. It was something my own dad would do which made it so weird. The city is really fun. I like it a lot. There are lots of restaurants and bars and other fun places. And everything here is called un bar-but most places also serve ...