Husa Monasterio Benedictino Calatayud 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 ...

Those of you that know Mary, know that for some strange reason, the most bizarre, random, and embarrassing things happen to her, and only her ... until today. We call them Mary Moments, and this morning, I had a very bad one of my own.<br><br>I woke up and noticed that a bunch of shoes, clothing, toiletries, etc. were scattered about the floor directly where I would normally hop off of the top bunk. Not wanting to land on any of it and twist an ankle, I ...

... the way for Canada, there is a squiggly over the n.<br><br>The GPS won&#8217;t accept the address I had for a campground so when we get to Zaragoza so we decide to go into the town. We see 4 spires, it is either a church or a mosque, I think the first. Lucky choice of turn-offs as we end up right at the Church.<br><br>We find a parking spot and walk back across the river to look at the beautiful church ...

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 the Marjane Car park which was a big supermarket where we had been parking for the last 2days so very used to the Supermarket inside especially when we arrive in the morning there is a huge line up for the toilets, Ian has used the basins to wash his feet and jandals and other men have been shaving as haven't had showers for the last 4days we did both go into the sea the other night and took our soap with us so had a little wash but no still no showers or sit down toilets. Its ...

... going out relentlessly to cool bars and casually seeing faces from the TV in nightclubs and on the street it was never going to be my city, i mean its big, dirty and bit up its own **** at times and also it seems to lose its identity a little with the amount of people living there, don't get me wrong if you are in some amazing job making a rack of money you are sorted but really how many people are living that "dream", with a flat over looking the Thames and that, i bet its ...

... years old built of dry fit stone and stil standing: From Zaragoza we travelled ,ore easterly toward Lleida Catalan. Amongst the ochre coloured rocks and mist blue with mountain ranges were immense wind farms. Turbines and tozers several hundreds of feet high. Onward our lovely 1 litre Fiat Punta purred toward LLieda.

... was the appointed ruler of all the Muslims on Earth following the death of Mohammed. Following the first four Caliphs (known as the righteously guided or Rashidun Caliphs) the Umayyad dynasty came to power, ruling from Damascus in Syria. They were overthrown in 750 by the Abbasids and a majority of them were killed, however one of them escaped and fled to what is now Spain, establishing a rival Caliphate in the city of Cordoba, which ruled over most of ...

... walk me all the way home. It was about 25 minutes away. I gave him my number and went upstairs without lear con el at all. It was really fun actually because I got to speak Spanish all the way home. Anyway, I'm having a wonderful time adapting to the culture. It's different but I really love it. I'm not really homesick but I'm very excited to talk to my mom tomorrow. I have a big essay due Monday and I'm having one of those craving mommy moments. Okay off to bed.

... is Pablo Gargallo. There is a museum here, dedicated to his life and works. He was originally Zaragiza, but over time moved to Barcelona and later into France. Pablo was a sculpture mainly and his works are spectacular, working with metal plates, copper, bronze, iron and many other materials. His talent really shows in his work, it is hard to explain, Im not sure why this artist has caught my eye, Im not usually one for art, but in this case, something jut took me in...