Day Before the Zaragoza Game

Friday, January 31, 2025

The last day of January was one for last second game preparation thoughts, a great lunch, some much needed exercise and a light, walk-through practice at 9:00 p.m.

On my way to lunch, a cool

veterinarian's office sign

Casa Toni was highly recommended

by one of our players, Iván

I entered only to find . . .

. . . that the gang was all here!

I ordered the menu, a.k.a., the daily lunch special that consisted of a beverage of my choice, three courses and dessert for only 14 Euros.

I opted for water as my beverage.

My first choice was a large tureen of delicious fish soup.

My second course was the cachopo de calabacin which is a slice breaded zucchini with cheese fried and served in an incredible sauce.

The third course option for me was the lomo parrilla with French fries. The lomo parrilla was two grilled pork loin steaks that worked for me.

For dessert, I went with their flan.

It was a great dining experience that

left me in no need of dinner tonight

I'll be dining at Casa Toni again soon, no doubt.

This sumptuous meal needed but one more thing, a stroll to walk it off a bit. 

Taz was in the house!

As was this creepy fellow

Tupac and NWA too

Jamón ready for consumption

Lots of meat options in this butcher store

Comedy?

Sorry, but coffee drinking is serious business for me.

A proud but aging structure

from another era

It still had some beautiful details

Are those pumpkins?

The art of meat slicing was on display

near the Mercado del Sur

A strong example of Gijón architecture

My love for buildings with

tile work was piqued

 

Old meets new

Today, the Playa de San Lorenzo

was serene . . .

. . . in all directions after the

recent storm surf

Four stories of beauty

He looked great today

My walking this week was quite uneven

Recovering from the ten hour round trip bus ride to Madrid on Sunday and bad weather on Tuesday and Wednesday got in the way of my intense physical fitness routine.

Lots going on in the Mariners

program at the Las Mestas Stadium

Our Senior game vs. the Zaragoza Hurricanes is on Saturday and we have three flag football games on Sunday, one for our Juniors and two for our Youth team.

Our walk-through practice tonight at 9:00 p.m. only lasted about 35 minutes as the Mariners were highly focused tonight.

All football, all the time in Gijón, LOVE IT!

BEAT THE HURRICANES!