Monday, February 3, 2025
Today was a long day on the HUDL app working on the final video breakdown and analysis of our win over the Zaragoza Hurricanes.
I broke up the tedious work by taking three long walks.
First are the highlights from my morning walk.
One of my favorite dining spots
is only ten minutes away from here
Better yet, its doors are only 150 meters from my apartment.
A quiet Plaza Mayor in the morning light
The sea was not too wild today on
Playa de San Lorenzo
But it looked a tad wilder in the distance
Gijón greeting another day
A couple of surfers were in the water
Pacifying
Interesting stoneworks
An opening into the Iglesia de
San Pedro entrance area
It was truly a beautiful day to be alive!
I'd never noticed this door before
Map of the Centro Historico known
as the Cimavilla
That map was placed there by the
local Rotary Club
Laurie's father, Bill, was an ardent, lifelong Rotarian.
The Clock Tower
It reminded me of a blueberry
Gastronomy is HUGE in these parts
Thank goodness!
If I'd only been here on Halloween
A sneak peak at the harbor
POST NO BILLS!
This is where I usually hang out
on Friday and Saturday nights
Laurie and I ate here about ten
years ago on our first visit to Gijón
We shared several marvelous gastronomic seafood wonders that night with Mariners legends Daniel Castañon, Kiké Prado Alonso and former Head Coach Jesús Sánchez.
Ode to a Newspaper Writer
Ode to a legendary local
Trash Collector
Cool old building
I wonder what used to be here
before it was walled up?
What is this yellow goop placed
on buildings when a formerly
adjoining one is torn down?
Pleasing street signs
I entered the nearby Capilla de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios.
One rarely sees statues of
San Cipriano
Small chapel, small altar
The tomb of Gijòn's favorite son,
Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos,
is in this quaint chapel
San Roque is another rarely
seen saint but I love his hat!
The old Roman walls
They were quite thick actually
An old wall to be sure but I do not
think that dates from Roman times
If you are going nowhere,
these are the stairs for you!
A mysterious looking dining spot
My morning stroll now complete, I put in another two hours of work before heading out for lunch.
Playa de Poniente looked
really good at midday
Lunch here was the call
Grilled meats Argentine style
are their specialty
Monday's Menu included two
options for each of the three courses
The jug of red wine was a no-brainer
Option #1, Plato de Lomo
These were tasty pork pieces that I nearly inhaled.
Option #2, Fideua de Chipirón
A traditional squid pasta dish that I found to be interesting in both flavor and texture.
Option #3, Solomillo Cabrales
These were pork tenderloin chunks in an AWESOME, STRONG Queso de Cabrales sauce. The French fries were good as well.
To review, Queso de Cabrales is Asturias' version of bleu cheese on steroids.
I love it.
The flan for dessert and cafe cortado finished off a great lunch.
Back to work in the apartment . . .
At about 8:45 p.m., I went out one last time.
The harbor was serene
The Sidra Sculpture looked
wonderful lit up at night
King Pelayo is a night owl
as it turns out
The Plaza Mayor at night
The old Roman wall?
Perhaps but I doubt it as it is exposed to possible public abuse.
Spanish Neighborhood Watch Program
keeping an eye out for vandalism
The Sidra Sculpture and the Gijón harbor
Nicely lit up hotel
American football news from the net . . .
Another of Mariners Team Photographer
Felipe's pictures from the Zaragoza game
This old Philadelphia Eagles at
Los Angeles Rams photo from 1948
got me in the mood . . .
. . . for the Mariners Super Bowl
viewing party late Sunday night
With about 90% of the Zaragoza game work done, I looked forward to a less hectic work day on Tuesday.
GOOD TIMES, INDEED!
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