Ash Wednesday Architectural Walk

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Today was Ash Wednesday, the official start of Lent.

As usual, I gave up all things football related today. This was not really because of Lent, just my weekly practice.

Wednesday is also my normal travel day but I passed on that as well as I'm taking advantage of our last bye week of the season to spend the upcoming weekend in Bilbao.

Bilbao is located 265 kilometers/165 miles East of Gijón. The bus ride there will take about four hours and 15 minutes. 

My daily walk was highlighted by the typical awe that the architecture of Gijón inspires in me. 

Green buildings are common

I liked the blue highlights

Overlooking La Playa de San Lorenzo

It was a nice day to sail, surf or

go for a walk on the beach

The tide pools were in full view

Riding Gijón's Wild Surf

Iglesia de San Pedro side door

This Old Folks home . . .

. . . sits on this plaza

Neighbors being neighborly at

the neighborhood café bar

I wonder what lies behind

this green door

The Clock Tower at the base of the

Cimavilla, Gijón's oldest district

Still wondering about the reason for

this dragon head being in Cimavilla

The view of Ayuntamiento and the

Plaza Mayor never get old to me

These eroding faces are favorites too

A Carajillo coffee was a good break

at my favorite Cuban themed bar on

a quiet Plaza Mayor this afternoon

An aptly named English Language School

I simply liked the sign for this store

specializing in Asturias souvenirs

The view of the Plaza del Marqués

is another favorite

I never noticed this sign before

Voted the second best hamburger in all of Spain in a 2022 national contest, I have to try Berty's soon.

The address of a Sporting Gijón soccer fan

A final green highlighted building

as my trek was ending

After the last five days of mega-activities, this quiet day was just what I needed before getting back to work.

Because of the Xixón Antroxu 2025 festivities, we will have our first Mariners practice in nine days tomorrow with a second one on Friday. It is definitely time to get the team back together for the final three game push of the campaign.