Saturday, April 5, 2025
A bit of a sad day, our last full one in Gijón before flying home Sunday morning.
It was a day just made for packing, downsizing and strolling the streets one last time.
Dropping off another two . . .
. . . bundles of clothing for charity
We had dropped off two other bundles last week before heading to Marrakech.
It was time to discard the old to make space in our luggage for the many treasures that we were bringing home.
One last breakfast at Café Van Gogh
Random tributes to beautiful Asturias
The plaza in front of the
Palacio de Revillagigedo
The Palacio was hosting a
photographic exhibit on life in
Gijón from 1858-1992
We entered only to find that, once
again, there was no entry fee
Where did these horses come from?
Fortunately, Laurie had a sugar packet
in her pocket from the Café Van Gogh
An OLD bicycle shop
Cameras throughout the years
My iPhone camera is a bit
less wieldy
Poster of a similar exhibit
held in Gijón in 1909
Laurie leading the way to the
next exhibit room
Look at those faces
What stories could they tell if given the chance?
The Plaza de Toros with the precursor
of the ever reliable #1 bus line on the left
Mariners LB/SS Samu's band
That's Samu sitting down with his bass guitar.
Two extremely . . .
. . . interesting faces
Quini, on the left, Sporting Gijón's
all-time greatest player
Sporting lost to CD Tenerife tonight at home, 3-1.
1923 Bicycle Race
1933 Gijón Boxing Club
1925 Soccer Team
Luis Rodriguez, Boxer
Gijón is indeed a beach city
Siesta time for the workers
Tall Sidra pours are a
long standing tradition in Asturias
A bake-off perhaps
An early Trump rally scene?
No, just fascist salutes for General Franco's regime in the early 1950s.
Family fun at dinner
Asturian bowling pin game
Boys and their pick axes
Celebrating a new bus in Gijón
My artsy take on a palace banister
It was an extremely worthwhile
exhibit, you really should attend
As we walked through the photo exhibit we started to hear a loud din coming from the plaza. What was it?
Why a political demonstration,
what else?
Workers of Gijón . . .
. . . UNITE!
Another rally to fight global fascism
is scheduled for next Friday,
nice poster boy
Meanwhile, on Plaza Mayor about
75 meters away . . .
. . . there was a party going on!
It would be a loud night on Plaza Mayor
Moving on another 50 meters and we
found a group of tourists and their guide
Laurie and La Playa de San Lorenzo
The tidal pools were underwater
Virgen de la Covadonga on the side
of the Basilica del Sagrado Corazon
Tinto de Verano with our lunch
Carajillos for dessert
at the Transporte Bar
After another round of packing, we headed back out for a final dinner with friends.
We were meeting on the same square
where we started the day
Sunset
Who is that child?
A safe turned into a table at the
Varsovia Bar, GREAT idea!
Our Mariners Center, Mikel, works
at the Varsovia Bar and . . .
. . . pours a fascinating glass
of wine for Laurie
Mikel is one of the really
GOOD GUYS!
With left the Varsovia with the idea
of having pizza at that wonderful
dive spot, Pizza Wow!
After the Varsovia our party of
ten needed a stroll
The harbor at sunset from
a different angle
The Monster From the Black Lagoon
poster in Pizza Wow!
As it turned out, the demand for tables on a Saturday night far outstripped the supply of tables. With several reservations ahead of us we opted to head back down the hill to Carbones, an Italian food mecca.
Reservations at a dive pizza shop, who knew?
Adrianne, Ruben, Edu, Juan Carlos,
Pedro, Kike, Paula, Daniel,
Laurie and George
A good season was coming to a close tonight and we were extremely happy to share it with these good friends.
We decided that one last late night walk along the seaside was a good idea after our wonderful meal.
Harbor lights . . .
. . . never get old
Gracias Mariners Family, we had a wonderful three months living in Gijón and exploring Asturias!
Thoughts from the net . . .
100% Agree
Ditto!
Reading Is FUNdamental!
Nordic Noir at its
DARKEST!
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