Zaragoza Festival

The Fiestas del Pilar is a 9 day celebration which includes the Flower Offering to St. Mary of the Pillar when an enormous surface resembling a cloak for St. Mary is covered with flowers, and the Ofrenda de Frutos when all the autonomous communities of Spain offer their typical regional dishes to St. Mary and donate them to soup kitchens. It was interesting but not too fun. I guess you have to live there.

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October 16th 2017
Saturday was a roller coaster ride. We were headed to the train station for the trip to the festival in Zaragoza. This involved a bus ride, metro ride, and the train ride. When we got to the train, I realized that my phone was missing. Pete....I know exactly how you feel. Pete is a friend of mine who had traveled to Spain in the 2 weeks before we left. His phone was stolen as well. All in all, the ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more

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