Tuesday, 10 March 2020

Tractors and sunset

Here in Zaragoza, and in spain as a whole we are living the crisis provoked by the coronavirus, the covid 19. I've had one set of classes cancelled for 15 days and we really don't know how things will go. Are we going to need house arrest like they have in Italy? Will they cancel classes here like they have in Madrid? Who knows?
meanwhile, there has been a massive demonstration of tractors in Zaragoza, to protest against the low prices they receive for their produce-does the rest go to the retailers? The farmers say they don't get it.





Zaragoza was gridlocked. The big streets were packed with tractors. When I saw them at 13.45 they were all empty. By 16.00 they had gone. 

After the bitter cold and snow in Jaca last weekend it was nice to enjoy the comparative warmth in the Zaragoza evening.

Wednesday, 4 March 2020

Zaragoza Central Market

Last month, Zaragoza's great central market was re-opened after a big restoration project. It was stripped back to its metal framework, cleaned and redome on the inside in the style of the lovely, much bigger one in Valencia.
We finally got round to visiting it yesterday evening.
It's a long building, originally opened in 1903.

Until they started the restoration I'd never noticed the charming thematic tiles.


There are butchers, fishmongers and greengrocers, as well as four central bars with food and drink.