We’re spending a full week in the lovely town of Huesca. In a way, Huesca is a little like Utica, if Utica were spectacularly beautiful. It’s an old city, with lots of history. It’s near the mountains, but not in the mountains. An hour (or less) drive north, east, or south takes you to breathtakingly spectacular natural locations. And it is distinctly underrated. (OK, maybe that’s a disanalogy.)
We’re going to save photos from our day trips for separate posts. Here, we introduce you to our town for the week.
Huesca has a few notable churches, dating to Medieval times.
Just wandering around the streets of Huesca is a lovely way to spend an afternoon. We of course went to the Aragon Pedalogical Museum which was mostly the history of K-12 schools in the region. They touched briefly on education under the Franco regime.
It is a town of many bars. From 5ish onwards, the sidewalks are packed with people meeting at tables and drinking. We rarely seem to see people eating!
Our apartment is lovely, especially the light-filled top floor with a balcony overlooking the cathedral.
An update on Russell’s health: we were able to make an appointment with an ENT who did a thourough examination. He loved speaking with Russell, and even got his English-speaking daughter on the phone to make sure that we understood everything (HIPAA not in effect in Spain). The upshot is that there is no inflamation of the ears and that the problem is with the jaw muscles. He said that it was stress related and prescribed more sitting and drinking wine (actually a course of prednisone). We are hopeful that it will get better!
Erev Yom Kippur, with tinto de verano verdadero, aun en botella plástico.
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