There's nothing like arriving in a new city just in time for Carnival. The beautiful cathedral of Our Lady of Pilar is on the large main square, which today is filled with Carnival revelers dressed in outlandish costumes. There's lots of little kids running around in costume and face paint, lots of Disney princesses and Supermen, but also some more traditional getups.
Founded in 14 BC by the Romans and named Caesar Augustus or Cassagustus, which became Zaragoza. Anyway, there are still a lot of Roman ruins as well as many 17th, 18th and 19th Century buildings in the center city. The surrounding area is pretty modern and the city seems to be doing well economically. There's some manufacturing, cars and other things and a fair amount of high tech stuff.
The street scene is highly lively even without Carnival. Lots of great restaurants and bars.
One of my yoga buddies has a cousin who is a doctor here and we went out with him several times. He's totally charming and took us to a great Cuban restaurant. This is a terrific city.
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