Meet the family
We were in Zaragoza last weekend for our nephew Daniel’s confirmation. Everyone had a great time. We picked up a car from our friendly neighbourhood Car Hire place and drove to Zaragoza in about 3 hours. We spent Saturday evening with Isabel’s brother Jesús, wife Mamen and kids Jesusito and Leonor. Sunday had a packed agenda with the confirmation ceremnoy at Daniel’s school which seemed like a really great well-kept modern building. Daniel looked really smart in his confirmation uniform and was chosen to do the first reading and I know his papa, mama and sister Juan, Montse and Ainhoa were very proud of him. After the ceremony the whole family met at the front of the church - it was a beautiful sunny day and everyone was just milling around chatting. As usual at these events, Isabel’s family were just about the last to leave (which made escaping from the car park very easy!). We then headed over to a local restaurant for a celebration lunch (more like a feast really). Amazingly tasty roast lamb was on the menu washed down with some great Rioja. We rolled out of the restaurant around 6pm, had a stroll in the Parque Grande and then headed off to an evening celebration party held in an undercroft in the centre of Zaragoza near the Augustus arch. This was an excellent venue provided by Isabel’s cousin Luis who is a member of a private club that owns the undercroft. Just about all the family and many friends were there and while the kids played upstairs, the grown-ups had even more to eat (pan con tomate, jamón, manchego, etc) and drink and we had a wonderful time just talking into the small hours. Fotos to follow…Â
