El Saler to Tarragona

Before we left El Saler this morning we went for a walk on the beach. It was beautiful and we found several pieces of what looked like pottery.

On the beach at El Saler
The first piece of pottery I found

Then we drove for about three hours north along the Mediterranean to Tarragona. The parents of some good friends of my daughter’s family live in Tarragona. We met up with them and they showed us around Tarragona.

On Las Ramblas in Tarragona

We saw so much with them and learned so much about Tarragona. It was wonderful. And then, to make it even better, today as a part of the Semana Santa (Holy Week) celebrations there was a big procession through the street from the Church of Saint John the Baptist. We had a perfect place to watch near the beginning.

One of the Misterios (floats). This one was pushed but the rest were each carried by at least 20 people.
The beginning of the parade. There at least 3 groups of Roman soldiers with very authentic costumes.
There were hundreds and hundreds of participants

Then we had wonderful tapas for dinner at a restaurant right next to the Cathedral.

Dinner at Casa Balcells

One other really interesting thing we learned is that Tarragona is well known for its human towers (Castellas).

This is a picture from a poster on a building. The towers can be 8 or nine levels high!

We had such a good time in Tarragona. It makes me want to come back again.

The view from the window of the hotel where we are staying (the H10). There are a lot of Roman ruins in Tarragona (walls, an amphitheater, a circus and other stuff too)
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Author: marionvermazen

I am a traveler, hiker, avid reader, Sun alumnus, computer geek, Spanish and French language student, knitter and genealogist. I am retired after working for almost 30 years in the Computer Industry. I live in Reno, Nevada with my husband Duke.

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