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The Feliz Navidad sign always makes the
Plaza Mayor look like a postcard. |
This year, there doesn't seem to be much holiday cheer. So here are some photos of the cheeriest things in my city and a video of one very enthusiastic author talking about the thing she loves most (my book launch party).
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It's not the holidays without certain treats. My favorite variety tray of
the "most expensive turrón in the world." It's not that pricey. |
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I found a Yule Log! I used to find these at Italian bakeries
in the United States, though the word "yule" suggests
a Celtic origin... This Spanish version is so good. |
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| The street lighting this year is even more subtle than usual. |
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But with the native beauty of Modernist and
Romanesque architecture, you don't need to add much. |
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| Afternoon strolls down the shopping street. |
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| The old town hall. |
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Down Balborraz Street, one of the oldest
and most beautiful streets in Zamora. |
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The "umbrella" in the Plaza Mayor with the sign
so you don't forget where you are! |
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| My city has "love" in it! |
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| I wrote this book to curl up with and get lost in. |
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| Heading toward the oldest part of the city. |
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The theatre, for plays and events.
(People from elsewhere often ask me if it's a movie theatre,
which seems to be the fate of many old theatres.) |
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| On the side of the Parador. |
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| The store with the weird costumes for parades has a tree! |
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| The Renaissance convent and a Modernist balcony. |
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| The palace from the time of Ferdinand and Isabella |
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How can you not follow the advice of Holiday Rhino?
Holiday Rhino is from a complete zoo in Winterhaven,
Tucson, Arizona, 2011. |
As this year comes to a close, let's be grateful it's over! And certain that 2021 will be much, much better. Stay safe, everyone.
