Day in Gijón

Today was spent wandering around Gijón and spending some time at the beach. The weather cleared up for a bit today and there was actual sun! 

I started off by going to see the Roman thermal baths. They were discovered in 1903 and the archeological site was actually created under the plaza which they were buried under.  Gijón was northern most city on the Via Plata of the Roman Empire and was a major trading port along the Cantabrian Sea.

I had my first bit of jamon and real Coca Cola today, so that made me happy.  Finally I had this sweet called a Pelayo (after the first King of Asturias - who, according to legend defeated the Muslims as they took over the rest of Spain). It’s marzipan with apple filling. (It tastes like apple pie wrapped in a half baked sugar cookie.). I walked out of the bakery and popped it in my mouth and immediately went in and bought another. Sooooooo delicious!