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Weekend in Zaragoza



Summer and I decided to stay in Zaragoza for the weekend instead of traveling anywhere. Our main objective was to spend some time at the River Aquarium and explore Summer's old mission areas. We also did some bouldering at a local climbing gym and ate Colombian food!

Starting out of Friday morning, we went to Bulderland. It was very nice to stretch out our muscles and spend some time climbing together.

We then set out to find a place to eat lunch. We found a Colombian restaurant. I knew it was Colombian because a saw a sign advertising a specific fruit juice that I used to drink all the time in Colombia. Its called lulo and is pretty much the best thing ever. We ate sancocho and it was very delicious. Definitely a throwback to my mission. 

After lunch we went back to our apartment and enjoyed a relaxing evening together. I worked on some homework and then we watched a movie.



The next day we went to the River Aquarium of Zaragoza, the largest of its kind in Europe. It was a very cool experience in which we were able to see wildlife from 5 major rivers throughout the world. The most interesting river was the Ebro River that flows right through Spain and through Zaragoza specifically. We were able to see fish, reptiles, birds, and even some monkeys and nutrias throughout the 5 different zones including the Nile and the Amazon rivers. My favorites were a lot of the reptiles and the giant river Arapaimas. 


Lastly we were able to explore Summer's mission area and see where she used to live. We were also able to attend Stake Conference on Sunday and visit with many of the people she used to work with. Overall, it was a chill, yet very fun weekend in Zaragoza!

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