Seasonal utensils and abandoned splendour

We are about to head up Jose Manuel Palacio Alvarez Avenue.  You know, I wondered who he was.  I have found out.  Born in 1930 in Havana, Cuba ) but the son of parents from Gijón, there aged two. He worked at the  Bank of Bilbao .  His political activity began in 1963, during the Franco regime , as a union representative in the Spanish Trade Union Organization , and later as a councilor in the Gijón City Council from 1970, elected by the Union . https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizaci%C3%B3n_municipal_de_Espa%C3%B1a_durante_el_r%C3%A9gimen_franquista From September 1978 he held the position of Minister of Transport in the pre-autonomous Government of Asturias until 1979, when he was elected mayor of Gijón. He reelected between 1983-1987, with an absolute majority (17 of 27 councilors). Among his actions as mayor stands out the creation of large green areas such as the Los Pericones park ( Ceares ) and the Cerro de Santa Catalina park.  In March 1987 he left the PSOE due to disagreements with the results of the party assembly held at the Universidad Laboral de Gijón , Palacio founded and headed the independent candidacy Unidad Gijonesa , running for mayor of Gijón in 1991 and being a councilor until the elections of 1995.  He died in Gijón , victim of lung cancer diagnosed ten days earlier, in a flat shared with his sister on 28th September 2005. He was single and had no children.  In 2021 they renamed this road after him.  The previously honoured was the now disgraced King Juan Carlos.








We pass through well ordered flats and begin to hit the older part of town when we reach the Muse Ferrocarril.  It has railways.  What is there to object to.  Have a click on the website.  https://www.gijon.es/es/directorio/museo-del-ferrocarril-de-asturias  It averages 4.5 stars from almost 4000 people. 16 hours ago Gauzones Asturias said ‘Very good. Upstairs there is a permanent exhibition of seasonal utensils (lanterns, clocks, changing leaves, etc.) rarely visited and you can find very curious things there.’




Over the road from the museum is the lagoon beach, Playa de Poniente.  It is one of those Spanish city beaches which you are surprised to find.  Darren said Great beach, you're so close to everything, cafes, restaurants, bars, ice cream sellers, souvenir shops, etc. A nice stretch of beach to walk along, the waves are pretty much non existent and kids can paddle quite safely. There are bigger waves a little further out for those of you that like to surf. The tide comes in quite high, so you have to be quick and keep moving back towards the wall. It's a fun place for all the family.






We end the day winding through the tiny lanes which mark the peninsular and head out to the headland/  Here, once stood the forts that protected the place against foes of a nautical nature. The Bateria alta de Santa Catalina  is best described by Alberto, who was there a week ago.  ‘I love these types of places...it's a piece of work...that never came to an end...but it had to be spectacular...great views in all directions..... a nice walk through this area of ​​the city...kinda abandoned....’  




That was to be that then I noticed Hello Kitty has been there and said ‘The coastal battery is quite large but without cannons. With views of the city and the port’



Tomorrow we walk along the front.


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