KB3LAZ
09-25-2012, 07:23 AM
No, I am not talking about a pregnancy scare. That would not really be a scare to me, lol.
Because of the way we had to do things Pilar and I had to split our wedding up into different events. First was the wedding, or rather a civil union because of the way Spanish law works when marrying an immigrant from outside of Europe. So, we got married "on paper". After was the ceremony which we like to call the "for show" wedding. This was an event in all honesty, for our parents. On that same day after the second event we had our wedding reception. Due to my parents being here for two weeks during that time we decided to split events yet again and postpone our honeymoon until October. Well, that time is about here and our trip is planned.
We have decided to go to Asturias Spain. This is a region in Spain and within this region we will be staying in Oviedo. The area is well known for its Cider, fishing communities, and cheese production. Part of the appeal for both my wife and I is that unlike here in Alicante it has changing seasons. This is appealing to me because it is one of the main things I miss about living in the North east of the US. Autumn being my favorite season: I like to see the change in the leaves, feel the cool breeze, it is just a fun filled relaxing colorful event. Now, this is so appealing to my wife because it is something she has never seen because of where she lives. She has seen summer and winter but never the colorful change of the fall season.
Now, I am sure that this is not a typical honeymoon or at least what I envision a typical honeymoon as. Probably for the better as nothing we have done thus far is typical. When I think honeymoon, I think resort, heat, the beach, palm trees, dinner on the boardwalk, etc. However, that, at the moment, is my typical day to day life. Obviously we want our honeymoon to be a vacation away from the typical daily monotony.
However, not only is it atypical of a honeymoon but of such a trip as well. We were with our "tripadviser" as they so dub them and she was trying to get a grasp of what we wanted to do. (Bless her heart, she was struggling with my Spanish and trying to get by with her little English. We did rather well after some time spent together in the comfortable office setting.) We did not want a tour package which made things difficult. I mean, who wants to get up and do set things at set times on their honeymoon? So after some work we finally got what we want and if we choose to go on vineyard, cheese, cider, etc tours we can do so at our own leisure.
We will be staying in a hotel that is what they call rural in the city. Meaning it is on the outskirts of a large city but is nothing but green for 4klm in every direction but gives us the ability to get to the major cities within 5 minutes or so drive.
http://uk.castillodelbosquelazoreda.com/
Have a look. Now, it is on the UK site for everyone so that it can be read in English. The navigation does change and is less forward in English but I figured that it is easier this way in the end.
I will try to take many pictures for those of you who have been asking for more pictures of Spain. And yes, I know, some of you are still waiting on wedding pictures which I am still sorting out digitally. Between my sister in-law, mother in-law, and my parents there are 4000 photos, many of which are dupes and trips. I need to sort that out before I can add them to my online album and share them.
All in all, it is nice to finally be going on this much needed event after nearly two years of paperwork between here and the states. Basically 11 months per country.
Anyway, I just thought I would share.
Because of the way we had to do things Pilar and I had to split our wedding up into different events. First was the wedding, or rather a civil union because of the way Spanish law works when marrying an immigrant from outside of Europe. So, we got married "on paper". After was the ceremony which we like to call the "for show" wedding. This was an event in all honesty, for our parents. On that same day after the second event we had our wedding reception. Due to my parents being here for two weeks during that time we decided to split events yet again and postpone our honeymoon until October. Well, that time is about here and our trip is planned.
We have decided to go to Asturias Spain. This is a region in Spain and within this region we will be staying in Oviedo. The area is well known for its Cider, fishing communities, and cheese production. Part of the appeal for both my wife and I is that unlike here in Alicante it has changing seasons. This is appealing to me because it is one of the main things I miss about living in the North east of the US. Autumn being my favorite season: I like to see the change in the leaves, feel the cool breeze, it is just a fun filled relaxing colorful event. Now, this is so appealing to my wife because it is something she has never seen because of where she lives. She has seen summer and winter but never the colorful change of the fall season.
Now, I am sure that this is not a typical honeymoon or at least what I envision a typical honeymoon as. Probably for the better as nothing we have done thus far is typical. When I think honeymoon, I think resort, heat, the beach, palm trees, dinner on the boardwalk, etc. However, that, at the moment, is my typical day to day life. Obviously we want our honeymoon to be a vacation away from the typical daily monotony.
However, not only is it atypical of a honeymoon but of such a trip as well. We were with our "tripadviser" as they so dub them and she was trying to get a grasp of what we wanted to do. (Bless her heart, she was struggling with my Spanish and trying to get by with her little English. We did rather well after some time spent together in the comfortable office setting.) We did not want a tour package which made things difficult. I mean, who wants to get up and do set things at set times on their honeymoon? So after some work we finally got what we want and if we choose to go on vineyard, cheese, cider, etc tours we can do so at our own leisure.
We will be staying in a hotel that is what they call rural in the city. Meaning it is on the outskirts of a large city but is nothing but green for 4klm in every direction but gives us the ability to get to the major cities within 5 minutes or so drive.
http://uk.castillodelbosquelazoreda.com/
Have a look. Now, it is on the UK site for everyone so that it can be read in English. The navigation does change and is less forward in English but I figured that it is easier this way in the end.
I will try to take many pictures for those of you who have been asking for more pictures of Spain. And yes, I know, some of you are still waiting on wedding pictures which I am still sorting out digitally. Between my sister in-law, mother in-law, and my parents there are 4000 photos, many of which are dupes and trips. I need to sort that out before I can add them to my online album and share them.
All in all, it is nice to finally be going on this much needed event after nearly two years of paperwork between here and the states. Basically 11 months per country.
Anyway, I just thought I would share.