enduring couples (then 16)
itemize
was a matter of desired activities wedding day. Not only for the administration of the money saved, but for the whole civil and ecclesiastical ritual, the altar and the sacristy, where he provided a voluntary donation to the church. Then attend the social with the printing of invitations, sent to the chosen restaurant contract for the feast, and schedule days for the honeymoon.
Teresa's parents, would take care of everything related to the bride's trousseau, and help financially, than the expense of the party, far reach.
Luckily, it was becoming fashionable a newly opened restaurant "Don Bosco", large rooms for parties. Promoting your business with offers for specific dates. Ours, being so special, it fit in the best offer. Almost half price.
was clear that the Boards of celebration for New Year's day at noon, no one asked.
Then you had to think about how to stop the work pending in the office. Assistants available to work a week, then was the maximum time I could afford.
And my classes at the Academy of Engineers, was also resumed on January 7. Was another reason to terminate the Honeymoon, Three Kings Day.
The director of the Academy of Engineers, had asked me to teach two afternoons a week for a year. He combined well with my work in the office and my trips around the Catalan geography. He was about to announce that the next course to tell me because had my absorption in Andorra.
also sought to gain employment in any industry, in truth, half-heartedly, because I defended working autonomously. But I always feared a lack of customers. In this case, how would keep the home?. Thinking
trip, so was cost, hatched a minimum route on the mainland soil.
remembered photos of my parents made during his visit to El Escorial, newlyweds. Postcards from the sarcophagus of the King of Spain, acquired as a reminder, be proud.
therefore decided to repeat his story: "First day
. Train to Tarragona, overnight in hotel.
-second day. In the morning, tour the Castle and see the Roman Amphitheatre from the Balcony of the Mediterranean. Sure would be happy to see the sea from Tere point so privileged. Overnight at hotel.
-third day. Morning train to Valencia. Stroll through El Grau, natural harbor. In the afternoon, visiting relatives Tere.
-fourth day. Morning tren a Madrid. Tarde- noche, tasqueo por La Gran Vía, rememorando mis andanzas de militar.
-Quinto día. Por la mañana visita al Museo del Prado. Tarde paseo por La Casa de Campo.
-Sexto día. Por la mañana visita a El Escorial. Tarde regreso a Madrid. Noche tren a Zaragoza.
-Séptimo día. Visita a la Virgen del Pilar. Besar el hoyo del pilar bajo la estatuilla de la Virgen formado por los millones de labios que lo besaron antes que nosotros. Tarde repetición de tasqueos. Noche tren a Barcelona.
Claro que circula un refrán ….” El hombre propone y Dios dispone ”.
Memorable sí, fue el día uno de Enero. Por más motivos que por el de Año New and New Life.
Monasterio de El Escorial
Tere Remember:
Everything was going along the normal pace of preparations for that day.
At that time, it used to be a small exhibition of what is brought to their new home, especially the gifts received. Which today is no longer done, as most recently demanded money, which is what is best for them, especially because their honeymoons, often to another continent.
By not making a list, as were many who did, we found several sets of cups of breakfast, but of a different design, not ceased to be repetitions.
Well, some were beautiful and would go to a showcase, along with glassware that had been collecting since in the past year, all saints and birthday gifts, they were focusing on the equipment of the house.
And I am reminded of something that is almost a joke. One provider, whom he knew from time, when I told her I married the next month, looked at me, and skipping over any protocol, I asked how old he was. I told him I had just turned 20. Gasped. He imagined that he had at most 16. I guess that's my dress, and especially for my long hair, often wore in a braid, and other so called "horse tail". Overall, it should look like a mixture of girl-woman.
Carlos and was organized as the few days would run for the long awaited honeymoon. It seemed almost a marathon against the clock, wanting to do so much in so little time.
While on the other hand, I also wanted to go a little peninsula, and completely unaware that, apart from Valencia, where he had an aunt and uncle. The entire route would be completely new to me.
I just asked that on January 1 does not become too cold, which would have been most normal.
My wedding dress, but with sleeves, and no cleavage was not exactly made of thick material. I think that was the first girlfriend, who used what was then called a dress ankle. Nothing long tails, was flowing, and long flight and I got halfway up the leg.
When he and my mother at home and hung it in a room, so it does not wrinkle, I think it was the first time I really realized that he was about to marry.
Chronicle of the first 50 hours of a wedding.
First day, 7 a.m. hours. Entered the bar in front of my office-home.
"Good Year. A brandy, please. Today at nine, I case.
The barman, recently opened the doors of the premises, sympathizes.
"Much mind I see you are missing. So terrible is the situation?.
-I skip the ritual and social protocol, because of my extreme shyness, but I need a cup, and forced the public to see me not smiling ruefully. Asked to hold the bond early, to prevent curious maximum in the Church.
"Well, a glass of cognac, in two hours, nothing will work. Take a few of which ten minutes earlier.
"Impossible. You have to take communion at Mass and is forced to do it in fasting, at least two hours. It's what I do.
"Not being the immediate wedding, a glass of brandy, will cause no effect.
"Yes. From time to stop shaking. I may wear his coat and cravat knot do you hate, along with the ridiculous gloves. Once on the scaffold, and all befall me unstoppable.
The clown, to make matters worse, the hundreds of onlookers laugh in addition to fifty guests. And I have to pose for photographers on the classic postures that embarrass me by unnatural.
Attended and a lot of weddings of acquaintances, as a simple invitation and still felt embarrassed, with all the typical instruments of the ritual. ... ... Long live the bride and groom to kiss !......¡ !.......¡ rice fertility !...... All kiss the bride ... ... A word of boyfriend ! ... That opened the dance ... ... Panegyrics the priest, the sponsor and the neighbor across the street ... ... Toast !..... triplicate Bouquet friend next to her wedding ... .. and all receptions hypocrites welcomed part even total strangers.
-Man if they feel, should conduct a civil wedding in City Council and the necessary witnesses. And in street clothes.
"This is not feasible. I will marry the woman I love most classic wedding and for women is the illusion of life. Private having never forgive me for this satisfaction.
9 am
Unusual. On the steps of the church, a crowd was gathering. Not only the guests, women of all ages, a pious, widows and more knowledgeable about the function gossips budding required by ads for a month exhibited Parish in pamphlets and on notice board. It became our link in the event of interest National.
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The 12 am
were caught red-handed. The guests, standing forming several dances, animatedly discussing their purposes made in the new year festival.
The waiters were putting the last covered in the main table. The other forming a horseshoe facing the president, were still dismantled.
Women chores, sweep the floor finishing the expeditious leaving for the dance.
Other waiters, cornering over tables to avoid interference. Above the chairs were placed upside down. Running
to see us the maitre of ceremonies, he apologized: "Excuse
Don Carlos, our late, because the party Revellón, continued against the provisions, to six and the service will be retired to rest, no time to redecorate any room.
Ten minutes later, a classic turntable beats emitted dedicated to the couple and all the guests came to occupy their respective places according to the criteria that Teresa and I had agreed.
"Successful?. Let go!. Without following the beat of the music realm, it was making a fuss huge. The table three went to two. Those of the two to four, the four divided between the two and three, finally, to. Better not have assigned seats to fill.
in the Presidency, to my right, the only family members who in turn met as godparents, uncles of Girona, contact far more time than distance in kilometers.
To my left, Teresa, her parents and one of his uncles and cousin.
The snack was good in the end. The cook, behaved better than the waiters, I guess because the menu was a ninety percent prepared cold.
3.pm
The musicians appeared not promised to liven up the dance, for the same reason that the waiters with their negligence.
The Maitre, which was supplied with a discjokey session, which at the time called simply snap on LPs on the turntable. That
spent in dark brown. It was good that we offer a discounted price, but poor service. My uncle and godfather who was commissioned to visit the bride at her home where she presented the classical field, I gave him the money agreed to cover the hotel bill. But I asked the Maitre apology, seek to become a demerit of the value stated. Total, to haggle.
Tere and I, after a couple of dances, we were swift to shed the costumes dating for the street, in our respective homes of singles.
The 5 pm .
arrived at the station witnessed the departure of the direct train to Tarragona. For the hair, not come in time. We note for the next one was a freight. Total
, stopping at all stations and arrive at Tarragona in the evening.
The 7 pm.
the train's conductor, to check our tickets, she warns.
"They had to get off here, but now that the train has started, can not, it is forbidden to alight on.
- How ?.......¿ Tarragona was ?.......
uncontrolled laughter nearby passengers, alerted the whole car.
Ja, ja, ja, the couple made their escape caramel the real world. "But
sr. Reviewer. Can not stop a moment?.
"By no means, but I inform you that the goods within a couple of minutes to stop, to make way for a Fast. Your stop will be brief so if you prefer to get off there, instead of Salou station, are about and as soon as you stop, leap without delay.
no time to ponder the pros and cons, grabbed the suitcase told Teresa that she carried his briefcase and headed to the platform of the car, being revisited by all passengers with a smile from ear to ear.
Tess put on her coat and followed me when he returned Reviewer to the load.
"But Ms. jump How high heels?. No way. I said nothing, I can not take responsibility for that risk.
"Do not worry, - I said first jump and she'll hand.
Very nervous, his hand on the gate to open it and jump as soon as the train stopped, I noticed the distance to travel back to reach the station where we had to take a taxi to the Hotel Imperial Tarraco. We recommended it and also dominated the Sea, located next to the famous Balcony of the Mediterranean. I was regretting
jump. It was almost better to get to Salou and Tarragona forget until around Zaragoza.
stopped the train and I still hesitated. I reacted and I jumped straight from the first step by not stopping the car to a curb, was a hundred and twenty inches in height. ground. For dessert, not flat.
automatically took the suitcase, I asked Teresa to give me the bag and his shoes. The heels were imprisoned by the perforated plate of the steps to jump.
Met and the nervousness with the urgency of action is not allowed to reason, but the attempt the jump, was frightened. Barefoot could not be exposed to a rough and do it from a height that scared him.
without fear -Salta woman in my arms. If I can almost grab the feet.
jumped, I was off balance, and fell to the ground, behind me and she hugged my neck on me.
A standing ovation from all the car passengers leaning out the windows, made it flow my sense of the ridiculous.
start the train when I heard the comments.
"Those lovers, who give free rein to passion in the most unlikely places" ... ... ..
The 9 pm
The full moon in the night calm, inviting the romance. We agreed that we could not go to bed without enjoying a few minutes, watching the glow of the waves from the breakwater of the harbor.
saw as he approached one in the distance, stands apart for its height. At our feet, foam the newcomers, dissolved to make way for the next.
When colliding with the wall protector, rose several feet into dust-sensitive drops. The moon gave its light touch, truly fascinating. And there no other impediment to the prevailing cold, Teresa and I were, enraptured by the beauty of the Sea
- Carlos, I have cold. And I am satisfied with what was seen.
"Wait a moment, watching the wave coming. Be cataclysmic arrival. Then we go .
was lucky spot as soon as the illuminated sign of the Hotel, so close to the port. We were raised without a scratch, after the jump of the train. Tere kept high-heeled shoes to put on planes. However, walking on the sidewalk side of the road railroad, it was an inconvenience. We were nearly two miles of the station, but the announcement of that hotel a few hundred meters, had the effect of a magnet.
We checked for a night, and after occupying the room, ask for a light dinner, and our appetite was not of that class. And that moon lit up the countryside alone. wanted to enjoy a walk to the breakwater.
And as Teresa said, despite being warm, it felt the chill that seeped into the bones.
The wave came. Was high, we expected an unparalleled spectacle.
It was. The breaking of rose several feet above away from our heads and turn it into dust aqueous fell on us as true waterfall.
react immediately moving away from the edge. And soaked the two ran back to the hotel.
climbed without the room, we undressed, we extended the clothes to dry on the radiators, and without further we went to bed naked. Tere
shivered, hugging covered her with my body, too cold. We even cover our heads under the covers and wait to react.
soon recovered heat. First the normal human body, followed by the extra available to me under the dream woman. Tere
also reacted and finally we loose our appetites contained for two years.
While embrace, not to cool the environment, including drowsiness, repeated the act several times.
second day, 9 am:
With clothes and dry, leaving the bathroom she complained of pain in the throat. Feared to have cooled. We went down to breakfast and she made it painful to swallow. And the aphonia
betrayed that it was going to seniors. Ask for a taxi and headed to a pharmacy. He was given some pills of hoarseness and continue walking through the walls, to gambling in the famous Balcony of the Mediterranean. The ruins of what was Roman Amphitheatre, they were at our feet. And from there we saw the hotel we fortunately sheltered. The Imperial Tarraco, was postponed to a future, and that it sparked strong desire caused by those we recommended it.
Rarragona Walls
http://www.fotonostra.com / albums / catalunya / photos / balcon.jpg
The Balcony of the Mediterranean is one of the most interesting turístco the city of Tarragona. It is a ravine, 23 meters high at the end of the Rambla Nova, bordered by a wrought iron railing, by Joan Miquel Guinto, at the beginning of the twentieth century.
The Balcony offers a beautiful view over the Mediterranean Sea, as seen in this photograph. At the foot of the balcony is the beach of the Miracle and the bottom of it Forti called the Queen an ancient palace and fortress that has become part of the history of the city.
front is the monument to Roger de Llúria, Calabrian origin Catalan sailor who became famous for his exploits during the reign of Peter the Great. Next to the balcony of the Mediterranean lies the Paseo de las Palmeras, after which is one of the most important of the Roman Tarraco, the Roman Amphitheatre.
This is a monument that attracts tourism to Tarragona and helped to name her as a World Heritage Site.
12 pm
entered a bar for an aperitif. Tere, left half. It hurt to swallow. We returned to the pharmacy. She started a fever. The pharmacist advised to take a febrifuge and better sleep until he came down the inflammation, which could last several days.
That alarmed me beyond words. How could I make a journey around the Hispanic, in those conditions?.
phoned my mother, so that we host a few days in the room was his daughter, given the unexpected. I could not not take it in those terms yet to release our home.
The next morning, we would and would require Dr. De Nueva Vida, as it was called the Clinic hired for our future medical care. Also premiered.
third day, at 9 a.m. .
In Barcelona, \u200b\u200bI vowed and puffed about my mother, who abused his daughter in any way, it was somewhat fortuitous. Was the fault of the OLA.
End of the honeymoon. 50-hour odyssey.
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