Our trip to Zaragoza was unplanned. It was not part of the official tour itinerary. But that morning, as our bus was leaving Barcelona for Madrid, our Tour Director announced that he had a little surprise for us – instead of stopping at another roadside café, he decided we’d do a little side trip to Zaragoza to visit the Shrine of the Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Our Lady of the Pillar). It was not out-of-the way at all. All it would take was a little adjustment to the route. He