In Spain the Holiday Season doesn’t end with New Years. In fact, many of the locals were most excited about January 6th, Dia de Los Reyes (Day of the Kings). It seems this is the Grand Finale to the Christmas season, or the end of the 12 Days of Christmas. The night of the 5th, children […]
The town of Almuñécar, Spain is full of beautiful flowers all year-long. It is so nice walking through the town and seeing all of the color from the December flowers in the winter. What a nice treat.
We intentionally selected Almuñecar as our home, because of the proximity to both the Sea and the Mountains. We so enjoy nature and this was the best of both worlds. Little did we know, there would be so many extra bonus features. Since the first week we arrived in September, we regularly see people here in Spain.
Do you see what I see? (Paragliding – La Herradura, Spain) Read More »
As promised, here is my journal of The Purple Chicken 14 Day Challenge. The games I play for Learning the Spanish Language. Day 1 – I awoke this morning a nervous wreck knowing my post about the challenge was going to publish today. That means I really have to do this. UG!!! Maybe I can
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Our final day in Portugal meant packing up and heading out. Traveling in general is a bit more complicated than usual because we all have to make sure we pack all of our equipment (cables, cords, etc.). It’s further complicated because we need to remember those power converter doohickeys. They tend to blend into the
Chapel Of The Bones In Portugal and Mérida, Spain Roman Ruins Read More »
The Municipal Market Almuñecar (Mercado Municipal or Daily Market) The first few weeks here, we thought we had figured out this small town, except for one building. Each time we went by this place, it was the afternoon and appeared that people were just cleaning. Outside it said Mercado Municipal (municipal market), so we knew it