Stolen babies: part 2
As a follow-up to my previous post, on a story which I had been following for some time in the Spanish media, I though it was worth mentioning some of […]
Brrrrr
It's very cold here in my house at the moment. We have radiators and fan-heaters, but the stone floors are freeeezing. We've had a few glimpses of sun in the […]
Christmas country market – seafood, pastries and archaeological jewellery
Yesterday I went to the Christmas Market (Mercado Navideño) in our local village, Valencina de la Concepcion near Seville. You can always pick up some Christmas stocking-filler type presents at […]
Festival de las Naciones in Sevilla
The Festival de las Naciones is a food and culture festival that originated as a stay-on after the Expo in 1992, which brought together people from countries all over the world - each with […]
Romeria de Torrijos in Valencina de la Concepcion (Sevilla)
Today was our local romeria, the Romeria de Torrijos. I have written more about it in more detail on my other blog. A romeria (pilgrimage) is a typical event in […]
End of the road
Today, when I was picking the kids up from school, another El Rocio hermandad was trundling sloooooowly through the village, from Gines, home to Santiponce. (It had caused a massive […]
Shopping in Seville
I love shopping. And I love writing. So writing about new shops is heaven for me. Here are a couple I was recommended recently (I won't claim to have discovered […]
