I’d been told that Cordoba was a city not to be missed. A rival to Seville and a true representation of non-tourist Spain. The AVE was good as ever and we arrived to a pleasant square. Modern hotel adds to the favourable impression.
We wander out for dinner on a mild evening. Polo shirt surfices [...]
The weather here has changed and got cold. More clouds but still bright iyswim but this morning saw the first snow on the mountains to the north.
Still got to 19c though and it was a holiday again. Not too shabby.
We finally got around to getting a car this week. The machine in Spain makes sorting things out long winded and complex. The process for transfering a car in the UK takes less time than it takes to boil a kettle. In Spain it takes hours and involves visits to at least 2 buildings, three [...]
Elsewhere I’ve been following a blog about diversity and it seems to
polarise opinion. Most people seem to wander along commenting nicely but sometimes you get a post that suggests otherwise.
When does expressing an opinion become just expressing yourself as an intolerant, opinionated dork? Are there any rules out there?
It is bonfire night so not much happening in Spain as you
might imagine. And then I noticedthst the shops are just gearing up for Christmas. Shelves are being shufflesd about and stock is being put out but how cool is it that the Anglo-Saxon frenzy for shopping isn’t in evidence?
No, not the band. Sundays. The first day of the week, or the day before you crash back into work.
Since Sunday Trading became legal in the UK it seems that no one has been very satisfied. Shops open for a bit. People shop for a bit. Big shops open but little ones still [...]
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