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Procesión general del Santo Entierro – Xàtiva 2013

Posted on Saturday, March 30 , 2013 by John

We went to the Good Friday “General Procession of the Holy Burial of Christ” in Xàtiva yesterday. The procession lasted about two hours. Spain still maintains a lot of its traditions and there are processions and festivals in Xàtiva several … Continue reading →

Posted in Spain

Crisis – what crisis?

Posted on Tuesday, January 29 , 2013 by John

Everyone is talking about “The (Economic) Crisis” in Spain. Almost every day there are programs on the radio about how people are affected, and people are being evicted from their homes by banks because they can’t pay their mortgages. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Family / This Site, Spain

Thanks, Iberfone!

Posted on Thursday, September 13 , 2012 by John

I just wrote a message to our telecom provider in Spain to tell them that we have changed our bank account. This is their reply. You wouldn’t believe it was sent by a company specialised in providing internet and telecom … Continue reading →

Posted in Computing, Spain

Wild fennel is pretty high

Posted on Sunday, July 22 , 2012 by John

I mentioned the snails climbing up the fennel nearby. But the photos didn’t give an impression of the height the fennel grows. Take a look at these fennel plants compared to Ruth (the twiggy plants behind her in the field), … Continue reading →

Posted in Family / This Site, Spain

Climbing snails

Posted on Monday, July 09 , 2012 by John

Last year when we filled the pool and started running the filtration system, the first thing that happened, was that the filter for the pump filled up with snails. Since then we haven’t seen any more of them in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature and Science, Spain

Celebrating the Borgias in Xàtiva

Posted on Sunday, June 03 , 2012 by John

The infamous Borgia family comes from Xàtiva. Rodrigo Borgia (Pope Alexander VI, 1492 – 1503) was born in the old town and every year since 2010 the city has organised a renaissance weekend which recreates Xàtiva at the time of … Continue reading →

Posted in Spain, Travel

Nice wild plants

Posted on Wednesday, May 02 , 2012 by John

Behind the houses on the other side of the road that our house in Spain is in, lies Bixquert valley. Its about a 10 minute walk from the house into the valley, which runs to the foot of Xàtiva Castle. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family / This Site, Spain

House prices in DE, ES, and UK 1975 – 2011

Posted on Thursday, March 29 , 2012 by John

When we tell friends in the UK that property prices in Germany have been essentially flat since we have been here (1980) and that we actually lost money on two out of three property investments we made between 1982 and … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Germany, In the UK, Spain

Fallas in Xàtiva

Posted on Tuesday, March 20 , 2012 by John

We’ve had glorious weather the last couple of days, but yesterday evening it was drizzling and grey when I left to see the final night of the Fallas celebrations in Xàtiva. The fallas, or monuments, (made of wooden structures covered … Continue reading →

Posted in Spain

Sunday afternoon in Xàtiva

Posted on Sunday, March 18 , 2012 by John

It was a pleasant sunny Sunday today and I took a walk around the town. It was warm enough that quite a few people were taking a coffee or a beer on the street, otherwise the streets were quiet. Tomorrow … Continue reading →

Posted in Spain

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