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Comment on Procesión general del Santo Entierro – Xàtiva 2013 by John Keys

John Keys — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:29:23 +0000

Well, in this case it was a religious procession, and we didn’t see any drinking on the streets at all. But I don’t recall seeing people drinking in the streets much (or at all?) for other processions either. There was plenty of drinking going on at the Pego festival however – beer and wine. (That was a carnival festival!)

Comment on Procesión general del Santo Entierro – Xàtiva 2013 by Maria S.

Maria S. — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:04:10 +0000

In Germany, with the Fasching Parade, people have their beer and schnaps on the roadside to get a head start on the partying.

What do the spectators in Spain take in while watching the parade?

Comment on Garden 2.0 by John

John — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 22:08:37 +0000

Thanks, Maria – so do we, of course! Problems with water – reminded us of Schmitten. I think we told you about the pond? And also a happy New Year to you too.

Comment on Garden 2.0 by Maria S.

Maria S. — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:18:30 +0000

I hope all this extra work will do the trick and have you ready for the next gota fria.

Happy New Year from Germany!

Comment on Our first pomegranate by Maria S.

Maria S. — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:11:58 +0000

Now I know why our trip was so low-priced!
Round-trip airfare, two nights in a hotel with breakfast & dinner, and single room for only euro 277.

Thanks for the “warning”, I’ll pack my rain gear, just in case we make it out of the hotel bar.

Comment on Our first pomegranate by John

John — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:59:15 +0000

Hi Maria,
I haven’t ever seen a pomegranate dessert here, but they do sometimes do a sauce made from pureed pomegranates on other desserts. I think you might need to keep your eyes open while you are there. Hope you have good weather – now is rather the rainy season (Google for “Gota Fria” to find out more about the rain at this time of the year!). Good luck!

Comment on Our first pomegranate by Maria S.

Maria S. — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:00:35 +0000

I’ve never tried one either.

I’ll be on Mallorca this coming Thursday and Friday, and would like to try one in a restaurant as I won’t have kitchen utensils with me while traveling.

Is there a pomegranate dessert on a Spanish menu by any chance? If so, what is it called?

Comment on Our first pomegranate by John

John — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:10:11 +0000

They tasted a little in the direction of cherries, and were slightly sharp.

The taste is supposed to vary depending on the the exact type of pomegranate, I think. There are lots of ways to server them: http://localfoods.about.com/od/fall/tp/PomegranateIdeas.htm

Comment on Our first pomegranate by Gill

Gill — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:38:11 +0000

What does pomegranate taste of? I’ve seen the seeds in supermarkets, but never tried them!

Comment on Could be a cold winter again by John

John — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:08:41 +0000

If you haven’t heard from him, he must be settling in well now! I think it is also cold in the UK, and tonight in Xàtiva, it is forecast to go down to 1°C, which is also pretty cool, especially for Spain!

Comment on Could be a cold winter again by Maria S.

Maria S. — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:05:46 +0000

We had quite a bit of snow today – yes, on 27 October 2012.

I can’t remember a time when we had snow as early as October!
They might be sledding up there in Schmitten where you used to live.

On a different note … Thomas is happy at Nottingham. We have not heard from him in almost two weeks

Comment on Could be a cold winter again by John

John — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:00:05 +0000

Good luck to your son, Maria – I went to Leicester University, which is quite close. I hope he enjoys it!

Nottingham is a good university: http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2012?page=2 (scroll down a bit to #72)