At Christmas, all roads lead home. – Marjorie Holmes I didn’t fully appreciate the 12 Days of Christmas until I moved to Spain. What I knew about it mainly came from the song that detailed the expanding number of increasingly exotic gifts. But except for the more diligent Catholic relatives, […]
Fiestas
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“The pleasure we derive from journeys is perhaps dependent more on the mindset with which we travel than on the destination we travel to.” ~ Alain de Botton It was Day 15 of a 16-day road trip through England, Germany, and France. After over two weeks of non-stop fun […]
“The greatness of a culture can be found in its festivals.” — Siddharth Katragadda The Spanish love a good festival, and there are many throughout the calendar year, but arguably the highlight of these is the midsummer celebration of San Juan Bautista. All of Spain celebrates, but the festivities are […]