Skiing and the Holidays
There is skiing in Spain, decent skiing. And Andorra is close by with great skiing to be had. But this post is not about skiing per se. It's about when to go skiing, and more importantly, when not to go…
Category: Spanish Celebrations
The sometimes amazing, sometimes confusing, fiestas and holidays in Spain and Catalunya
La Diada de Sant Jordi
Yesterday was the festival of Sant Jordi, celebrating the patron saint of Catalunya wherein people gift each other either a rose or a book. All over town, there are book stalls and flower stands set up on every corner, and in the…
The holidays may be over for you…
Back home, the holidays are Over with a capital O. Come January 2nd, gifts have already been returned, re-gifted, put into use or put away. The new year has been rung in and work resumes uninterrupted. But not here -…
Have a Sh*tty Xmas.
Editors note: Since it is Xmas time, I've brought back an oldie but goodie for the holidays. Enjoy. It's Navidad time here in Barcelona (aka Christmas or Xmas to us North Americans), and of course that means many, many days…
My neighborhood Feste Major
This city will not let me work. It's the end of summer, Sunday night, and I am sitting here at 9:35pm trying to get a jump on the work week coming up (I'm freelancing and I work from home) and…