Family, Holidays

Memories of Easter Past

Happy Easter or Happy Passover or just a Happy Sunday to all. Here in Spain, Easter is a four day weekend where pretty much everything closes. We haven't heard this year's prediction but last year the transportation department predicted that 400,000 cars would leave Barcelona for the weekend. Which means places like Sitges become very… Continue reading Memories of Easter Past

Fiesta, Holidays, Sitges, Xan & Bob

The Arrival of the Kings – Repost

Hola/Hello, I am reposting this blog post from last year. We had plans to go see the arrival of the Three Kings last night but opted to stay inside by the fire with a glass of wine. Hope you enjoy. A night of magic took place across Spain last night as the Three Kings followed… Continue reading The Arrival of the Kings – Repost

Family, Fiesta, Friends, Holidays, Viladellops Village, Xan & Bob

Celebrating the holidays with friends

What a party we had celebrating the holidays this year. Following our hosting Thanksmas, we continued the celebration with our friends here in the village. Christmas Eve dinner was hosted by Gloria and Yuko at Yuko's home. A cozy dinner for six of us. Traditional Catalan and Japanese dishes were served along with lots of… Continue reading Celebrating the holidays with friends

Fiesta, Friends, Holidays, Viladellops Village

Thanksmas

Thanksmas was fantabulous! We are so thankful that our friends here embrace our traditions as we embrace theirs. Since we hadn't seen most of them in over five weeks it was like a big welcome home party. Our turkey was only 7kg (about 15lbs.) this year instead of 11kg (about 24lbs.) but more than enough… Continue reading Thanksmas