Galicia life and experiences as seen from Mer near Sober

Archive for January, 2009

First snow – than condition red – survived – just

Well it’s been an eventful week or more. First we woke up to snow fall. Lots of it and some areas of Galicia where drowning in the stuff. We just went out through the fields and caught the hour of sunshine when it all was at it’s best.

When the snow had gone after a couple [...]

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

Galicia on ice – always good for a surprise

Last weekend we did a trip from Incio to Samos, using rods in the Ocurel.
Thanks to the excellent signage and having no detailed map in the car we got lost – a couple of times.
But this is part of the fun – as long as one is not hungry and the petrol indicator is still [...]

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Los Reyes Magos – Another fiesta – End of christmas

Well here in Spain the evening / night of the 5/6th January heralds the arrival of the three kings. This is the real christmas and the high point in most spanish speaking countries. See Wikipedia for full details http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Magi
In Monforte the three kings take advantage of RENFE (Spanish rail) and arrive by train rather than on [...]

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009