Galicia life and experiences as seen from Mer near Sober

Archive for December, 2009

1st Mercadillo de navidad in Mer – Ribeira Sacra

The first ever “Mercadillo de navidad – Tipica de Alemania” took place last weekend. A lot of preparation and the help of friends (It’s the garden / house helping group, but that is another story) the alpendre (barn) was cleared and converted. . Courtesy of our neighbours we could cover the floor with straw, raid [...]

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Christmas market – The 1st in Mer Sober Galicia

It only took just under three years to come up with the idea to have a Christmas market (German style). The tradition of German christmas market goes back a long, long time. Although updated these still are capable of instilling a bit of the “Christmas mood”.   Like the one in Duesseldorf, these are places of light [...]

Saturday, December 5th, 2009