Happy Birthday Mark Because Mark’s birthday is 2 days before New years Eve every year, I try to make it into a big, fun adventure. Last year we were in L.A. and celebrated with a big party at our pad there, as seen in this a recent blog. The year before that we celebrated by […]
Since living here in Barcelona these last 8 years, amongst all the numerous local holidays, feasts and “dias de puente” which I’ve so religiously blogged over the years, Mark and I have established the uniquely American holiday of Thanksgiving, a holiday I never appreciated until moving here to Spain. Thanksgiving, or “Accion de Gracia” as […]
These are the unsung heroes of Barcelona. These government employees, in fluorescent attire, are always seen cleaning up the grounds, beaches, parks, streets, water. Dressed in bright green, they are always in the background, especially early in the mornings, combing the beaches for flotsam and sweeping the boardwalk of debris. We’ve been living here almost […]
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