We set the alarm to wake us at the crack of dawn. The alarm actually went off before the crack of dawn; it was still dark outside and noises of external activity permeated our little casita…
We set the alarm to wake us at the crack of dawn. The alarm actually went off before the crack of dawn; it was still dark outside and noises of external activity permeated our little casita…
The Thursday evening of the festival sees the arrival of stalls and stallholders. We have heard so many reports of the thousands of visitors who descend on tiny Moclín during the course of this weekend. On the 5th October, between 10,000 and 15,000 can turn up…
5th October in Moclín is the key date of the Fiesta Cristo del Paño. One of the most important classic religious festivals in Andalucia, Las Fiestas en Honor del Santísimo Cristo del Paño run from the 4th to 7th October, and we thought we’d embrace the opportunity to introduce ourselves properly to our village.
I am sure we all get that Sunday evening feeling from time to time. That feeling when, after a particularly lovely weekend or holiday, the thought of reality just comes along to remind you that life is not one long jolly.
Well, we both have that Sunday evening feeling…
The superstition here in Spain is that if it rains on your wedding day then you are destined for good luck. Good job really, considering the weather forecast for our own wedding last week…
As we mentioned in an earlier post, we are getting married in September. When we got engaged we were adamant that we wanted to be married under Spanish law as we are now residents. This is how we got on…
Last week, we felt extremely privileged to be allowed to go and visit an archaeological dig. We have written recently about the depth of history here in our immediate vicinity, and the sheer scale of the timeline is becoming increasingly hard to comprehend…
This week we went to see a fantastic performance of a Kathak and Flamenco fusion at the Me Vuelves Lorca festival in Laroles deep in the Alpujarras. Here is our review of the performance…
As we are getting to know both our new village of Moclín, and the people who live here, we are also getting to discover that we happen to live in an extraordinarily historic corner of Spain.
Empanadas are a hugely traditional dish in Spain, and come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Here in Andalucia, the empanada is typically a shallow pie, filled with meat, chicken or tuna…
