MANILVA/ CASTILLO DE LA DUQUESA.

FRIDAY 27th JANUARY 2012.

The forecast for the weekend was not so good but as we got up on Friday morning the sun was out and it stayed out for the rest of the day; firstly we had a little emergency to attend to, Brenda had cracked another tooth so we got up early and shot around to our local Dentist in the next street, he saw her immediately and all was well and fixed within the hour – great service and not expensive! We then went for a walk with Cheta down to the local market for some fresh flowers and on the way back took the picture of the new ‘ Manilva ’sign above the water feature at the top of the village as you can see below. Charlie has settled in very well and is talking all the time, he has started to imitate the dogs bark and I’ am trying to get him to say ‘Brenda ’! He loves fresh fruit so Brenda is giving him Orange, Apple, and Banana diced small and also he loves raw Carrot, the Sunflower seeds and Monkey nuts go down well all the time and Brenda is now feeding him peeled Grapes – he adores them!! We then got ourselves smartened up as we were out for lunch; yesterdays visit to the castle was so as we could get some tickets to the council presentation today down in Castillo de la Duquesa at the Bar Lo De Carmona. It was to show and introduce the Winter-Spring activities.

CASTILLO DE LA DUQUESA;

As we set off in the car we passed the bus stop were we wait for lifts or the bus and our friend Gillian was standing there with her friend Luz and so we offered them a lift down, it turned out that they were going to the same function ! We stopped on the way to pick up the papers and then dropped down into Castillo de la Duquesa past the new Mural; they had a very good turnout, over two hundred people from the Manilva area which covers a large part of the coast and many large urbanization’s as you can see in the picture above. The Manilva Foreign Residents Delegation led by Councillor Diego Urieta have arranged a series of activities during the next six months; the Mayor Antonia Munoz welcomed all the guests and then Diego introduced the programme which was then translated into English by Beli; the ticket also gave us a free drink and a Tapas ! So in conjunction with the Cultural Department and the Festival Department there is a lot going on as usual. Some of the things that have been arranged are; Wine Tastings at the new Wine Centre, A Mediterranean Cooking Course, Dinners and Shows, a visit to Jerez for a sherry tasting and a six day visit to Madrid. Lectures about income tax etc,Artist’s Exhibitions, Charity Events, a Zoo Visit and finally a trip to Seville to see the Opera ‘ Madam Butterfly ’The pictures below give you a little idea of the day with the main participants ! A great time was had by all and thanks to the Mayor, Diego, Beli and all the councilors and members of the department for making us so welcome.

Thought for the Day;

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.


PS; While I have been typing this Liverpool have just beaten Manchester Utd. 2-1 in the 4th round of the FA Cup !!


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