MANILVA ON PALM SUNDAY.

SUNDAY 17^TH APRIL 2011.

PALM SUNDAY PARADE “ PROCESION DE LA BORRIQUITA ( THE DONKEY )

I was up very early ( 7-30 ) by our standards now ! Brenda came along a little later as we got ready for our Sunday Roast dinner so as we could have the rest of the day free; Roast Chicken,Herb Stuffing,Crispy Smoked Bacon,Broccoli and Cauliflower Mornay,Carrot Batons, Sprouts with Bacon sippets,Baby Green Beans, Garden Peas and of course Goose Fat roasted Potatoes together with a rich finger licking Gravy ( Brian and Lilli we missed you ! ) We then got ourselves showered and dressed up to go down to the Church of Santa Ana for the mass and blessing of the vines; On the way down we bumped into the Mayor,Antonia who was walking her Grandson,Valentino, her son is Valentino and her husband is Valentino ! Outside the Church Amelia ,Juan’s wife was having no luck getting her Granddaughter ready! The pictures below show the day as it progressed in the streets of Manilva; The Tableau of “ La Borriqita ” sets off from the church with the band leading and all the children and dignitaries following; as they reach the Town Hall the band led by Fernando lines up and the Mayor and Councilors form a line as the Tableau arrives, The village is packed, outside Bar Rojas we had claimed the best seats with Mano and Anna, Megan and Millie and some other friends,Barbara,Peter and their three lovely children.Manolo and Lumy from Bar Rojas were very proud as their younger son ,Paco was one of the bearers of the Tableau. Later we walked down to Bar Augustine ( The Office ) as they are the hot in place for Tapas; it was very busy and noisy and we were soon severed with a selection of all the Tapas on show, sadly we missed the Sunday Paella! That’s for another day !!

In the evening Mano and Anna, Carlos with Fabio, Megan and Millie joined us for Sunday dinner as we ended the day in true styly up at Bar Rojas for Carajillo's, the pictures are above.

PS; We phoned Tim at his retirement party at the local Golf Club on Saturday evening, he has ( well his Daughter Jo ! ) has just posted the pictures on Facebook with all his family and old friends.

Thought for the Day;

It’s very strange when the life you never had flashes before your eyes.

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