FRIDAY/TUESDAY 2nd/5th/ JUNE 2012.
We went out on Saturday morning after Clive and Carolyn had left for the airport down to Guadalmina to do our weekend shopping; we had a light breakfast in ‘ Tricky Ricky’s ’and then called at the English butchers and treated ourselves to their best Fillet steak for our dinner in the evening; after shopping at the supermarket we shot back to the villa and settled in for the weekend. The three dogs are easy to look after and the cats just come and go as they like, for a change it is nice to follow the English TV so I as able to watch “ Saturday Morning Kitchen ” live ! and in the afternoon we watched the “ Derby ” from Epson – which was also the start of the Queen’s big weekend at the same time ! We have not seen any racing for a long time so most of the jockey’s are new to us including the ‘ Champion Jockey ’! The racecourse was a riot of red, white and blue as the Queen arrived and Katherine Jenkins belted out the National Anthem ! Trainer Aidan O’Brien won his fourth English Classic this season and had the unparalleled thrill of seeing his 19-year-old son Joseph onboard ‘ Camelot ’ produce just 10 days after is 19th birthday a nerveless ride before a crowd of 130,000 on the 8-13 favourite. It was the first time in 233 running’s of the famous race that a father/son,trainer/jockey combination had triumphed. The ‘ Baby-Faced ’ 6ft tall tactician patiently bided his time over the undulating one-and-half mile trip to win by five lengths ! The crowd went mad !! In the race before the ‘ Derby ’ the “ Coronation Cup ” the same combination won !!
In the evening we had the Fillet Steaks pan fried in foaming butter with Mushrooms, Baked Potatoes and salad for supper after having a swim in the pool, they were succulent, tasty and cut like butter. We then watched some documentaries on the Queen with lots of new films and pictures never seen before.
Sunday morning after a little lie in we relaxed and took things easy before getting ready to go out for lunch; the weather is now into the summer mold and the forecast is more of the same and hotter. It was over 32 degs sat on the terrace at ‘ Tricky Ricky’s ’ as we had as usual an excellent value Sunday lunch, I had the Roast Topside of Beef and Brenda had Roast Pork/Lamb with all the trimmings and six vegetables and potatoes with a sauce boat of finger licking gravy ! Just sounds like home !! When we got back to the villa we changed into our ‘ Cosie’s ’and settled down to watch the “ Thames Pageant ” on BBC 1 – Which turned out to be the wrong choice as the BBC devoted much time to’ Inane ’ stunts and interviews with celebrities and the two presenters were un- prepared and had no knowledge about what was going on ! The Sky coverage was just about right as the BBC forgot the word ‘ Gravitas ’ !! At the end of the historic pageant the choir perched on scaffolding on top of a glass roof of the boat as the orchestra played “ Land of Hope and Glory ” took the honor’s as they belted out our favourite Hymn in the teeming rain and where drenched to the skin for their troubles ! We then went for a swim and watched the TV later.
On Monday after our tea and toast we again settled down to another lazy day around the villa in the hot sunshine and in the evening after an early supper we the watched the start of the “ Jubilee ” concert as we had to pick the folks up from the airport in Malaga at11-0pm.In the afternoon the 12,000 invited guests had a pick- nick lunch in the gardens of Buckingham Palace which was prepared by Heston Bluemental. Once again the BBC did not get it quite right and it seems at the end as the incredible firework and light display started they run the programme credits over it ! Oh dear !!
We watched the start of Tuesday’s service of ‘ Thanksgiving ’ from St Paul’s Cathedral at the villa and then when we got home I managed to get the BBC coverage on the large PC; we then followed the “ State Lunch ” at ‘ Westminster Hall ‘’ that was overseen by ‘ Anton Mossimann ’ a name from the past ! The climax of the four – day Jubilee was the carriage procession back along the Mall and the Queen and the Royal family out on the famous balcony of the palace as the fly-past of the Lancaster Bomber,Spitfires and Hurricane along with the ‘ Red Arrows ’ passed overhead. The scenes as over one million people walked down the Mall controlled by a line of ‘ British Bobbie’s ’ to the gates of the palace was not to be missed ! The BBC coverage was lot better but still was far from being right and this mornings papers have torn it to shreds ! The pictures below are just a small example of the final day taken from around Buckingham Palace including the Red Arrows and of course the ‘ Irish Guards ’ (I think –count the buttons ! ) saluting her Majesty and then firing a “ Fusilade ” of shots in rapid succession !
Thought for the Weekend;
Much Wisdom often goes with fewest words.
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Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
MANILVA OVER THE WEEKEND.
FRIDAY/SATURDAY/SUNDAY 9th/10th/11th MARCH 2012.
This weekend the forecast yet again is clear skies, sun and a little breeze; first thing on Friday morning Mano picked us up and we shot across to our bank in Estepona as we needed to collect some cash and also they are now offering very competitive car insurance. David our bank manager was very helpful and also Mano who is an agent for the bank; The bank is now called ‘ Targa Bank ’after a merger and are now offering lots more services. We had one slight hiccup as I had left the Smart car insurance forms in the file when I sold it! We needed it as this was the first time we have had a Spanish Car Insurance and to claim the no-claims bonus we needed proof ! After a bit of a chase round we finally got in touch with our old insurance agents in Colwyn Bay and arranged for the necessary documents to be e-mailed to the bank ! So it was then back to Manilva to meet and collect the keys and documents from the owner who we met in Bodega Augustine ( The Office ) We then set off in the new car down to Sabinillas to do the shopping as you can see in the pictures below. We are parking the car in the underground council car park over the weekend and will reclaim our spot in the small square behind our house next week ! In the evening we treated ourselves to a night out up at Bar Rojas for supper and to give the Chef and his assistant a night off ! Brenda had ‘ Gallo Frito ’with Tomato salad and I had ‘ Huevos Frito with Patatas Fritas ’which is served with fried Garlic Cloves which Brenda loves ! The late classic film was “ Casablanca “ from 1942 – they don’t make films like this now !
On Saturday morning we went out in the car over to Marbella to the car Hypermarket to buy two yellow fluorescent jackets and a breakdown triangle that you are required by law to have along with spare bulbs etc.As we reached the exit the van behind us flashed his lights, I had just felt a small bump, when I looked in the wing mirror I saw that the rear off-side tyre had gone and the sparks were flying ! We limped in the car repair bay which very luckily was not far !! The tires had passed the ITV( MOT ) three months ago but we did realize that we would need to check them before the next one in November – but not so soon ! The law in Spain about tires is that they should match one another front and back – so you have to have two new tires ! We ended up doing a deal and getting a very good rate for four as we thought that we might as well do it now than later !! This also meant that we had a couple of hours to window shop in ‘ La Canadia ’ which is the largest shopping mall on the coast, so we did a little shopping in the food Hypermarket and also called into the new Marks and Spencer’s. On the way back to pick up the car, they are very efficient and tell you when it will be ready, then call and text you at the same time, we stopped for a coffee in a ‘Chringito ’outside the front entrance which is were I took the picture above of the Paella! The car on the way back was a dream with a smoother ride, positive steering and braking- all the result of the new tires! Mano and Anna called in with Fabio after lunch to catch up with the news. Later in the afternoon I watched the Rugby Six Nations from the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff – Wales beat Italy 24-3 and opened up in the second half. Over in England Liverpool lost to Sunderland 1-0 and played terrible. In the evening we had Sirloin Steaks for dinner which we bought earlier at the food Hypermarket with all the trimmings and then settled down to watch the late film – “ The Sum of Fears “ from 2002 with Morgan Freeman and Ben Affleck as a young ‘ Jack Ryan ’ it is a political/action thriller.
Sunday morning after a little lie in we got the roast on the go – Loin of Pork, Brenda prepared all her vegetables and Potatoes and we then had for a change a good old fashioned Prawn Cocktail made with Brenda’s famous Marie Rose sauce! We had bought the Gambas over in Marbella and they were tasty and juicy and large! In the afternoon our friends Peter, Barbara and their children Jake, Megan and Leah called in to help me finalize the installing of the new phone settings as they had last years model of the same phone – so now thanks to Peter I’ am fully operational with Skype Video,Facebook,Googlemail,Sextons Blog,Contacts,Internet and Wi Fi !! Later I watched the Rugby from Paris – England beat the French 22-24 and scored three great tries ! The French missed a penalty kick in the last few second to win the game !! The football over in England was rather exciting as Manchester Utd. beat West Brom 2-0 and Manchester City lost at Swansea 1-0 so Utd, are one point ahead in the Premier League and Brian’s Everton had a good win over Spurs 1-0.Real Madrid and Barcelona both won away so there is no change at the top in ‘ La Liga ’ Another good result was in the Paris – Nice cycle race over the last week when Bradley Wiggins won, only the second Englishman to win the race- the last was Tom Simpson 45 years ago – his hero, my Dads’ hero and mine ! In the evening Mano and Anna joined us the for the Sunday roast and we then watched with them ‘ The Million Euro Drop ’ and with their help we got more answers right and even guessed the questions !! The still give the money in Pesetas so as to make it look more !! Also above is the picture from Mano and Anna’s house, as promised a few weeks ago of the poet ‘ Lorca ’ We then caught a late film, one that we had not seen before, it starred Jodie Foster as a mother who wakes up on a transatlantic flight to find that her young daughter has gone missing – “ Flightplan ” with Sean Bean as the pilot- don’t miss it – it is very gripping !
PS; The pictures below came in this morning from Melbourne and show how well Jack is looking,the two great grandchildren are Michael and Kelly's ,Deb's son who we last saw when he was about five over in North Wales when Deb came over on a visit from Australia and stayed with Brenda's mum and dad !
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Thought for the Day;
Ability without control is worthless.
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This weekend the forecast yet again is clear skies, sun and a little breeze; first thing on Friday morning Mano picked us up and we shot across to our bank in Estepona as we needed to collect some cash and also they are now offering very competitive car insurance. David our bank manager was very helpful and also Mano who is an agent for the bank; The bank is now called ‘ Targa Bank ’after a merger and are now offering lots more services. We had one slight hiccup as I had left the Smart car insurance forms in the file when I sold it! We needed it as this was the first time we have had a Spanish Car Insurance and to claim the no-claims bonus we needed proof ! After a bit of a chase round we finally got in touch with our old insurance agents in Colwyn Bay and arranged for the necessary documents to be e-mailed to the bank ! So it was then back to Manilva to meet and collect the keys and documents from the owner who we met in Bodega Augustine ( The Office ) We then set off in the new car down to Sabinillas to do the shopping as you can see in the pictures below. We are parking the car in the underground council car park over the weekend and will reclaim our spot in the small square behind our house next week ! In the evening we treated ourselves to a night out up at Bar Rojas for supper and to give the Chef and his assistant a night off ! Brenda had ‘ Gallo Frito ’with Tomato salad and I had ‘ Huevos Frito with Patatas Fritas ’which is served with fried Garlic Cloves which Brenda loves ! The late classic film was “ Casablanca “ from 1942 – they don’t make films like this now !
On Saturday morning we went out in the car over to Marbella to the car Hypermarket to buy two yellow fluorescent jackets and a breakdown triangle that you are required by law to have along with spare bulbs etc.As we reached the exit the van behind us flashed his lights, I had just felt a small bump, when I looked in the wing mirror I saw that the rear off-side tyre had gone and the sparks were flying ! We limped in the car repair bay which very luckily was not far !! The tires had passed the ITV( MOT ) three months ago but we did realize that we would need to check them before the next one in November – but not so soon ! The law in Spain about tires is that they should match one another front and back – so you have to have two new tires ! We ended up doing a deal and getting a very good rate for four as we thought that we might as well do it now than later !! This also meant that we had a couple of hours to window shop in ‘ La Canadia ’ which is the largest shopping mall on the coast, so we did a little shopping in the food Hypermarket and also called into the new Marks and Spencer’s. On the way back to pick up the car, they are very efficient and tell you when it will be ready, then call and text you at the same time, we stopped for a coffee in a ‘Chringito ’outside the front entrance which is were I took the picture above of the Paella! The car on the way back was a dream with a smoother ride, positive steering and braking- all the result of the new tires! Mano and Anna called in with Fabio after lunch to catch up with the news. Later in the afternoon I watched the Rugby Six Nations from the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff – Wales beat Italy 24-3 and opened up in the second half. Over in England Liverpool lost to Sunderland 1-0 and played terrible. In the evening we had Sirloin Steaks for dinner which we bought earlier at the food Hypermarket with all the trimmings and then settled down to watch the late film – “ The Sum of Fears “ from 2002 with Morgan Freeman and Ben Affleck as a young ‘ Jack Ryan ’ it is a political/action thriller.
Sunday morning after a little lie in we got the roast on the go – Loin of Pork, Brenda prepared all her vegetables and Potatoes and we then had for a change a good old fashioned Prawn Cocktail made with Brenda’s famous Marie Rose sauce! We had bought the Gambas over in Marbella and they were tasty and juicy and large! In the afternoon our friends Peter, Barbara and their children Jake, Megan and Leah called in to help me finalize the installing of the new phone settings as they had last years model of the same phone – so now thanks to Peter I’ am fully operational with Skype Video,Facebook,Googlemail,Sextons Blog,Contacts,Internet and Wi Fi !! Later I watched the Rugby from Paris – England beat the French 22-24 and scored three great tries ! The French missed a penalty kick in the last few second to win the game !! The football over in England was rather exciting as Manchester Utd. beat West Brom 2-0 and Manchester City lost at Swansea 1-0 so Utd, are one point ahead in the Premier League and Brian’s Everton had a good win over Spurs 1-0.Real Madrid and Barcelona both won away so there is no change at the top in ‘ La Liga ’ Another good result was in the Paris – Nice cycle race over the last week when Bradley Wiggins won, only the second Englishman to win the race- the last was Tom Simpson 45 years ago – his hero, my Dads’ hero and mine ! In the evening Mano and Anna joined us the for the Sunday roast and we then watched with them ‘ The Million Euro Drop ’ and with their help we got more answers right and even guessed the questions !! The still give the money in Pesetas so as to make it look more !! Also above is the picture from Mano and Anna’s house, as promised a few weeks ago of the poet ‘ Lorca ’ We then caught a late film, one that we had not seen before, it starred Jodie Foster as a mother who wakes up on a transatlantic flight to find that her young daughter has gone missing – “ Flightplan ” with Sean Bean as the pilot- don’t miss it – it is very gripping !
PS; The pictures below came in this morning from Melbourne and show how well Jack is looking,the two great grandchildren are Michael and Kelly's ,Deb's son who we last saw when he was about five over in North Wales when Deb came over on a visit from Australia and stayed with Brenda's mum and dad !
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Thought for the Day;
Ability without control is worthless.
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Thursday, September 08, 2011
MANILVA VENDIMIA 2011.
SUNDAY 4th/ SEPTEMBER 2011.
We all had a good lie on Sunday morning after our adventures on Saturday; for breakfast we had a full on Brunch to set us up for the day ahead, Eggs, Smoked crispy Bacon,Chorizo,Mushrooms,Tomatoes, Small Lamb Cutlets, Homemade Pork and Cumberland Sausages, Baked Beans and Sauté Potatoes with lots of toast, tea and coffee ! The village fills up very quickly and the band on the main stage outside the Town Hall at the top of our street starts at 2-00pm.On the other stage at the top of Calle Mar a different band plays when the other one is not, we secured a table in the shade opposite Bar Rojas which was our base for the day and started on two bottles of Barbadillo and a Rioja for David, I was on the ‘ Cuba Libre ’which I had in my large glass from home as all the drinks, by law, are served in plastic cups ! The atmosphere soon builds up as the crowds dance and sing along with the music, ‘ Volare ’ ( To Fly ) which is also known as ‘ Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu ’ ( In the Blue Painted Blue ) is our favourite which we sing very loud !! As the band plays they throw the Vendimia 2011 hats to the throngs as well as Manilva Fans, both of which are most prized! During the afternoon Lumy’s large Paella is served along with their own sliced ham and cheese, more wine and Bacardi kept appearing as the day went on! At about 5-00pm the parade of ‘ Andalusian ’ horses takes place along Calle Mar through the crowds, they are also known as the Pure Spanish Horse or PRE ( Pura Raza Espanola ) and it is a breed of horse developed on the
VENDIMIA 2011 GRAPE CRUSHING;
As the excitement builds up I slipped home to change into my traditional outfit; my ‘ Fajina Rojo ’ was spot on as Brenda tied and pinned around my waist; all the locals, the Mayor, Antonia and the councilors as well as friends said how good it looked ! The grapes are emptied onto the top of the press at 7-00pm and the two local ‘ Senor’s ’who have been chosen start the crushing and are then joined by the ‘ Star ’of the show to a very loud cheer and lots of clapping – the first English Pensioner Grape Crusher in the history of Manilva !! The pictures below speak for themselves.
Later we retired to our house for a Chicken curry supper as the music stops at 11-00pm by law on a Sunday, happily tomorrow is a local Bank Holiday so it gives you a chance to get back into the land of the living !
Thought for the Day;
Truth has no special time of It’s own, It’s hour is now – always.
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010
39th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS 2010.
SATURDAY/SUNDAY/MONDAY 27TH/28TH/29TH NOVEMBER 2010.
During the night we have had a bad and very heavy rain storm which finally stopped at 6-00pm; the fish pond is overflowing and the swimming pool is over the sides! The weather for the weekend is more of the same so we will have to get about in between showers. On Saturday evening we went for dinner at Restaurante Victor down in Guadalmina; this was the start of our anniversary weekend celebrations and we had an excellent meal, we started with our usual drinks and the house specialty of Deep fried Prawn and vegetable fritters in a very tasty and light Tempura Batter, Brenda had the Whole Sea Bass baked in the oven with a Lemon sauce with savory sliced potatoes and I had a rich Tomato Soup laced with Gin and followed by a large medium rare Sirloin Steak with Patata Fritas both accompanied with very fine Green Beans, the house Rioja is also excellent and we then treated ourselves to a half bottle of vintage Taittinger Rose to finish off the evening.
After a lie in on Sunday morning we pottered about the villa and got ready to go out for Sunday Lunch down at Tricky Ricky’s. The sun was out and it soon got hot so we were able to sit out on the terrace again and have our Roast Beef and Pork in the afternoon sunshine; as usual the Sunday roast was terrific and the finger licking gravy is to die for. We then went for a drive and this time headed up along the coast towards Estepona and found a beach restaurant we have been looking to find, it is called Tikatano and it is in an unbelievable setting by the beach overlooking Gibraltar, Africa and the mountains behind Estepona, it is closed for refurbishment so we will give it a visit in the new year.
On Monday morning for our anniversary breakfast we had Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Pink Trout (nicer) and Pink Cava to start the day in the right fashion; over night we had another rain storm which did not stop till 4-00 pm but as the gardeners came in they unblocked the pond overflow and let the pool down to its normal level; in the evening we went for dinner to the restaurant at the Marriott Resort which we had not been to before and used some of the vouchers that we had be given when we did some sales training for them earlier in the year. The picture’s below show the resort with the anniversary girl by the pool. We had another excellent meal with very good and attentive service, we started with our usual drinks, Brenda had the Carpaccio of Beef and I had Langoustines Pil Pil – to follow Brenda had the catch of the day, Sole fillets filled with Whole Prawns and cooked on a skewer garnished with Wild Mushrooms and a Red Pepper salad,she also had a portion of fresh blanched Spinach leaves whilst I had a rare Fillet steak cut English style with Button Mushrooms and chips. The house Rioja helped the meal along before we settled in the bar for coffee,I had a Caipirinha which was just right and we brought home a bottle of vintage Piper Heidsieck for another celebration ! This weekend was a practice for next years 40th celebrations – watch this space !!
PS; We have just received a text from Clive and Carolyn to say that they are stuck in Barbados and can’t get their flight home into London ! They are not due back here until next Tuesday so this could get interesting, watch for a news update
Thought for the Day;
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
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During the night we have had a bad and very heavy rain storm which finally stopped at 6-00pm; the fish pond is overflowing and the swimming pool is over the sides! The weather for the weekend is more of the same so we will have to get about in between showers. On Saturday evening we went for dinner at Restaurante Victor down in Guadalmina; this was the start of our anniversary weekend celebrations and we had an excellent meal, we started with our usual drinks and the house specialty of Deep fried Prawn and vegetable fritters in a very tasty and light Tempura Batter, Brenda had the Whole Sea Bass baked in the oven with a Lemon sauce with savory sliced potatoes and I had a rich Tomato Soup laced with Gin and followed by a large medium rare Sirloin Steak with Patata Fritas both accompanied with very fine Green Beans, the house Rioja is also excellent and we then treated ourselves to a half bottle of vintage Taittinger Rose to finish off the evening.
After a lie in on Sunday morning we pottered about the villa and got ready to go out for Sunday Lunch down at Tricky Ricky’s. The sun was out and it soon got hot so we were able to sit out on the terrace again and have our Roast Beef and Pork in the afternoon sunshine; as usual the Sunday roast was terrific and the finger licking gravy is to die for. We then went for a drive and this time headed up along the coast towards Estepona and found a beach restaurant we have been looking to find, it is called Tikatano and it is in an unbelievable setting by the beach overlooking Gibraltar, Africa and the mountains behind Estepona, it is closed for refurbishment so we will give it a visit in the new year.
On Monday morning for our anniversary breakfast we had Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Pink Trout (nicer) and Pink Cava to start the day in the right fashion; over night we had another rain storm which did not stop till 4-00 pm but as the gardeners came in they unblocked the pond overflow and let the pool down to its normal level; in the evening we went for dinner to the restaurant at the Marriott Resort which we had not been to before and used some of the vouchers that we had be given when we did some sales training for them earlier in the year. The picture’s below show the resort with the anniversary girl by the pool. We had another excellent meal with very good and attentive service, we started with our usual drinks, Brenda had the Carpaccio of Beef and I had Langoustines Pil Pil – to follow Brenda had the catch of the day, Sole fillets filled with Whole Prawns and cooked on a skewer garnished with Wild Mushrooms and a Red Pepper salad,she also had a portion of fresh blanched Spinach leaves whilst I had a rare Fillet steak cut English style with Button Mushrooms and chips. The house Rioja helped the meal along before we settled in the bar for coffee,I had a Caipirinha which was just right and we brought home a bottle of vintage Piper Heidsieck for another celebration ! This weekend was a practice for next years 40th celebrations – watch this space !!
PS; We have just received a text from Clive and Carolyn to say that they are stuck in Barbados and can’t get their flight home into London ! They are not due back here until next Tuesday so this could get interesting, watch for a news update
Thought for the Day;
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
MANILVA SANTA ANA.
MONDAY 26TH JULY 2010
One “ Helluva ” Day that started at 8-00am and finished at 3-00am this morning !
The Charanga Band and fireworks starts the day with a bang; Santa Ana is the patron saint of Manilva and this is the next to biggest festival and carnival of the year, we met Mano and Anna up at Bar Rojas for drinks and tapas and were joined by some town councilor’s and the head of Manilva Radio/TV under the canopy of the Sanbrajo in the hot lunchtime sun; then it’s siesta time.
In the evening we had supper at Bar Rojas, Carlos,Ana Mari and Fabio joined us as the village got packed before the processions begin; they all dress up in their best dress’s and finery and parade up and down Calle Mar which is set up with stalls and later a very large bouncy castle; as the Mass ends in Santa Ana church the procession makes it way up to the main street lead by the Town Band with the Mayor and Councillor’,then the Statue of Santa Ana covered in flowers is carried on the shoulder’s of the apostolic’s,this year for the first time Paco,Lumy’s youngest son was one of them. The ladies of the Town Choir follow the tableau and also all the church congregation as they parade up and down Calle Mar in the late evening.
By now the village is bouncing and all the bars do a roaring trade in Tapas and drink; the six main one’s along Calle Mar all set up extra outside Bars and more tables and chairs all along the street as the atmosphere warms up,Manolo’s Sanbrajo was a big hit with the locals, The stage at the top of the street is set up in front of the old Town Hall with a large space for dancing as the bands start up; the two band’s perform until 3-00am in the morning and the crowds soon join in from the very young to the old; the music is loud and you can’t stop moving to the rhythms, the band in the pictures is a ten piece combo with male and female dancers and singers and are very good.
As we were jigging away Brian came along after work and joined us,Lilli is home in Finland for a long weekend, we ended up back at Bar Rojas at 2-30 this morning for the last drink along with some friends and regulars of Manolo’s and Lumy to end one “ Helluva ” day to remember. The pictures below give you a little idea of the evening but not the sounds. smells and atmosphere !!
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One “ Helluva ” Day that started at 8-00am and finished at 3-00am this morning !
The Charanga Band and fireworks starts the day with a bang; Santa Ana is the patron saint of Manilva and this is the next to biggest festival and carnival of the year, we met Mano and Anna up at Bar Rojas for drinks and tapas and were joined by some town councilor’s and the head of Manilva Radio/TV under the canopy of the Sanbrajo in the hot lunchtime sun; then it’s siesta time.
In the evening we had supper at Bar Rojas, Carlos,Ana Mari and Fabio joined us as the village got packed before the processions begin; they all dress up in their best dress’s and finery and parade up and down Calle Mar which is set up with stalls and later a very large bouncy castle; as the Mass ends in Santa Ana church the procession makes it way up to the main street lead by the Town Band with the Mayor and Councillor’,then the Statue of Santa Ana covered in flowers is carried on the shoulder’s of the apostolic’s,this year for the first time Paco,Lumy’s youngest son was one of them. The ladies of the Town Choir follow the tableau and also all the church congregation as they parade up and down Calle Mar in the late evening.
By now the village is bouncing and all the bars do a roaring trade in Tapas and drink; the six main one’s along Calle Mar all set up extra outside Bars and more tables and chairs all along the street as the atmosphere warms up,Manolo’s Sanbrajo was a big hit with the locals, The stage at the top of the street is set up in front of the old Town Hall with a large space for dancing as the bands start up; the two band’s perform until 3-00am in the morning and the crowds soon join in from the very young to the old; the music is loud and you can’t stop moving to the rhythms, the band in the pictures is a ten piece combo with male and female dancers and singers and are very good.
As we were jigging away Brian came along after work and joined us,Lilli is home in Finland for a long weekend, we ended up back at Bar Rojas at 2-30 this morning for the last drink along with some friends and regulars of Manolo’s and Lumy to end one “ Helluva ” day to remember. The pictures below give you a little idea of the evening but not the sounds. smells and atmosphere !!
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
MANILVA WEEKEND.
FRIDAY/MONDAY 18TH/21ST JUNE 2010.
As usual on Friday we went out first thing in the morning and did the weekend shopping and picked up the papers; in the afternoon I made a Fish pie which we took down to Mano and Anna’s to have before we watched the England v Algeria match, the pictures below show my hair bands in patriotic Red ,White and Blue and Anna in her English top with my hat and flag! Sadly England played terrible and I did not get to blow my whistle once!! England 0 Algeria 0 un b----y believable.
Every day now the weather is getting hotter and hotter but still we a little breeze, so on Saturday lunchtime we went up to Bar Rojas for a Tapas and cool drink under the trees and a large sun umbrella; Brian joined us a bit later as he had a big night on Friday drowning his sorrows,Lilli then came along and finally Andy, to cut a long story short we ended up feeling no pain and came back down our street at 9-00pm,eight hours later ! It seems that Brian has challenged me to a fish pie cook off amongst many other things !
On Sunday it will not surprise you to know that we had a lie in and took things easy for the rest of the day; the sport on the TV was good with the Motorcycle Grand Prix from the new track at Silverstone and the last stage of the Tour of Switzerland when Lance Armstrong nearly won. In the evening we had Steak and Frits for supper as we could not face them on Saturday evening !
First thing on Monday morning I shot across to Estepona to our bank as we received the pension documents on Friday and I had to get all the bank details correct, when I got back I popped a Chicken in the oven to roast as we had planned to have cold Chicken and salad down at Mano and Anna’s in the evening,Mano rang in the afternoon and said that Anna was not well and in bed so we ate before we went down to watch the Spain v Honduras match in the evening, the pictures below show me in full regalia as we headed off; Spain this time won and played the best football in the World Cup so far as they beat Honduras 2 – 0 but they are not safe yet. On the way home my whistle was given the full works as all the cars went past. The other pictures show Brenda with “ Cheta ”after she came calling to show us her new hair cut !
As usual on Friday we went out first thing in the morning and did the weekend shopping and picked up the papers; in the afternoon I made a Fish pie which we took down to Mano and Anna’s to have before we watched the England v Algeria match, the pictures below show my hair bands in patriotic Red ,White and Blue and Anna in her English top with my hat and flag! Sadly England played terrible and I did not get to blow my whistle once!! England 0 Algeria 0 un b----y believable.
Every day now the weather is getting hotter and hotter but still we a little breeze, so on Saturday lunchtime we went up to Bar Rojas for a Tapas and cool drink under the trees and a large sun umbrella; Brian joined us a bit later as he had a big night on Friday drowning his sorrows,Lilli then came along and finally Andy, to cut a long story short we ended up feeling no pain and came back down our street at 9-00pm,eight hours later ! It seems that Brian has challenged me to a fish pie cook off amongst many other things !
On Sunday it will not surprise you to know that we had a lie in and took things easy for the rest of the day; the sport on the TV was good with the Motorcycle Grand Prix from the new track at Silverstone and the last stage of the Tour of Switzerland when Lance Armstrong nearly won. In the evening we had Steak and Frits for supper as we could not face them on Saturday evening !
First thing on Monday morning I shot across to Estepona to our bank as we received the pension documents on Friday and I had to get all the bank details correct, when I got back I popped a Chicken in the oven to roast as we had planned to have cold Chicken and salad down at Mano and Anna’s in the evening,Mano rang in the afternoon and said that Anna was not well and in bed so we ate before we went down to watch the Spain v Honduras match in the evening, the pictures below show me in full regalia as we headed off; Spain this time won and played the best football in the World Cup so far as they beat Honduras 2 – 0 but they are not safe yet. On the way home my whistle was given the full works as all the cars went past. The other pictures show Brenda with “ Cheta ”after she came calling to show us her new hair cut !
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