Another pound!

Weigh-in day again...and another pound down. I  know that doesn't sound much, but given that I didn't actually feel that I'd lost anything at all, I am well pleased.


 Although not a Bank Holiday, as tomorrow and Monday are, today is classed as a 'Holy Day' and as such is taken as a holiday by many businesses. Easter is still very much a religious holiday here...it is called 'SEMANA SANTA' (literally 'the week of saints'). There is a Mass every night in the local Church, accompanied by much bell-ringing!  


When we came here at first, absolutely  no-one was allowed to work on such days, but  the fact that so many businesses have actually opened today, is yet another sign that things are changing here in Spain. The older generation would happily keep things as they have always been, but the pressure has come from the younger generations...and by the tourist business. Like many places, the area where we live relies heavily on the tourist trade- and that's not as vigourous as it once was- so shops and restaurants have to make the most of busier weekends, such as Easter.


I also have to report that you are having better weather in the UK, than we are here! It's been raining here for most of the day, though not particularly cold.....not what people have come to Spain for, though.


                                              Thursday 4/21/2011

                  

                                                                        

                                           High Temperature: 19°C

                                              RealFeel: 14°C                        

Thanks for dropping by!
Take care of you
Alison xx