"I don't suppose I'm qualified to comment about timekeeping as I live in Spain, where the 'mañana' syndrome (rather like the German beach towel) is not just a joke. It is a way of life and probably an inbred instinct." Bob Fretwell ponders the Spanish pace of living...
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"In El Burgo, Julie needed a hairdresser shortly after moving there...we couldn't see one. A quick word with the local bar owner revealed there were seven! None of them had an outside sign as 'if you don't have a sign, you don't need a licence' - and didn't pay local business tax." Bob Fretwell discovers that shopping in the average Spanish village is still a very personal experience...
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"It is different from the usual fiesta arrangements we have suffered (sorry, enjoyed) as they have yet another 'tradition'... that of the water fight! No respect is given to dress, age, sex or infirmity. EVERY person gets wet (and I mean WET!)." Bob Fretwell throws himself into the celebrations at his new home town's annual fiesta.
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When we left the train [see Part 1], after three days in Mexicali we needed to find the bus station to get the bus to Tijuana. This done, we settled into the night-time run along the Mexican/USA border road.
The bus was the typical Mexican bus, with an interesting notice above each window seat requesting you didn’t store pigs in the webbing that formed the overhead luggage rack. It was OK, apparently, to stick them on the roof rack and there
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"In El Burgo, Julie needed a hairdresser shortly after moving there...we couldn't see one. A quick word with the local bar owner revealed there were seven! None of them had an outside sign as 'if you don't have a sign, you don't need a licence' - and didn't pay local business tax." Bob Fretwell discovers that shopping in the average Spanish village is still a very personal experience...
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"It is different from the usual fiesta arrangements we have suffered (sorry, enjoyed) as they have yet another 'tradition'... that of the water fight! No respect is given to dress, age, sex or infirmity. EVERY person gets wet (and I mean WET!)." Bob Fretwell throws himself into the celebrations at his new home town's annual fiesta.
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When we left the train [see Part 1], after three days in Mexicali we needed to find the bus station to get the bus to Tijuana. This done, we settled into the night-time run along the Mexican/USA border road.
The bus was the typical Mexican bus, with an interesting notice above each window seat requesting you didn’t store pigs in the webbing that formed the overhead luggage rack. It was OK, apparently, to stick them on the roof rack and there
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Fish pizza
[Editor's note: this was Bob's humorous response to our opt-in email newsletter which was about strange pizza toppings we'd encountered.]
Spinach, cauliflower, carrot? My favourite type! (Yuck!)
Here in Andalucía (except in the cities, where a whole range is available) generally we are stuck with just two types: the ones with just cheese and tomato paste, which I guess would be the Spanish equivalent of the universal Margherita… and the ones with fish! You can have them with tuna, or with caballa
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