Archive for December, 2011

 Going Over The Top! ...12 Days 'til Christmas

Going Over The Top! …12 Days ’til Christmas

Today is Monday 12th December, 2011. Can you believe that in 12 days it will be Christmas Eve?  ... the official start of the Christmas Festivities. How many Christmas parties have you been to so far? Last year, we visited family back in the UK and the children experienced the short lived excite

12.12.2011 | Life |

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8th December, The day of the Immaculate Conception.

8th December, The day of the Immaculate Conception.

Great!!! We are enjoying the opportunity to layback for a whole calendar week. Everything in the country is kept especially quiet this week because both, the 6th and 8th of December, are Bank Holidays. This year, these dates are on Tuesday and Thursday, which gives to thousands of Spaniards an exc

12.8.2011 | Guests |

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What is Constitution Day in Spain?

What is Constitution Day in Spain?

In the build up to Christmas, residents of Spain find their working week disrupted once again. There are not one but two national holidays in Spain this week. Dia de la Constitucion (Constitution day) , celebrated on December 6th and Dia de la Inmaculada Concepcion (Immaculate Conception), on Dec

12.5.2011 | Life |

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