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greytop
2nd August 2006, 04:09 PM
Top 5 times of the year for me in Spain
1. When the weather warms up in the Spring and the countryside comes alive with wildflowers.
2. The arrival of the swallows and the swifts, wheeling round tthe town streets to announce summer is on its way.
3. Noticing the sand is getting too hot to walk on - you just have to lie down with a cold box to hand!
4. Arrival of thunderstorms and rain after the hot summer to clean everything of dust and green up the vegetation.
5. Sitting outside at a picnic site for Christmas lunch from a paella pan.

Ben
8th August 2006, 01:19 PM
6. September - when everyone comes back to Madrid happy after their holidays, the city's spirits lift and the heat becomes manageable again...

Pepino
8th August 2006, 01:49 PM
6. September - when everyone comes back to Madrid happy after their holidays, the city's spirits lift and the heat becomes manageable again...

... and then the groans kick in again when you realise you have to go back to work! (As I recall from one of your Podcasts that I was just re-listening to earlier today!) :D

Ben
8th August 2006, 03:07 PM
Very true, maybe I am seeing things through rose tinted glasses and it is just the weather that makes me love September so much (and the fact it's my bday that month!)