PARQUE INFANTIL
At 11:00am the Pista (School Play Ground) would turn into a park for the very small children. Many structures had been inflated – doll house, trampoline, and slides. I arrived early, but a few children had beat me to the Play Ground. I can imagine how it will sound a little later, because I could already hear screams and laughter from the few that were already here.
In the picture above, you can see the back of the school. The blank wall behind the basketball goal is where they will show 2 movies during Cultural Week. In case of bad weather, the movies will be shown in Lo Lonja under the Ayuntamiento (City Hall).
Watching a movie outdoors reminds me of when I was young and we would go to the Drive-Inn. However, this is a little different – there are no cars and no concession stand where you could buy popcorn, hot dogs and cold drinks – instead it’s a “BYOC” (Bring Your Own Chair) Party!
The window above the blank wall, is Jordi’s office. The Library is located where the row of windows are on the upper floor, on the left of his office. Jordi opens the Library twice a week – Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30-7:30pm – for the children and adults to use. Very seldom does anyone check out a book. Usually they come to use the computers to surf the internet.
DANCING IN THE PLAZA MAYOR
Tonight the band “Annubis” played and the village turned out to dance. The band played from 6:00-8:00pm then took a break.
The people love to dance and the Plaza Mayor is quickly filled with dancers of all ages.
DINNER AT THE PEÑA
When the band took a break at 8:00pm, we all went to our Peña to start dinner.
The members of our Peña quickly arrive and grab a beer or cold drink. Many start setting the table. All seats will be occupied with the meal is served.
I have to admit, the meals at the peña are always an “adventure!” Many times they are dishes I have never experienced before, but always tasty – and believe me, I’ve eaten some interesting but tasty foods during my travels in
Peña dinners seem to always involve a large pan that is approx. 3-feet wide and approx. 1-foot deep. In this pot they cook a combination of meat, snails, chicken, mussels, clams, sausages, intestines, etc. – not all of these things at one time, but a combination of 3 or 4 things.
Then they add either rice or potatoes and other ingredients. And you end up with either a type of paella or a type of stew.
Like I said, the meals are always an “adventure,” but I’ve never had a meal that wasn’t delicious.
Different people cook each night…..well, I should say different people start cooking each night. But as soon as the aroma of the meal hits the air, it seems everybody takes a turn stirring, tasting, and adding what they think the dish needs.
On this particular night, they cooked a combination of pork chops, sausages, ribs, and ham.
Then they added a lot of water, potatoes and asparagus.
When the water began to boil, they added about 2 dozen raw eggs.
When this “type of stew” was served, each person had a pork chop, a piece of sausage, a piece of ham, some potatoes, a couple of asparagus spears, some broth and a pouched egg. It was a great meal for a cool night.
Children love the camera!
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