Trip to Zaragoza

At 7:30am a group of 17 of us from Torre del Compte set off on a coach to Zaragoza......to the Aragón TV studios to be more precise.The representatives of the village were given their "make-up" - L to R, Antonio, the mayor, Mercedes and Fernando. Carmen just looked so nice she had to be in the photo.We were in the audience......but Margaret and Rosi were chosen to demonstrate...

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Holiday on the Costa del Sol

We decided to take it easy on the way down the country and take 2 overnight stops. First was Albacete. Our room was very large and modestly furnished with 2 double beds!Albacete is famous for being the dagger, scissor and knife centre of Spain - hence the statue of the knife seller above. You have to look twice at these statues to see if they move as human statues have...

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Historia Meme: Zapatero, Chacón y Rubalcaba

Estaba un poquitín aburrido hoy a la tarde así que decidí hacer algo y no se me ocurrió nada mejor que hacer una historieta en plan meme con los protagonistas del triángulo del poder del PSOE. La verdad es que me he tirado mucho rato recortando, modificando y tal así que espero que os guste y os haga gracia yo me reía mucho mientras la hacía. Si queréis verla mas grande siempre...

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Frases de Sheldon Cooper

Buenas gente, como véis ando algo liado últimamente, no tengo mucho tiempo y cuando lo tengo tengo cosas mas importantes que hacer pero intento no dejar el blog. Hoy voy a hacer caso a mi chica Myriam, que me dio la idea de poner frases de Sheldon Cooper de The Big Bang Theory y no porque lo haya pedido ella sino porqué también me parece una gran idea. La verdad es que uno...

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Montajes Chorras V 19.0 made in Juanjo

Últimamente como habréis podido ver, me es difícil agregar entradas nuevas, pues no tengo tanto tiempo como me gustaría, las causas, diversas, pero si que os quiero decir que estoy aprendiendo mucho en el trabajo y que soy feliz junto a mi chica, Myriam, a quién me gustaría agradecerle todo porqué si puedo dar gracias por algo a la vida es por cruzarme contigo en mi camino,...

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Jamón

As La Presidenta de Amas de Casa Margaret was invited to attend a presentation to promote Jamón de Teruel held in Valderrobres. Pigs are big business around here.The tour started at the secondary school where they have a specialist course for aspiring chefs.There were around 6 different local restaurants represented, each of which had stepped up to the plate and produced a...

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Countries of Central America Song

This year we are studying each continent and learning about the geography and culture of specific countries. Since I lived in Honduras for many years, I want my children to know the countries in Central America. I made up a song to the tune of "Happy Birthday to You" to help them remember the names of the seven countries in Central America.I also helped my children make their...

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Teruel

Teruel is a very nice city but it's a pity it is so far away. It is the capital of this province and although there are a couple of provincial capital cities closer, they are not the capital of our province. Teruel is over 170 kms away, a 2½ hour drive through lovely countryside and  mountains.We had to go there to renew our "residency" - our previous card had just expired,...

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