Misa en honor a San Ramón y comida de hermandad en la Plaza Mayor

It's the final day of the village fiesta and it starts in the church at midday with a mass for San Ramón who is the patron Saint of the village and we celebrate his day today!The statue of San Ramón is carried around the village and......it's another opportunity to dress in regional costume.Around 300 hundred people were in the Plaza Mayor for another great paella!It certainly...

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El Parrissal

A fine morning and we set off with 2 of our friends to El Parrissal, a spot about 35 minutes drive from Torre del Compte, just past the village of Beceite which nestles in the foothills of Els Ports, the mountain range between us and the Mediterranean.The valley we are walking up has the river Matarraña flowing down it and the path crosses the river in many places.To help...

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¡FIESTA! (including "disfraces")

Fiesta week kicked off on Thursday 18th with chorizada en la cooperativa, sausages in the yard of the village farmers cooperative.There was lots of smoke but unlike London these weren't burning buildings but bonfires to cook the sausages on!Later on that evening there was lots of running and screaming in the streets but unlike London this was not a riot but the sound of people...

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Recortes de prensa graciosos

Buenos días gente, como veréis hoy os traigo unos cuantos recortes de prensa graciosos o raros que he encontrado en esto de la interné. La dejé programada para tenerla ya a partir de las 7:00 y espero que os guste como siempre, podéis comentar que últimamente me tenéis abandonaico a comentarios... :( . Aquí tenéis los recortes de prensa:Un anciano confunde durante dos años...

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The village trip to Sos del Rey Católico

At 6:30 28 of us set off in the coach from Torre del Compte.We have a guided tour of the village, a museum and the church......then it's time for a very nice lunch.To see (lots) more photos, click HERE.Another great day o...

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Memes Chorras 4

Buenas chorreros os llamo así por seguir chorradas como pianos y tal, y porque me acaba de salir así, bueno hoy os traigo unos memes que he hecho para que os ríais, espero que os gusten y sólo deciros que comentéis que no matamos a nadie por comentar y es gratis :)...

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Grupo de la Jota "La Calandria"

At 19:00 in the school yard the jota group "La Calandria" gave their performances to a large audience of the people of Torre del Compte.The costumes were splendid but could not have been all that comfortable as it was quite a hot evening even though the group had based themselves in the more shaded part of the school yard. The dancers were very energetic as they showed their...

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Thomas the Train DVD *GIVEAWAY*

My kids probably watch at least half of their movies in Spanish. Before I buy any DVD, I always search the back of the case for those magical audio options of Espanol! We don't watch a lot of TV/movies in our little family. With the movies we do watch, I feel good when it can give my kids a little more Spanish exposure.Thomas and Friends has many DVD's in their series and...

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Frases de "Que yo estoy muy loco"

Buenas gente, hace tiempo que veréis que no actualizaba, la cosa es que estaba viviendo en Denia con mi chica porqué conseguí un trabajo que parecía interesante, luego resultó ser que quería que currase entre 8 y 11 horas diarias por 600 euros que no es ni el mínimo interprofesional, en fin, una mierda, pero bueno hoy os traigo una serie de frases de "Que yo estoy muy loco"...

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Como hacer una caja para regalo

Aprende a hacer una caja para regalos con cartulina como la de la foto.Esta cajita de regalo es fácil de hacer y se puede decorar con distintos elementos. También es ideal como cajita para regalos de boda.cajita de regaloMateriales para hacer la cajaCartulina de color de tamaño A4Una regla, tijeras y pegamentoAlgo para decorarla como lazos, pegatinas, piedritas adhesivas,...

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Como hacer un cenicero con una lata

Os explicamos como hacer un cenicero utilizando una lata de refresco. Es posible que hayaís visto estos originales ceniceros en mercadillos y puestos de artesanos, son un elemento práctico y original además de una buena idea para reciclar el metal y las latas.Para hacer el cenicero de lata necesitarás:Unas tijeras o un cutterUna lata de refresco vacíaComienza cortando la parte superior de la lata. Hazlo con cuidado ya que el metal es muy cortante.Luego corta la lata en vertical realizando varias tiras como se explica a continuación. Abre las tiras...

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La rondalla or "jotas" around the village.

When you think of traditional Spanish music you automatically think of the Spanish guitar and Flamenco singing and dancing. However, the jota is just as popular in many regions in Spain. Click HERE to find out about jotas.La Rondalla, or group of minstrels, played and sang their traditional songs known as jotas as part of the festivities provided by the Amas de Casa to...

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The Amas de Casa's annual meal

Traditionally the committee serve the meal and this year they were dressed as "serving wenches".The first course known as "entremeses", which translates into "English" as "hors d'oeuvres", is cold cuts of meat garnished with salad. Then chicken was the main course followed by ice cream.Wine, water and bread are on supply throughout the meal.Entertainment followed in the form...

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