MEALS: Most people eat what we call "1st breakfast" around 9:00 and later on "second breakfast" around 11:00 then lunch at 2:00, a snack at 5:00 and supper between 9:00 and 11:00. Tonight we ate supper at 12:00...that has been our latest meal so far!
TRAFFIC LIGHTS: In some cases red traffic lights seem to be a suggestion out here. We have seen many people stop at a red light, check to see if anyone is coming and then run the light!
INVITATION: We have learned that when a Spaniard invites you over for lunch it does not just mean for lunch...it means for the whole day (unless they let you know otherwise). The first time we were invited to a Spaniards house for lunch we did not get home until 11:00 that night!
HEAT: It is beginning to get quite hot here already. Today was 34 C but they say July and August are the hottest months with temperatures reaching around 45 C. Cooking can make the house too hot so we are learning to plan meals that don't require the oven...just boiling water seems to heat up our house.
FOOD: The food here is delicious! We have enjoyed some traditional spanish meals such as Paella (rice and seafood dish), Cocido (chickpea and meat dish) and Fabada (white bean and sausage dish). Many things that come on our plates have eyes...that has taken some getting used to! We have also had our share of blood sausage. At first it was quite difficult to eat but now that we have had it a few times it doesn't seem so bad anymore...it can be quite tasty!
Cocido
Fabada
Paella
The part about traffic lights made me laugh! That is one of my memories from Spain too. So weird for me, I'm a slow cautious driver, I make a full stop at stop signs... I don't know if I could drive in Spain, no one would expect me to drive like that, so I would end up being a hazard to other drivers!
ReplyDeleteThe food bit sounds a lot like Lord of the Rings! Pictures of the various dishes are great as it helps me picture things!
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