Now the travelling is over for the year we have put together a set of photos to summarise our time living here in Spain. Between the four trips to Africa and South America we've been privileged to spend time in the area around our Monte Pego home as well as travelling around the country.
Some of the images illustrate the history of the country through its buildings while others are more about its culture. The set therefore covers the remnants of long gone peoples from the cave paintings of the first íbero farmers from 8,000 years ago to buildings from the roman, Moorish and reconquest eras. There are images of some of the pillars of modern Spanish society: religion, politics, sport, bull-fighting, fiestas, music, food & wine, nature, beach tourism and the architectural masterpieces of the modern museums. The slideshow will work in this blog but you can click on it too if you want the pictures in full screen and with captions.
We have had some unforgetable times in this beautiful, diverse and friendly country that we've come to love more and in which we feel very much at home. When we return to London we shall miss the endless fiestas with their bulls and fireworks, the perfect light that falls over the Valencian hills before sunset and the full moon rising above our mountain in a clear night sky. We shall miss the food markets, the local wine, the rice dishes at El Tresmall restaurant and the lapping of the Mediterranean on the soft, fine golden sand of Oliva beach which gets between your toes - and in fact just about everywhere. We shall miss our home, our friends, walking in the mountains, running on the rice fields of the Marjal below Monte Pego and cooling off in the pool. We've never had a quality of life this good and we've learned to enjoy it and relax. We've never been happier.
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