Monthly Archives: February 2013

Alma del Temple

Posted on February 25, 2013 by martykaplan

Monday, February 25, 2013 The streets of Valencia were alive yesterday with the sounds of Fallas.  From the despertá at 8:00 in the morning to the official opening of the Fallas period at 8:00 at night the sound of bands … Continue reading →

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Let’s Eat Out Again!

Posted on February 24, 2013 by martykaplan

Sunday, February 24, 2013 It is becoming more and more obvious that Fallas are drawing near.  Electric street signs are appearing all over the city.  Women in traditional dress and hairdos seem to be omnipresent.  All the casales fallers are … Continue reading →

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Dining Out

Posted on February 23, 2013 by martykaplan

Saturday, February 23, 2013   This has been an interesting week in spite of the fact that there is not much to report.   The CIVAC meeting was uneventful, but at least we were able to nail down the final details … Continue reading →

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Breaking Bread

Posted on February 17, 2013 by martykaplan

Sunday, February 17, 2013 Friday’s daylight hours were not too eventful.  We got up late, had breakfast and then paid a visit to the Mercado Central.  Pepe had invited us to join him and Paquito at his place tonight and … Continue reading →

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No, No, Ninot!

Posted on February 15, 2013 by martykaplan

Friday, February 15, 2013 The temperature is in the 70’s and the wind has died down.  It was sunny yesterday, but the wind did occasionally pick up and that was especially evident yesterday when we were looking at the Ninots … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 14, 2013 by martykaplan

Thursday, February 14, 2013 Happy Valentine’s Day or as it’s known here in Spain Feliz Día de los Enamorados!  Susan and I had an amazing lunch today and I will give you the details tomorrow or the next day.  Afterwards … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year Chinese Style!

Posted on February 11, 2013 by martykaplan

Monday, February 11, 2013 Significant storms keep pounding the north of the peninsula.  The only noticeable effect here in Valencia is the increased wind velocity and the cooler temperatures.  All in all, it’s not a bad tradeoff. Friday, Susan tried … Continue reading →

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Pablo Martín Quintet

Posted on February 6, 2013 by martykaplan

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 Inma arrived at 8:00 to do her every other week house cleaning and, since we were up and about, we decided to go across the street and have breakfast.  We had been meaning to go to … Continue reading →

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Oh Boy, Señor Rajoy!

Posted on February 5, 2013 by martykaplan

Tuesday, February 5, 2013 In addition to the financial crisis that continues to cripple the Spanish economy, we now have a political crisis.  It is really not surprising that there is a connection between the two.  It seems that a … Continue reading →

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It’s Already February?

Posted on February 3, 2013 by martykaplan

Sunday, February 3, 2013 This must be the time when a number of restaurants make changes to their menu.  When we had lunch at La Comisaría the other day, Anna told us that as of tomorrow there would be an … Continue reading →

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