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EJ
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:24 pm Post subject: Spain part 2 |
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At last I hear you cry, I have resized some more pics for your delictation.
The view from our pool.
A spot of religious tiling
A Spanish street.
Saint Vincent Ferrer.
The church door.
The church of Teleuda
People decorate their houses with flowers for Fiesta.
And they paint the streets for Fiesta.
Even the drainpipes are pretty.
The headless flamenco dancer, another fiesta street decoration.
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eileen
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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I love all the fiesta decorations especially the painted streets. It looks as though Mark and the children enjoyed their Spanish holiday. 
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Sjoerd
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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Finally!......  hee hee hee ( I couldn't resist).
No, but these fotos are great. I like it when there are pics of details.
I liked the street scenes and buildings. I like the architechture of Spain and you showed a couple of good examples.
It looked like it was sorta warm there. What was the average daytime temp?
The view from your pool was nice wasn't it.
Oh, EJ--I can see that you guys really had a good time there. Are there more pics to come? (he asks hopefully)
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kaseylib
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like a fun trip! We've gotten to know a foreign exchange student who is from Madrid, and have an open invitation to visit anytime. I hope to take them up on it real soon, once the American dollar goes up in value a bit more! My husband and I don't get out much, but did manage to get to Europe for the first time last summer (Scotland and Germany) and we loved it!
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gardengater
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:07 am Post subject: |
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So great that you were able to enjoy such a wonderful country, EJ. One can't have too much beautiful scenery and a pool to boot. I hope you have pics of the actual fiesta in action. Those decorations are pretty.
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glendann
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:39 am Post subject: |
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Wonderful photos and what a great vacation.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:30 am Post subject: |
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EJ, I really enjoyed your photos. Your eye for the details is fab! Love the decorated doors and painted streets and other fiesta decor. Looks like your family had a lot of fun too. Thank you. That was a treat!
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 6:58 am Post subject: |
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Lovely photos!  Lucky you to have enjoyed all that colour, and it looks like it was nice and warm too.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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Gorgeous pictures EJ. A view like that from the pool and I would have a hard time leaving to go anywhere else.
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Green_Numb
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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luv those drain pipes....so cool..
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bunkie
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| Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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great pics ej! i love the colors and decorations. what was the festival they were celebrating?
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EJ
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| Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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It was the Fiesta for Saint Vincent Ferrers. No idea who he is or what he did, but it is a national holiday, all shops close and there are lots of celebrations.
I love the drainpipe also. It is funny, sometimes you have to look beyond the obvious to find something interesting and querky.
Sjoerd, the average daytime temps were about 22'c, so not bad for this time of year. If we were away from the coast, so no sea breeze, it was so lovely and hot you were fooled into thinking it was the middle of summer.
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| Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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looks like you and your family had a really good time. I like the buildings and those dresses-just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing these with us.
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Sjoerd
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Oh, I see--well those temps were alot nicer than the ones that we are having over here at the moment.
It sure did look sunny and nice....did I say "nice"??? Darn near puhfik, oi'd saai. 
It's a pity that you had so few fotos to show, though.
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Jewell2009
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| Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 5:43 am Post subject: |
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Those pics make me want to paint the streets. It looks like so much fun. Thanks for sharing!
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