Winter Wonderland

We've been bundled up in our apartment, avoiding the winter, wondering just what happened to our "warm winter in Spain"...

But, with a lot of France seeing snow, I decided to make a little comparison, a reality check, of some of the forecasts.

Here's where we are now - it's been a bit colder and wetter, but things are looking up!

Here's where we're heading next - Portugal's southern coast. Somehow I had it in my head that it would be warmer - it's on the coast, and it's further south! But that's not how it works...

Here's how it is where we were last year at this time - warmer, *and* on the coast, but it's the Mediterranean. Is that the difference?

Here's home, what we escaped - it's also windy!

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Degrees C - F

21 - 70

17 - 63

12 - 54

8 - 46

0 - 32 (you know, freezing!)

Sevilla 2024 Three Kings Day

January 6th is a big deal in Sevilla! Not only is it the celebration of the last day of Christmas, but also the day of the Three Kings...

Yesterday there was a *huge* parade (Cabalgata, because it includes horses) all around Sevilla - there were over 3000 participants, all of them throwing candy! The usual order is: Marching band, "Bédouins," floats of various themes, King Melchor, more floats, then another band and Bédouins, King Gaspar, more floats, another band and Bédouins, and ending with King Balthazar.

We watched that on TV...

This evening, there was another parade, just for the Triana neighborhood (where we're staying), and we walked down the street to join in...

Here's what's left of our "haul" 🤪

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Info:

https://www.seville-traveller.com/celebrate-three-kings-day-in-seville/

https://visitasevilla.es/en/evento/cabalgata-de-triana-2024/

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More photos : Sevilla 2024 Cabalgatas

Happy New Year 2024!

 Happy New Year, Everyone!

We popped the bubbly a little early last night, and woke up to a new year instead ☺️🎉

Today will be full of packing, getting ready for an early start to our winter in Spain and Portugal!

Stay tuned! 😁