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12 grapes and 3 reyes magos
I have never in my whole life been able to eat the 12 grapes following the bells... never, ever, ever!! I tried choosing the smallest, peeling them and taking the seeds out... still no good!!... this year, my grandmother managed to finish hers even before the bells were over!!!, now that's a skill, specially considering that she's got dentures! ;) Also I think we are one of the few families in Spain that don't give presents on the 6th of January to celebrate the coming of the 'Reyes Magos", as my sister chose to come to this world on that very same day, so she's the only one getting anything for her birthday (fairly enough) and so we used to get presents on Christmas day like... I think children now a days get presents on both days.

Madrid and the holidays
What a magnificent time of year to enjoy Madrid. I love rituals and decorations around the world. It sounds like you've done extensive research on all the city has to offer. I would love to see all those nativities and ride the bus. We may have to add Madrid to our holiday travel list!

Wow! It's always great to read about how other cultures celebrate Christmas. I've been following your adventures in Instagram, and it's great to read about the entire story :D

Celebrating milestones with family
Happy Birthday my friend. I'm glad you organized a another great adventure for the family. Looks like you had a grand time! Looks like there is some lovely architecture and as always you've found some interesting foods to experiment with.

Foods of Spain
We've only been back from our trip to Vienna for a day, I'm jet lagged and hungry all day....and here is this food blog making me want to go find some extraordinary taste treats. I'm glad you are out making friends. You've been in Spain a lot the past couple of years. You'll have to start taking some Spanish lessons....maybe from your friend at the fish market. Looks like a wonderful place to explore and that you've captured its essence. Thanks again for sharing your adventure. Send our best to all.

I'm not sure...
But I think they mean the same thing, mercado is Spanish and palenque is the Native American term. It came to our language via Mexico. I just read it, forgot where. Wow, what a way to experience spain - food tripping! Kakaguom, hahaha! Good to see you po blogging again. :)

Yummmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyy
Please do send me some manchego and pickles, you made me hungry, nice blog

No question that our Butanding is the best animal encounter in Asia, not just by Time Magazine but from the chronicles from Mam Lily and the thousands that visited our town. We would like to thank Mam Lily for doing this blog. A big boost for our promotion in the web. Even for us locals, we are fascinated every time we swim with our Giants. We have difficulty last year. The sightings are poor. So far today, the new administration put in place several restrictions not to scare our Butanding. Very hard for us to pinpoint the cause of its decline.. So far today we are optimistic, the sightings are pretty good compared last year. 70 to 80% of chance to see the Sharks. Again i would like to thank Lily for this review. For more info about our sightings and everything here in town.. mail me at indonsol@yahoo.com ring me 63-908-273-5747

Thinking of all those wonderful people in the Philippines
We're all so saddened by the recent news of devastation in the islands and our thoughts are with you. Your wondeful pictures tell another story. David