As far as I can remember, Almuñécar has never been as beautifully adorned for Christmas as this year. The spectacular Christmas tree at the Town Hall square, with hundreds of poinsettias in a 7 metre high structure, and the fabulous decorations of the many roundabouts, especially the one at Avenida Carlos I, with a huge cello in the middle.
Nordic Viewpoint
by Marianne Lindahl •
I would guess that more than 1000 people, mostly seniors, from the Nordic countries spend from 2-8 months in Almuñécar every year, enjoying the tropical climate, healthy food, good wine and friendly atmosphere that the town has to offer.
Macharaviaya
by Marianne Lindahl •
When living in Nerja some 10 years back, we used to play golf at the Añoreta course near Rincón de la Victoria. At a signpost I often noticed the name of Macharaviaya. I used to think: What a funny name for a place.
Nordic View
by Marianne Lindahl •
Autumn is Here
The older you get, the faster time flies. The signs of autumn are beginning to show here up North. The days are shorter, it is raining a lot, the forests are full of lingonberries and mushrooms and the elk hunt started today 24.9.
Utöya in Memoriam
by Marianne Lindahl •
Friday 22nd July 2011 will forever be etched into our memory as the day when small, peaceful Norway was struck by large-scale terrorism for the first time in history.
Populism on the Rise
by Marianne Lindahl •
A populist and mostly right-wing wave is washing up over the Nordic countries. They have brought anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies that were unthinkable just a few years ago.
This trend has had political consequences for traditional politics in the Nordic region. However, despite their rapid rise, most nationalist and populist parties still lack voter support on election day.
There is Graffiti… and Graffiti
by Marianne Lindahl •
Graffiti is images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property.
It appears in different forms; from simple written words to elaborate mural paintings.
The Unmentionables & A Mention
by Marianne Lindahl •
When writing this, a cold wind from the North blew away my washing from the line on the kitchen patio: sheets, pillowcases, ‘unmentionables’ – you name it – are now impaled on the Bougainvillea bushes and lemon trees below.
Embarking on the 2nd Decade
by Marianne Lindahl •
When writing this I am listening to the traditional ceremony of December 22nd, with children singing out winning numbers for the Spanish Christmas Lottery, perhaps the biggest lottery worldwide. The total amount of prizes paid out is about 2,3 billion euros.
Christmas Thoughts
by Marianne Lindahl •
The streets of Almuñécar, Motril and Granada have been tingling with Christmas paraphernalia for weeks now, and the shops are crowded with people buying all kinds of goodies, dolls and plastic toys.