Archive for 2007/05


Spanish paperwork and bureaucracy

So I took the Honda NTV for it’s ITV last week. This was the second ITV since importing it about 4 years ago. Which, inevitably, I wrote about somewhere at sometime. A little background: We got the NTV from a friend in the UK when we lived there. He had bought it as an import [...]

Hotrods and rock n roll

Friday:
See rock band, Rockzilla, at our local bar.

Saturday:
Drive to Balaguer near Lledia (about 320 kilometres) to go to Riverside Crazy Car Hop. (Lousy website!) See neat cars, cool motorbikes, The Longboards, The Barnstompers and Big Boy Bloater and his Southside Stompers.

Sleep in car. Realize back seat of car is most uncomfortable to sleep in. Resolve [...]

More updates and pictures…

In addition to the post below, I thought I’d post an update to the destruction of Torroella that’s been happening. Yes, they are still knocking down houses willy-nilly. Steve just told me about the ton of flats being built on the outskirts of Girona (formerly fields). It’s crazy, as everybody I speak to says the [...]

Festes and celebrations - Catalan-style

So, enough about ME. I’m in a bit of a picture mood at the moment. So figure I’d post a few photos of some recent celebrations like Carnival in Torroella and La Dansa de la Mort in Verges.

Here’s a li’l snapshot of the main square in February with all the kids celebrating Carnival. I know [...]