

Giving the world a chance to fix a centuries old mis-understanding and make my life a little easier... While entertaining that same world with witty articles about life as an expat.
This tile is from the first person buried in the village cemetery. It loosely translates as:
"Stop and contemplate,
This tile, sad and cold,
Which will one day arrive,
Without a doubt in dust you will be."
There were a few children dressed up for Halloween and looking for treats, but there were many more visiting the cemetary and the grounds were full of fresh (and plastic) flowers.
I do not know what the future holds for Spain, but I hope that the "Party" version of the holiday does not come to replace the Spanish tradition of remembering their dead.
"Tortilla" Spanish egg and potato omlette
We did have some Spanish Tortilla - probably the most common cooked dish that you can find all around Spain, but we did try many other local delights:
I highly recomend the blood sausage. The variation from Burgos is made with rice. This specific dish lasted just long enough for me to get a picture of it before being devoured.
The "Peppers" garnish is a signature element in Riojana cooking. Many dishes in Spain are "A la Riojana" which often means that there will be a sauce with bell peppers.
The second morning, at sunrise, we found a woman in the village grilling red peppers. She was making huge quantities...by Spanish standards it was probably just enough to compliment lunch for a small familly ;-)
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