LA ESTACIÓN (SAN PABLO)

WELCOME TO OUR FRIENDS AT THE RAILWAY STATION IN SAN PABLO

MAITE MORENO IN JIMENA

Maite Moreno, a singer of coplas on a very popular television competition for amateurs, was in Jimena this morning to thank the village for its support. Many viewers in Jimena have voted for her since the beginning of the competition, in good part because her father was born in the village, although he and his [...]

OF OLDNIGHT AND GRAPES

Nochevieja (oldnight, altogetherlikethat) is how New Year’s Eve is called in Spanish. There is one tradition in Spain that differs from others: las uvas (the grapes).
The tradition is owed not to any deep religious or cultural leftover, but to the economy, money and an excellent grape harvest. It was started in 1909 by grape growers [...]

END OF YEAR REVIEW

This is a long slide show, but we hope it reflects the kind of things we’ve been covering since we started out on March 4th, 2007. Naturally, we couldn’t include everything and everyone, though you may not believe it. If there is something you missed you can check back with the calendar, the ‘cloud [...]

GIBRALTAR TO REMOVE NEW FLAME

After a meeting held yesterday with Spanish Secretary of State for Europe, Bernardino León, Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Peter Caruana announced that Gibraltar would begin removing the New Flame wreck from the Bay of Algeciras at the start of the New Year.
The meeting had been planned some time ago and was actually about the Tripartite [...]

GOTCHA!

DECEMBER FOOL!
Yes, today is the equivalent of April Fool in Spain. Something to do with Saint Innocent, whose day it is, though we’re not sure why people play jokes on each other. The figure above gets stuck on your back if you’re caught out. Did you get caught out by a Spanish neighbour? Tell us [...]

JIMENAPULSE TO CLOSE DOWN

CLOSING DOWN
It is with great regret that we have to announce that, due to an unfortunate set of circumstances, this site is being closed down as soon as possible. Whether or not we resume publication under a different name is a matter of intense debate as we write.
While we are aware that this drastic measure [...]

ULTIMATUM ON NEW FLAME

In a front-page report in Europa Sur today, the Junta de Andalucía has issued an ultimatum to the Government of Gibraltar regarding the scrap-transporting ship New Flame, which hit rocks in the Bay of Algeciras in August, is now broken in two and sinking. The latest storms have apparently shaken the wreck, which is now [...]

QUICK SPANISH PRONUNCIATION COURSE - Lesson 8

Lesson 8 - As say toon as = aceitunas = olives
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OF DUST AND LARD

One of the most traditional customs of Spanish Christmas festivities, which don’t forget go on through the New Year to Epiphany (or Twelfth Night or Three Kings Day) on January 6th, is the inclusion at almost every get-together of sweet dishes such as those pictured above and most, if not all, come down to us [...]