Carnival

It's carnival weekend in jerez. Yesterday afternoon there was a kids band playing in the square and all the kids had a day off school. Each class was dressed in fancy dress - one was all chickens ( and the teachers as hens), one as angels etc. Today there is a parade later but already the streets are full of people in fancy dress - the Spanish just love dressing up!

Last night we went to have a five-course tasting meal in an expensive restaurant, each course accompanied by a different sherry chosen to go with the food. It was really good, and we discovered new sherrys that we didn't know. And they don't just give a tasting sample but a big wine glass full! By ten o'clock the restaurant was packed full - maybe the economy here isn't so bad for some people.

Just time for a little flamenco on the way home.Read more