Volcano

Flights from the UK to Spain have been seriously disrupted today and all due to a volcano in Iceland.

A volcano in the Eyjafjallajoekull area not too far from Reykjavik has erupted under a glacier and the resultant ash cloud has drifted over the UK causing the majority of flights to be cancelled.

We can not see this ash at the moment in the UK because it is a very fine powder- it's still sunny and dry BUT it is there and it can cause huge damage to aircraft engines.

So look out Spain - it may be drifting towards you !!

We've no idea how long this problem will last - perhaps days or even longer if there are more eruptions.

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Torrevieja - Plaza de la Constitución

Another view of the plaza .....

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Torrevieja - Plaza de la Constitución

Centre of the square is this rather modern fountain - the square is very popular and the annual nativity display is held here plus just before Christmas an international carol concert.

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Torrevieja -Church of the Immaculate Conception

Torrevieja town centre - you'll find the number one church - here in B & W.

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Torrevieja - Shopping centre

Torrevieja's shopping centre always seem to be undergoing some update, repair or redevelopment.

Fancy lamp posts !!!

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El Clasico

Disappointment yesterday for Real Madrid at Bernabeu when they lost to Barcelona in La Liga .

Goals from Messi and Pedrito.

They were level at the top of the league with 77 points each but now Barcelona have the edge in what is essentially a two horse race this year.

Watch this space !!

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Spanish proverb

Cada quien con su cada cual

Birds of a feather flock together

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Guardamar - Luka

Virtually opposite the Letter Box is a bar that goes by the name of Luka .. a pleasant enough place.

I guess Elvis and Marilyn may not have been regular visitors here !!!

Quite a spacious place and very popular with the locals.

Guardamar - The Letter Box

The Letter Box is a handy little shop in Guardamar - you can buy phone cards, use the internet, pick up the free newspapers and even order from Argos.

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Torrevieja

Looking down the prom towards the street market - watch your wallet !!

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Torrevieja - Band

You'll find the band here on the prom at Torrevieja - no sound - because - they are made of bronze ( or something similiar )

I wonder what they are actually made of ??

They are a favourite of the vandals - need I say more !!

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China City - La Mata

An interior shot of the China City - a very spacious restaurant - reasonably priced and a favourite of ours ...

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China City - La Mata

You'll find this rather striking picture inside the restaurant - typically Chinese I would suppose ..

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La Mata - China City

China City - a Chinese eatery in La Mata.

Who's this lurking behind the potted plants ?

No not the waiter - just a statue ..

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The price of buttons ...

If you think that all goods and services are cheaper in Spain than in the UK then you are quite wrong ..

Last month we purchased from Guardamar market buttons to add to a home knitted cardigan - the cost 75 cents each which we thought was quite expensive .

On our return to the UK another home knitted cardigan completed meant more buttons - this time the cost was 20 pence per button ( 25 cents ) from our local wool shop in Heywood.

So in this respect the UK is much much cheaper.

Knitting wool for sale in Guardamar market is cheaper than in the UK but of a much inferior quality.

So - keep shopping in the UK - for wool and buttons anyway.

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