Rather sunnier than last year
Today is martes de campo (country Tuesday), a holiday for those of us who work in Oviedo. It was in early May last year and it was chilly… this year it isn’t.
The UV index around midday was 8 (in the UK I thought it only went up to 5… ah well, maybe I’ve got my data from a different scale). The sun was a little fierce so I kept to the shade as I wandered with my camera. In Parque San Francisco, in the city centre, people began queuing for bollos preñados (bread baked with a chorizo inside) and wine… the traditional picnic fare for today. There was a bigger queue at the Saturn van (Saturn is a big electronics retailer, think Dixons) for their free straw hats.
Bands of pipers marched through the streets, followed by bands of other stripes, cuban, jazz and the like. The sun made a big difference.
I sat on the grass watching the goings on, with a bottle of cider (if I’m going to have a bottle to myself, cider is a better choice than wine), practicing my pouring and munching on chorizo-y bread.
Days off are lovely.
Tags: fiesta, martes de campo, oviedo
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I hope the cider was cold! But why better than wine………I always find I need less cider to make me fall over……
Perhaps its just me..!!
Carolynne