03/02/2007
22nd December 2006 Andalucia Spain Blog
Another lovely day. again quite fresh.
We spent the day around the house.
We had a roast dinner mid-afternoon, as we're going out tonight. A trip down to San Luis de Sabinillas to look at the Christmas lights.
We set off at 17:50h. so we'd catch the sunset over the Valle de Guadiaro.
A minute later and the sun is dropping to the horizon very quickly. Zoomed and under exposed.
We watched the sun set then drove through Gaucín and down towards the coast. We stopped near the Sierra de Crestellina to take this photograph of the after glow of the sunset over Jimena de la Frontera.
We drove passed Manilva. There's a beautifully decorated roundabout on the southern edge of the pueblo. Unfortunately they must be having power problemas as it wasn't lit up.
In San Luis de Sabinillas we paid a quick visit to Lidl's before walking around looking at the lights.
We parked near the children's play area and walked back towards the Police Station.
This lovely display was in a designer clothes shop window we passed.
The church has lights all over. Accentuating the shape of the tower, roof and arches. Really beautiful.
The palm trees are covered in lights. An area in front of the church has trumpeting angels and reindeer in a white wire frame covered in lights.
I'm afraid that the Poinsettias aren't faring too well. All over Andalucía, thousands are planted and they don't seem to survive for more than a few days. Either they are inadequately watered after planting or the shock being transplanted from a greenhouse to the open air kills them off.
On the main roundabout, the three Kings were represented, again in the white wire frame models, which are very effective.
From road level you can see the message in lights on the roundabout.
We drove to Casares.
Casares has lots of purple lights.
The tree could have done with more lights.
We stopped in Gaucín on the way home to photograph their tree.
I'm afraid Benarrabá doesn't have a tree ... yet. There are lights up across the streets and some new ones have been strung between some pines on the way down into the pueblo. Also a star has been placed on a pole high above the village but isn't working yet. We'll save this light show extravaganza for another blog.
Jane took her camera. Here are a few of her photographs from San Luis de Sabinillas.
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