All the Excitement is Over

All The Excitement is Over


All the excitement is over now. Candlelit processions all around town last night. The last one, Soledad, set off at midnight and passed our bedroom window at about 2.00am. The candles are special marching candles. They spill molten wax all over the roads and today the town was full of screeching car tyres on the now dangerous surface.
Only Domingo de Resurreccíon to go now. Santisimo Cristo Resucitado will set out at 11.00 with a band and a retinue of local worthies. The people of Álora and vey interested is this procession. Very few people turn up. After all,Semana Santa in Andalucia is all about death and sadness.
Today the bar owners are reasonably happy with the takings so far. Yesterday's rain was a blow but compared to last year, when virtually all the week was cancelled, they have cleaned up.

After 7 years waiting to be able to use a  garage we bought in a new apartment block I have a key for the front door but not for the garage which is still unusable. Some condsiderable progress in my view. Tomorrow we will go back with a torch and have a look round. All I had to do was to go to the Feretería Herradura (Ironmonger) and ask for a key. It cost 1€.
'Why did you let me have a key without any ID or proof of ownership?'
'Pablo said you'd be coming in for a key.'
'How many people have got keys to the apartments?´
'No idea'.

I didn't bother asking why he had the keys. It has been a week of mysteries.

No sign of Easter eggs but some chocolate bunnies are for sale in Mercadona.