They take their football seriously in Spain....Sorry for the long absence, but things ‘down on the farm’ have been fairly hectic over the past few months, as we have attempted to get on top of things before the heat of the summer months arrive, when working outside for long periods becomes impossible.
We have a lot to catch up on, but let’s start with the night we will all remember here for sometime to come! Sunday 11th July 2010 - The night that Spain won the Football World Cup for the first time in their history!
Having disowned England as early as the match against Algeria, we decided to follow our (tongue in cheek) Country of Residency…..
We watched the early group matches in the Bar Capri in Arriate, but for the semi-final and final matches we went to the Limbo Bar at the Plaza Carmen Abela in the centre of Ronda.
As you can imagine the atmosphere was electric and once the final whistle was blown on the Sunday, the town came alive. There were people everywhere supporting replica Spanish football shirts and flags and it wasn’t long before a group of teenagers were dancing in the fountain in Ronda’s main square the Plaza del Socorro.
The one thing that is very noticeable here is that whilst everyone lets their hair down and enjoys themselves on the occasions, there is rarely any trouble and it was refreshing to see supporters of both Spain and Holland watching the match together and genuinely enjoying one another’s company!
The Ex-Pat Football Supporters Club....
The Dutch fans rub shoulders with the Spanish supporters....
but are then conspicuous by their absence at the end of the match….
A night this young lad won't forget....
The customary drummer.....
Lin mingles with Spanish teenagers that have an excellent taste in players....
With the roads gridlocked, this was the only form of transport available....
unless you have a lorry that doubles up as a taxi.....
Teenagers stop cars outside the bullring matador style…
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