Hi Meltingpot readers,
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I'll be off to the Iberian peninsula in just a couple of days and I will be posting from Spain for the next few weeks. Look for my first post on Tuesday July 21. I'll try to bring you all of the Meltingpot news from the South of Spain and of course anything interesting with our little Kinky Gazpacho family. You know we always cause a stir when we go down there.
And in the meantime, for those of you who may want to plan your own little excursion to the South of Spain, perhaps inspired by all of my tales told here, not only can you visit some of the places I write about in my book, Kinky Gazpacho, you can stay in the former home of my in-laws. The house where I first met el esposo's family. Have they opened their home to American tourists, you wonder? No. They sold their home and it is now a hotel!
Yes, dear readers, some of my most treasured and intimate memories can now be experienced by you, the rest of the world, at Hotel Nuro in Barbate, Cadiz. Talk about the surreal life. It's more of a super nice hostel than hotel, but they do promise air condition and a TV in every room, so you can't go wrong. I met the couple that owns the hotel and they seem very nice.
Besides reliving my life, the only other reason one might go to Barbate is to study washed-up fishing towns, or to go to the beach, so I highly doubt the Hotel Nuro is going to be on your must-see lists, but if you do manage to go, tell the owners that La Americana Morena says "Hola" and you may get a discount.
Hasta Pronto.
(p.s. The picture is a street shot of the Hotel Nuro. And the door to the left is where el esposo's aunt still lives.)
2 comments:
Wow! That's so cool! I'll definitely add that hotel to my lists of places to visit while I'm there! I also want to visit the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao while I'm in Spain.
I had originally planned to study abroad next year for my spring 2010 semester, but...2010 is rather crowded for me. I plan to see Bizet's Carmen in two new productions! The setting is Spain but its written by a French composer. If you're not familiar with the plot, here's a brief summary.
Beautiful gypsy seduces a handsome corporal who gives up everything for her. The wanton gypsy soon falls for someone else however. Soldier gets jealous, begs her to take him back, she refuses, so he kills her in one of the most tragic and intense finales in opera. You should see it! Great stuff! You might even shed a tear or two.
So I guess Spain will have to wait for the fall 2010 semester. Did I say Spain? Well, you got me. If everything goes right, I should be studying abroad in Spain late next year. My city of choice would obviously have to be Salamanca--I definitely want to get a room at this famous Kinky Gazpacho landmark!
P.S. If you want more interesting info on the best opera in the world (IMHO!) including the many famous Spaniards who have sung in this opera, let me know!
Cool! Looking forward to your updates from Spain!
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