New memories were created, new bonds were tied, strangers laughed together in the sunset and sunflowers turned there heads towards the light. A week full of joy, laughter, late nights, love and lazy days in the sun.
Our visit to Santaella, Spain was absolutely amazing, we stayed in a villa - Casa Rural, just outside the village. The villa was situated on a hill and the view of the olive trees and the sunflowers were gorgeous. Seeing where our dear friend grew up, meeting her friends and family was great. Life in the small village up on the hill was so different from here, so relaxed, so friendly, so colourful and so beautiful.
2 hours on a plane and the world you see is completely different, the smells, the climate, the people, the noises, the food and the traditions. Seeing the serenade and joining the street party afterwards was one of he most fun things I have done, we laughed, tried to swing our hips in the same way as the Spanish ladies, ate homemade sweets and enjoyed the Spanish treats that the hostess was handing out. We had a blast! You cannot even imagine anything like this taking place here in Brighton, or in the UK for that matter.
The day after this experience we had the wedding to look forward to, around 250 people, all together in Valle's parents garden, all excited to see the happy couple, to see them get married and to wish them happiness in the future. It was beautiful! They were beautiful! After the ceremony, loads of hugs, and some champagne we headed to the hotel for the reception, dinner, more drinks, speeches and loads of dancing.The wedding was out of this world, the bride looked like a Spanish princess and the groom was more handsome than ever!
What a wedding! What a day! What a week!
I think we all got in to a Spanish mood after experiencing the 'real Spain'...mañana, mañana.
E x
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