And now, something completely different.

[Caz]

I live in a small village called Benalmadena Pueblo, a beautiful little village with lots of bars and restaurants within walking distance of my home.  We have just finished our week long annual feria (carnival and fair) and now this weekend for three days it is the "Zoco Arabe" or Arab styly fair and the Pueblo is full of Arab style stalls with lots of different things for sale including food, produce, drink, trinkets etc.

It is great fun and brings lots of visitors to the village and it is lovely to see them all enjoying themselves and I thought I'd share some of the atmosphere you. 


First a picture of the town square then three of videos



A general view of the Town Square

http://youtu.be/oQvIO53RPE4

A bit of light entertainment.

http://youtu.be/dxkfkzbutfg

Calle Real

http://youtu.be/tX72UX_V_Io

[Malc]

Nice videos, Caz, very atmospheric. Those bagpipes were a bit of a shock, are they traditional, or was there a visiting party of Scots?

[port perran]

Thanks for that.
You are very lucky to live where you do.

[Bealman]

Cool! Thanks for showing us, Caz! 

George

[weave]

Hi Caz,

I love Spain and must go back before all the proper locos from my youth disappear.

Is it me or does the guy in the last video after 8/9 seconds say something about don't film me because of the tax man?

Anyway, wish we were there. Supposed to pour here tomorrow. Too old for the Reading festival though...poor sods 

Salud weave 

[jonclox]

Nice videos, Caz, very atmospheric. Those bagpipes were a bit of a shock, are they traditional, or was there a visiting party of Scots?

Bagpipes of one sort or another appear in many parts (and forms) of the world. They are thought to have existed even in BC times and probably evolved from North African countries.
To my mind the skirl the pipes is a fantastic sound.
Wikipedia have helped with this post

[javlinfaw7]

Philip Cunningham did a very good short series of tv programmes ,bbc4?,looking at  the various European bagpipes including the revival of English pipes.

[joe cassidy]

Why does everyone look so serious ?

Is smiling not part of Spanish culture or had the pubs run out of beer 

Best regards,


Joe

[Caz]

Is it me or does the guy in the last video after 8/9 seconds say something about don't film me because of the tax man?

Salud weave 

Good spot, he is in fact my neighbour whom we encountered on our way round the market and that is exactly what he said.   

[joe cassidy]

Philip Cunningham did a very good short series of tv programmes ,bbc4?,looking at  the various European bagpipes including the revival of English pipes.

Earlier this month there was a celtic festival in Brittany, France, which was televised at which pipe bands from Galicia and Asturias participated.

Best regards,


Joe

[Bealman]

Just looking at those vids again, Caz.... did you have one of those head mounted cameras? 

George

[Caz]

Just looking at those vids again, Caz.... did you have one of those head mounted cameras? 

George

Just my Android camera phone, nothing as posh as that.   

[joe cassidy]

Other things that struck me about the films, which to me are slightly unworldy, are :

- no one is smoking

- no one has got tatoos

- no one is using their mobile phone

For me that's erie (sorry if spelt wrongly)

Best regards,


Joe