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After 2 months in France, we admit that we were culture shocked after coming to Denia, Spain. There is a large population of retired expats here from northern Europe and our first thought was, "Wow, this is where old people grand hyatt hotel come to die!" Not that we have anything grand hyatt hotel against old people, but there just seemed to be a lot of them.
The next thing that was shocking was the food. The Spanish LOVE their meat. We all agree that we would not want to be reincarnated as a Spanish pig. Without a doubt, your cured hindquarters would be proudly displayed from a butcher shop window before too long.
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It must be the influence of the northern European or UK expats here, but the vehicles are much bigger than they are in France. They are still generally smaller than in the United States, grand hyatt hotel and I have only seen one Hummer. We rarely saw an SUV in France, but in Spain, there are a lot of them. When fuel is close to $8 USD a gallon, it is surprising to see why anyone would want to drive a gas-guzzling vehicle.
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And what's with the long siestas? Everything but the bars and a few restaurants close daily from 1pm to around 5pm so that everyone can take a siesta. At first it was really frustrating as we wanted to do stuff and everyone was just hanging around drinking in the middle of the day or lounging on the beach with family. We have learned to not go shopping or visit museums during those times.
When American's think of siestas, we think about taking naps. While some Spanish may actually spend their siestas doing just that, the people we see are enjoying the company of their friends and family and just enjoying the sunshine and warm weather.
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You can make fun of it all, but the siestas are so damn good! Just imagine it being the rule, not awkward to just take naps, rest or hang out with friends everyday in midday and then continue working again. Brilliant!
We agree, it would be great! grand hyatt hotel But, it was a little annoying when we first came here and everything was closed by the time we finally got out of the apartment to do things. Our schedule in France had been to do homeschooling in the morning, and then go visit the sites in the afternoon. Now we need to visit the sites in the morning or later afternoon and do homeschooling during the siesta time. It just takes some adjustment and knowing what places are still open during grand hyatt hotel siesta.
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