We went to see the Van Gogh Alive exhibit at the “Lonja Del Pescado” building in Alicante.
We went through the entrance and the exhibit began with some photos and write ups about Vincent Van Gogh.
Entrance to the Van Gogh Alive exhibit
We walked through the room looking at the displays and reading the information. After a few minutes we were brought into another area of the exhibit which had chairs along the walls. We found some seats and waited for the interactive show to begin.
Multimedia area of the exhibit
The interactive show displayed Van Gogh’s art works through digital imagery. It went through his life from the early years until his death. It was an interesting way to see an art exhibit.
Digital displays of Van Gogh
We put together a short video of the exhibit to give you a sample of the exhibit.
It was a very enjoyable experience and a unique way to view artwork.
We went for a nice leisure walk throughout the city of Alicante on Sunday. The weather was nice and warm at 21 degrees and the sun was shining bright. We began our walk by heading towards the coastline of the city. We came to a lovely walking trail which had orange trees along the path.
Orange trees along the walking trail in Alicante
We followed the walkway until we came to a beautiful water feature along the trail.
One of the water features in Alicante
We had to stop and take a selfie and enjoy the moment.
Shelley and Ray at a water feature along the walkway in Alicante
We then walked along the waterfront on the beautiful boardwalk area of the city. The boardwalk has rows of palm trees that align the walkway. The views from the boardwalk were spectacular, you could see the castle and all the boats in the marina.
Boardwalk along the harbour in Alicante
We walked along the boardwalk until we reached the beach area. We could see the dates on the date palm trees and people were enjoying the beach and walking along the shoreline.
Postiguet beach in Alicante with date palm trees
We walked along the beach walkway and came across a tent which was set up along the walkway. They were doing a fundraiser and selling Paella and drinks. People were lined up to sample some of the traditional Spanish food.
Tent on the beach walkway selling paella and drinks.
We continued our walk until we reached the end of the beach area and then decided to walk along the “Explanada de España” which runs parallel to the marina and port. The walkway on the explanada is made up of 6.600.000 marble tiles. The three different colours of tiles form a unique pattern.
The explanada de España in Alicante
We walked along the explanada and came across an area where people were gathered around listening to music. As we got closer we could see that people were also dancing on the explanada. We stopped for a few minutes to check it out.
After watching the dancing for a few minutes we continued our walk along the explanada and came across a vender selling roasted “castañas” nuts.
Shelley buying some roasted nuts at a vender on the Expanada in Alicante
We had to sample them so we stopped and bought a small “cone” of chesnuts. They were very tasty and the shell came off very easily.
A shell on a roasted chestnutA roasted chestnut
The chestnut tasted similar to a roasted potato and was quite enjoyable. We continued our walk along the explanada and enjoyed the day. It was a great way to spend a leisure Sunday in Alicante.
We decided to try something different and hosted a Tapa competition. We invited 10 couples to participate in the event which we held at our apartment.
We selected three judges in advance for the competition which were not known by the participants.
The judges Felipe, Sonya and Marcelo sampling one of the tapas
Each competitor had to make enough tapas (23) in total for everyone to enjoy a sample. They also had to have 3 tapas plated for the judges. The judges scored the tapa based on taste, presentation creativity and the pairing of a wine or other beverage.
Everyone enjoying the sampling of tapas
Everyone enjoyed trying the different tapas and sampling of wines. It was a very interesting event because we had people from multiple countries around the word. There were Spanish, Welsh, English, Scottish, American, Argentinian and Canadian competitors. Each one brought some unique twist to the Spanish “tapa”. Below are the tapa entries. Each one was unique and very tasty.
The winner was selected by the judges and determined that Tapa Number 7 won the competition. Janice was awarded the Tapa trophy and the official tapa apron for “The best Tapa in 2018”
Janice with her trophy and Tapa apron
It was a very enjoyable and fun time with friends.
We went down to the postiguet beach where there is a great little chiringuito. It was a great evening with a full moon.
Shelley and Ray at portiguet beach
The chiringuito is located directly on the beach and has a great view of the castle and Mediterranean sea.
Chiringuito on Postiguet beach in Alicante.
There was cuban music playing at the chiringuito and people were gathering to listen. We found some seats and settled in to listen to the tunes.
The cuban band playing music at the chiringuito
We ran into some of our friends there as well.
Suzanne, Terry, Eric and Dana at the chiringuito
The music was very good and more and more people gathered around the chiringuito as the night went on. There were people dancing on the beach, even Shelley joined in.
People dancing at the chiringuito
We had a great evening listening to some fantastic cuban music on the beach of the mediterranean sea.
We went to an amazing tapa bar called “Nagusia Lau” in San Sebastián.
Tapa Bar Nagusia Lau in San Sebastián in Spain
Inside the bar were tapas of every imaginable type laid out on the bar area.
Tapas laid pout on the bar for choosing by customers.
When we entered the bar the place was packed with people. We were lucky to find a table near the back of the bar. We sat down and our waitress arrived and explained how the tapa bar worked. We go to the bar and select and put on our plate whatever tapas we want. We then tell the person behind the bar our table number and he notes the tapas on our plate.
Shelley walking along the bar selecting her tapas.
Selecting our tapas was not easy because of the large selection of interesting and tasty looking tapas. We walked along the bar looking at the different ones trying to select the ones we wanted.
some of the tapas for choosing.
We chose different tapas and headed back to our table. Each tapa was very tasty but there were a few that were extremely delicious, “Gambas” and “Pulpo”
“gambas” scrimp in a fresh sauce with peppers“Pulpo” octopus sliced in garlic butter with paprika and other spices
We really enjoyed sampling some of the great tapas in San Sebastián and the Nagusia Lau Tapa bar was a great experience.
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