

The first three were purchased in the now-closed (sigh) Eaden Lilley store in Saffron Walden. Unless I miss something, this is my fifth Stormshield. Now that people keep asking me about it, and I keep explaining, I thought I may just as well write the story down. On the 1st of November, I realised that resistance is futile and ordered this brolly from England (because I can’t find anything approaching it here). This October was unusually dry and sunny, by Santander standards. 18 December: El Tumbao El Cazurro, Playa de La Arnía, LiencresĬuban trio playing salsa and son favourites such as Chan Chan, Llorarás and La negra Tomasa.12 December: Christian Escoude Quartet & Lew Tabackin Salón de actos de la Fundación Botín, Pedrueca 1įeaturing Christian Escoudé (guitar), Jean-Baptiste Laya (guitar), Thomas Bramerie (double bass), Bruno Ziarelli (drums) and Lew Tabackin (tenor sax, flute).7 December: BRUUT! El Almacén de Little Bobby, Calle del Sol 20Ī warm and crowded evening of flamenco toque, canto and baile.No surprises here, but still: good stuff (and very decent food) in a vintage motorbike-themed pub. 5 December: Los Zapata Taberna La Solía, Liaño de Villaescusaĥ0s, 60s and 70s standards (with the band members also in their fifties, sixties and probably seventies), from Elvis to The Beatles and Roy Orbison.Listen buddy, whoever you are: it’s not nice, and your dancing sucks. I would have enjoyed it even more if not for a tall bloke who insisted on dancing in front of everybody and obscuring the view of the musicians, especially of Mr.

3 December: Javier Vercher Trio Rubicón, Calle del Sol 4įeaturing Javier Vercher (sax), Deejay Foster (double bass) and Roberto Gatto (drums).Here are the highlights of the first three weeks of December. Now I am back to Gran Canaria, trying to get as much sun as I can before returning to Cantabria in January. Too many Christmas lunches and other commitments, no time to write.

My last few days in Santander were a bit hectic.
