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A child plays in a fountain as her parents enjoy the sun at an outdoor café.
Anybody familiar with Spain knows that Burgos, the city in which I live, is quite famous for being a cold and sometimes snowy place in the winter. I guess that explains why as soon as spring arrives, people here take full advantage of it. As you can see in the above photo, lately we’ve had some nice weather here and the outdoor cafés (along with “street life” in general) have really been booming.
This is something I love about Spain. In most American cities, you don’t see very many people out taking a leisurely stroll or spending half an afternoon at a café soaking up the sunlight. It’s like we’re always running from one place to the next and we don’t take time to “stop and smell the roses,” so to speak. The Spanish, on the other hand, can spend all afternoon sitting carelessly outside a café, sipping on a cool drink, and talking with their friends about the latest soccer match or the most recent political blunder.
I guess the Spanish just know what they’re doing when it comes to taking things “con calma” and enjoying life (and spring sunshine).
Hasta luego,
–Chris
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