Christmas has arrived in Sevilla. The Christmas lights have been strung downtown and the nativity scenes have been placed. If you haven't heard, Sevilla is crazy for its nativity scenes, called "Portals de Belen" or simply "Belenes" in the native tongue. They can be found all over the city from bank and government buildings to apartment buildings to convents. The best one we have seen was in the Cajasol bank in plaza San Francisco. This Belen was incredibly intricate and detailed and even featured shifting mood lighting. It is good to know some of that pilfered loot the bank has is being used for good. If these extravagant nativities even make one child smile in wonder, then it will have made all the ATM fees, transfer charges, and exchange commissions worthwhile. Here's a taste-
The ornate bank lobby
My exchange fees in action
Bethlehem circa 0
The town is hopping
Camel traffic is light today
The little guy aglow
Time to get the water
And the stone was rolled away
Transfer fees
Kids got balloons and lollipops
"That's how they get you"
Stay tuned for "Christmas is here" parts 2 and 3. I hope everyone is getting into the holiday spirit.
-Dave
Well at least the Camel traffic was light. We had a Camel pile up this morning that caused major delays; I was 45 minutes late to the well and then realize I forgot my goat skin bag sitting right by the stable door! One of those days, I guess. THANK YOU little tiny BABY JESUS it’s pay day, meeting the myrrh guy at 4 if you want to go in on some, hit me up on the MP!! (Message Pigeon)!!! Peace to all!
ReplyDeleteMatt- that is hilarious and the best comment to date on our blog!
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