Back in Alicante after the joys of Denmark, the week was marked by social and work events.
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We had a BBQ at a friend’s house nearby. The strange things in the foreground are shellfish called navajas:
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I have seen these things at the market many times, but had never eaten them:
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Slow-cooked roast, Argentine style, and the navajas, ready to eat:
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Another delicacy–a large fish, lightly baked, then cooked to completion by being covered with sea salt:
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Uncovered:
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Devoured:
On Friday, my department had a day out. This is something we do once a year, either in the spring or like now, at the end of the summer vacation season. The format was to spend the morning talking about strategy, plans for the coming year etc., followed by a nice long lunch.
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The boring part:
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Then on to lunch. These two ladies are German and Finnish:
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French, Dutch and English:
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Posing:
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Finally, a scene from the Mercado Central on Saturday afternoon. All the fish have been sold, time to clean up and close shop:
What is the language used in your workplace? With Spanish, French, Dutch. German, Finnish. and English, not to mention Italian, Portuguese, and Danish people shown in your photographs, the cacophony must resemble the Tower of Babel. I see that the Viewgraph is in English. Deciding on a dinner menu must be difficult.
Comment by Larry Z — 9 September 2010 @ 01:33