This is the new name card we are having printed now with the new Bandolero look; it is also a similar new look to the banner on the website.
We had a good busy Holy Week and Easter and in fact still have some rooms occupied. We had a fantastic week in terms of weather, every day was sun and clear skies. And then yesterday, sever wind and cloud, a big change but rather fortunate that mother nature waited for the holy week activities to be finished before raising a wind storm that was quite annoying. In northern Spain, we were informed of terrible cold, snowy weather so lucky indeed. This morning started off with a damp cloudy coolness from a "levante" coming from up from the coast. This afternoon it has warmed a bit and the sun has broken through the cloud.
We had the usual processions through the village from Wednesday through to Sunday. Saturday afternoon was when the villagers came through with boughs of pine and other trees to decorate houses and fencing in the village, one of Juzcar's more charming traditions even though it is not, strictly speaking, environmentally friendly (cutting down trees branches and whole trees for a few hours of fun ).
We had a few tables for lunch each day and funnily enough, we were not over run as we have been in the past but had just enough diners to keep us quite busy but able to manage all so all departed, stomach content and happy.
The next big event in the calendar at Hotel Bandolero is the Jornadas de Historia organised by the village hall for the weekend of 16 - 18 April; the theme is the history of the Serrania de Ronda. That will then be followed by the Scottish Ceilidl on evening of Saturday 01 May which promises to be a evening of fun, singing, dancing and raffles of whiskey, short bread and other prizes.
We have also extended the exhibition of the paintings of artist Joaquin Gonzalez Flores to 02 May 2010.
