Me Gusta El Vino
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Tito Fernandez – El Temucano
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Tito Fernandez – El Temucano
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Is it just me or does the idea of a ‘naturalist’ enjoying the sight of a ‘painted lady’ conjure up weird images in everyone’s head? Apparently the ‘painted ladies’ reported to have invaded the Maltese islands in their thousands are not tattoed babes but rather colourful insects. It’s been a bit hard finding time to…
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Google (Europe) has hooked onto the spirit of tonight’s Champions’ League. Google.it and Google.fr both sported a special logo for tonight’s occasion. It seems (at least from here) that the main Google page did not deem the World’s greatest sporting event of 2009 sufficiently important. Hell, after all it ain’t the Superbowl isn’t it?
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Still on holiday. Thought I should tell you I am off to see the Championship winning celebrations of Barcelona tonight. It’sa pretty useless match against Osasuna but after that the blagrana should be parading their Championship and Copa del Rey trophies… and partying. J’accuse will be there….
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J’accuse is on a holiday stint thanks to the Duke of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg national day. We got an extra long weekend off and that meant that the travel bug was reignited. Barcelona, home to Gaudi and Messi, has been selected thanks to its gaudicious combination of shopping, culture and beaches. If you are…
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“Cushion jobs” in Brussels (at least that’s what Flossie thinks) have their bad moments too. The main Commission building in Brussels was evacuated a couple of hours ago after a fire broke out in the basement. According to some press reports the fire broke out in the press rooms. La Stampa reports a strong smell…