Pickle Deli Square

Feb 24

Feb 24 Seeing Harbin Ice Festival (and how to get there by subway)

What is known as “Harbin Ice Festival” is actually composed of a few different expos and venues, two of which are the “Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo” and “Harbin Ice and Snow World.”

May 29

May 29 Flower Power! The Festival of Patios in Córdoba, Spain

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Festivals, Spain

When the iconic patios of Córdoba are decorated to the hilt with springtime flowers…

May 24

May 24 Sevilla's Feria de Abril in Pictures

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Festivals, Spain

Visiting the Feria de Abril, or April Fair of Sevilla, one of Spain’s most famous festivals. It combines several Spanish icons: flamenco dresses, flamenco dancing, the Cordobés hat, and horses.

Apr 3

Apr 3 My Favorite Falla of 2019: Convento Jerusalén's Political Satire Musical Extravaganza

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Festivals

There are a lot of other elements to the Fallas, but the artistic monuments on the city streets - and the burning of them - are my favorite part. And this year, one Falla stood heads and shoulders above the rest, with its blend of artistry and satirical wit!

Apr 2

Apr 2 Valencia Fallas 2019 in Pictures

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Festivals

A review of the best, the new, and the changes during this year’s Fallas festival.

Mar 23

Mar 23 Semana Santa in Sevilla

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Travel

I've heard people say that Semana Santa in Sevilla is a must-see in Spain, similar to las Fallas in Valencia...

Feb 8

Feb 8 Happy Chinese New Year's from Spain!

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Festivals

Spain is a country that just loves its festivals. So it wasn't a surprise that the city really got into the Chinese New Year celebration...

Dec 5

Dec 5 Expat Thanksgiving, another year

K

Home Cooking

This being my third year cooking Thanksgiving in Spain, I'm lucky now that I have friends I can invite to Thanksgiving, and I've gotten the routine of cooking Thanksgiving with local ingredients and resources pretty down pat!

Sep 13

Sep 13 La Pobla de Farnals soup festival

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Festivals

This month, I attended one day of the weeklong village festival of La Pobla de Farnals, where the tradition is to eat caldera, a rice stew...

Mar 29

Mar 29 Alberic Lettuce(!) Festival

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Festivals

After the gut-busting Requena Sausage Festival a few weeks ago, what better way to cleanse than the Lettuce Festival in Alberic!?!

Feb 8

Feb 8 Festival Time: Requena Feria de Embutidos

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Festivals

Requena is a town about an hour away from Valencia by train or bus in Valencia's wine region. Every February they have the Requena Feria de Embutidos, or Sausage Fair...

Nov 29

Nov 29 Cooking at Home: Thanksgiving in Spain, Part II final product

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Home Cooking

And here is the final Thanksgiving table!

Nov 29

Nov 29 Cooking at Home: Thanksgiving in Spain, Part I preparations

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Home Cooking

For the second year, I hosted a Thanksgiving dinner at home in Spain...

Jul 4

Jul 4 Valencia Festivities: Noche de San Juan

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Festivals

Recently, we passed the Noche de San Juan. This is celebrated the night of summer solstice, June 23...

Jan 9

Jan 9 Polvorón

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Food

I've really loved the Spanish food I've tried so far, but polvorón is not one I can get behind...

Jan 8

Jan 8 Christmas in Spain Part II: The Story

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Spain

A big feature in the public Christmas festivities is El Belén, dioramas of the stories in Bethlehem...

Jan 8

Jan 8 Christmas in Spain Part I: Lights

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Spain

The cities really go all out with Christmas lights...

Sep 5

Sep 5 10th Annual Pierogi Festival in Krakow!

K

Festivals

Pierogi and Poland go together, and after stuffing myself full of both savory and sweet ones, I think it's a connection Polish people can be proud of...

Feb 12

Feb 12 SF Chinese New Year - Year of the Dragon

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Festivals

This morning, the Chinese lady who cuts my hair told me that there would be a big Chinese New Year celebration in town, and it happened that I was just going to finish a dentist's appointment nearby at about the time the parade started...

May 6

May 6 Koninginnedag

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Netherlands

Konninginnedag, or Queen's Day, was last Friday, April 30...