Meanwhile,
click here if you want to know more about how Spain's equinoxes are
calculated this year. And, on the off chance that summer might swing
into action, here's a list of Spain's top ten beaches, including one
up here in Greener-than-ever Galicia.
Just
in time for this as-yet-non-summer, Easyjet has announced a new
Gatwick-Santiago flight. Three
times a week and all year round, they say. Let's hope their promises
are more credible that Ryanair's
And
here's a recent article on corruption here in Spain and the (lack of)
confidence in national institutions on the part of Spaniards. Politics scored an even lower total than the one I cited earlier this week.
Right
on cue comes the news that, as expected, the Public Prosecutor (i. e.
the government) has secured the release of the banker who was only
jailed a couple of weeks ago. It seems he didn't get a fair trial.
Though it wasn't a jury which reached this decision. Just him, his
lawyers and said government. Well, at least justice has been
transparent.
Things
are clearly getting serious when the Galician government announces
that, in the interests of a more productive economy, 3 of the 12 regional holidays
next year will be on Saturday and 5 will fall on Friday or Monday. If
this doesn't bring people onto the streets, nothing will.
Said
economy is not all bad news. Exports continue their excellent growth,
allowing some to say things will start to turn up late this year.
Though only as a prelude to several more 'difficult years'. I hope
so. If not, there won't be a shop left open in Pontevedra. Except
those which were never really in business anyway.
The
recent kerfuffle about Princess Cristina's sale of 13 properties and
the alleged error that led to this, have highlighted a fact that
all buyers of Spanish property should be aware of - Notaries make
mistakes. More importantly, they don't check all aspects of a
property. This can leave you with considerable problems after you've
bought the property, when you need to sort out - at the cost of time
and money which should have been the seller's - discrepancies between
your purchase document(Compraventa)
and the town's property register(Catastro)
and the local Land Registry(Registro).
Here in Galicia, at least, these are very common and I've met many
folk who've rued the fact they accepted the property agent's claim
that the notary would take care of everything. Astonishingly, even
though people would always use a lawyer in the UK and even though
every independent web page tells them to do the same here in Spain,
most of them ignore all this and plunge in on the basis that
a property agent surely wouldn't lie to them, even when he wants a
quick sale. And will be long gone when the problems arise.
Anyway,
don't take my word for it. Read this article by an expert on what a
Nota
Simple
is, how you get one and how you go about things when it's inaccurate.
As Mark would surely agree, it's best to use a lawyer to ensure it's
accurate in the first place. And here's the web page of one who is
not just honest but who's handled dozens of purchases for Brits and
other foreigners over the last 8 years.
Finally . . . The last of the balconies:-
This is the rear of the priest's house, alongside the cathedral-basilica of Santa Maria. Not a bad joint. But the bishop's place is (even) bigger, of course.
And here are three more under-frequented boutiques that look like surviving La Crísis, one way or another:-
All within a stone's throw of each other, in the same short street.
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