“Farewell to the towers of La Rochelle” sang “Les Binuchards” a French “rock festif” group based in Gémozac about an hours drive south of La Rochelle about a sailor setting out on a voyage. The towers of La Rochelle refer to the three towers that formed part of the towns historic fortifications. The Saint Nicolas …
Monthly Archives: July 2020
Granada
“Granada, tierra soñada por mí” or in English “Granada, land of dreams for me” wrote the Mexican composer Agustín Lara in 1932. From the 1940s onwards he became well known in Spain and in 1965, the Franco gave him a house in Granada in appreciation of his songs with Spanish themes. Granada, Seville and Madrid …
We’re all going on a summer holiday.
“We’re going where the sun shines brightlyWe’re going where the sea is blue” So sung Cliff Richard in the film “Summer Holiday” as he drove his No.9 London bus from London to the South of France via Dover and Paris. With the lifting of restrictions on non-essential travel to certain overseas destinations we can all …