And Spain has passed that tradition on to its former colonies in SA. When
I was visiting many years ago it was the same way; when my wife and I would
eat dinner around 5-6 pm we had the restaurants to ourselves but they were
packed at 10 pm.
Charlie (who doesn't sleep well on a full belly)
On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Clearly there are important differences between countries in this respect.
> Most restaurants in Spain only start filling up at 10 p.m. In northern
> Europe, most kitchens (if not the restaurants) are closed by then.
> Exceptions can be found in big cities like Amsterdam or London.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> On 14 Aug, 2010, at 16:42 , Bob Whitmire wrote:
>
> > Only someone who lives in Spain would consider closing at 10 p.m.
> > "really early." <g>
> >
> > At 10 p.m., I'm often already a half-hour or hour in my bed. Guess I'd
> > never make it as a Spaniard.
> >
> > --Bob Whitmire
> > www.bobwhitmire.com
> >
> >
> >
> > On Aug 14, 2010, at 3:04 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> >
> >> Those who know Switzerland will know that this is a country where
> >> things close REALLY early, especially in small towns. So the other
> >> evening, when we arrived in Orbe (VD) after a long drive from Spain,
> >> we were very grateful to meet this man:
> >>
> >>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/Other/Picture-A-Day/4253606_netUM#969102777_mNdDz-O-LB
> >
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