Those who stayed in town were
treated to the lovely Evenia Boutique
Hotel. A word to the wise though, the
rooms are quite intimate so if you
are sharing, make sure you are good
friends. The glass fronted shower
doors enter right into the rooms!
The accommodation was just round
the corner from our meeting room,
appropriately called La Casa del la
Entrevista as it sits on the spot where
Columbus met the Queen. On the Saturday morning we
welcomed representatives from
the Ayuntamiento who told us
something of the history of the
building in which we were meeting.
Next, Maureen, who lives locally,
told us about the exciting project she
is currently pursuing. She is writing a
book about the history of Alcala and
after hearing her impassioned talk, I
can’t wait to get my hands on a copy
some time early next year.
The
weekend
began
the
Friday
evening
the Tempranillo restaurant. Next up was Molly from one of Spain’s
most successful blogs, Piccavey, who
gave us some advice about trying to
make money from our blogs. Thanks
to what she said, I’m wondering about
a “buy me tapas” button somewhere
on this page!!
on
in
There we renewed our acquaintances
and made new friends over a glass
or two of wine and some tapas. We
were given some creative tasks to do
our best to fulfill over the weekend,
and put into groups. Anna (who built
a theatre in the Alpujarras – check
out Me Vuelves Lorca) and Alicia
(who writes as Andalucia Inland)
were responsible for the ensuing
madness!
Following on was Cepee who runs
the Madrid Bloggers Network as well
as writing a blog for women who
want to travel, She Hit Refresh. We
were given some great ideas about
growing and engaging our Facebook
communities.