Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - El Corte Ingles

El Corte Ingles is opening it’s fifth store in Malaga province this morning. The company has invested 130 million euros in the new store in Mijas Costa which is 135000 sq metres and will create 1,400 direct jobs. The store, incorporating Hipercor is called Centro Comerical Costa Mijas and is located off the main coast road between the Cayetano Euromarket and the new Myramar shopping centre (it is on the site of the old saturday market). It has been amusing watching the build up to the opening, it must have been close because for the past week or so there have been thousands of workmen in and out of the new building causing traffic jams as drivers slow down to gawp at what seems to be swarmin ants.

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Friday, March 24, 2006 - WHATEVER NEXT

Last weekend forums and chat rooms all over spain organised the worlds largest "botellion", an open air party where you bring your own drinks. These parties started because of the hight price of drinks in night clubs and the youngsters meet in parks, on the beach or wherever and drink at supermarket prices until sufficiently loosened up to go clubbing without having to spend too much in the club. Any way the internet managed to organise massive bottellions in cities all over spain, they were met with varied reactions from councils and police although most passed off peacefully enough. Following their success they are now trying to organise an orgy on the beach in Malaga. I wonder if I should take a bottle?? :)

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