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So we´ve reached my favourite night of the year – NOT!
I hate it, I really do. I´ll be the one sobbing into his beer at midnight while everyone around me is doing the hokey-cokey or linking arms for Auld Lang Syne with relatives who they swore they couldn´t stand the sight of 10 minutes earlier! All this while complete strangers tell each other how mush they love each other while they pucker up for the traditional New Year´s Eve snog.
Aaaargh, I hate it….all that forced frivolity. And don´t think that you´ll be escaping the nightmare by taking your end of year holiday in Spain. I noticed that some of the bars in Puerto Banus are advertising ´Big Ben – LIVE at midnight´ - can someone explain how that´s going to work then? – won´t London be one gong short while we are counting down to midnight on the Costa del Sol. Oh, who cares!I know for a fact that many bar owners and restauraters along the Costa del Sol are quaking in their boots at the thought of the first ´Credit Crunch New Year´s Eve´ - all those ticket-only parties at 200 euros a head – not in such great demand during a recession.
Anyway, for anyone visiting Spain on New Year´s Eve, my advice is to head to Marbella Old Town for around 11.30pm (save some money and cook at home before you venture out!). Remember to take your bottle of champagne (cava then!) and your 12 grapes with you – tradition dictates that you take a swig of cava and one grape for each of the 12 chimes at midnight – remember, go for seedless – it could get messy with pips!
In fact, this year, Plaza de Los Naranjos (Orange Square) will be covered by a large greenhouse-style covering, so you can stay dry while you have your fun….at least until you then have to wait for a cab in the pouring rain for an hour to get home.
Me? I´ll be curled up in front of the TV with a box of After Eights – is it any wonder I´ll be alone?!
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