Triple Birthday

May 6, 2007

This weekend, we went to Mondragon to celebrate the birthday of Marce, (Marga's mother) Alejo (a friend of the family), and Inés (Marga's aunt). Today is also Mother's Day in Spain. We had a big meal at the Extremadura Center, where part of my wedding celebration will take place.

From the outside, the Extremadura Center ain't much to look at. It's on the second floor (third to you Americans) of a building that used to be a factory.

Since I had been there last, they have hung some paintings on the wall and strung flags from the ceiling. They are the Basque and Extremadura flags.

Mid meal.

Grandma Ramón and Juan down at the gentlemen's end of the table.

This was a wine-induced attempt at an artistic photo that I will call, "The Intersection of Cultures and Lines".

This is the wine that is specially bottled for the Extremadura Center. It's from Extremadura, of course. I like how the Center's seal incorporates the shape of the territory, the colors of the flag, and the shape of the iconic tree from Extremadura: the "Encina" (or "Holm Oak").