Motor GP Jerez, Spain

        

The MotoGP  races will take place at Jerez in Spain this weekend. It’s only two years ago we were there ourselves. Due to all the photos on Facebook of the riders, the memories of our visit are coming back. We  had a wonderful time and enjoyed it very much. 

There is a big difference between the South European motor fans and the Dutch ones. The Spanish people are much more emotional. Of course with a Spanish winner the crowd is yelling and celebrating. Its one big party. It was a joy to see. I guess a bit the same as foreign people do when they see us Dutch with all kinds of orange cloths, flags and make-up celebrating a King’s Day or a WK football match. So every country has their own habits. We were in Spain for a week and unfortunately we had bad luck with the weather. The temperature was around the 18 to 21 degrees. Now and then a drop of rain as well. We rented a car and we drove for approximately 1500 kilometres from Sevilla to Gibraltar and everything in between.

The only way to the Rock,

Gibraltar was nice, a small British spot in Southern Spain, with wonderful weather. The weather was the only thing in which it was different from the UK. We also visited the rock with all the apes. A huge tourist attraction, but barring de view and the apes it’s not really breath-taking. On the other hand, when you’re there, just go and see for yourself.  Furthermore we visited the beautiful Horses in Jerez, next to mystery “Sandeman”. 

You know, the guy from the sherry in the  television advertisement broadcast long time ago. Unfortunately we had to leave before the feria started in Jerez. I really regret that I didn’t know this when I booked the tickets. Now I ‘m hoping for another short visit to Andalusia in the future.

 

Sandeman Sherry