Siestas soon become part of life

I have to say that the one thing that the Spanish have got very wrong are office working hours. Generally most people go to work from 10 - 2 and then go back 5 - 8. Fortunately I work for myself so I'm not affected by it but it must be SO hard to go back to work for just 3 hours having just had a 3 hour lunch and siesta.

Although my own working hours are much more flexible there is one aspect of Spanish working life that I just can't do without any more....a siesta!

At about 2:30 to 3 o'clock I really start to feel very sluggish. The lure of the sofa or the bed is too much and I easily succumb to it, resting my head for an hour or so. Luckily my partner and kids all feel the same way and we truly relish the afternoon siesta.

The only problem is that when you finally come round you tend to feel awful. It always takes a good 10 minutes to really get back to life, but after that you truly feel refreshed and ready to work or enjoy the afternoon. Even just a 10 minute nap is sometimes enough to recharge the batteries.

So if you're not yet into the siesta mindset then I strongly suggest you give it a go...the only problem is that once you've tried it there's no going back!