Recession! Really?

Many suffer from the recession which is regrettable but for all the gloomy accounts of Spain’s economy, many putting it on a par with Greece, there is little evidence of true austerity where I am. Nadia and I last night decided on an evening’s aperitif in Guardamar, hardly the Las Vegas of the Costas.

 

No chance, there wasn’t a parking space to be had. It had all the hallmarks of a boom town. Restaurants were filled to overflowing, everyone well dressed and the only inexpensive car was mine. In despair of finding anywhere to park we tried Torrevieja. The restaurants there and elsewhere were overflowing. I know it is the height of the tourist season but they are largely Spanish tourists. Telling someone Spain was in deep trouble would have been a difficult pitch to sell.

 

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Perhaps that's the Spanish spending their "black" money. Mike.

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Grins! Prevented me from spending mine. Good luck to them however it came.

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It is high-season now after all, so I guess with the sudden influx of Spanish and foreign tourists this will be the time when everywhere will be doing good business. Perhaps people will only take one instead of two weeks holiday, but l don't think it is a surprise that you found it so busy.

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Hi Mike, I had the same feeling as your heading states when my wife and I went to see Julio Iglesias last year. I believe there were about six thousand people at the concert, one area was for standing only and cost 35 euros a ticket. (2000) We pushed the boat out and paid 125 euros each thinking we were very close to the stage, no way we were about 25 rows back and sitting on cheap plastic patio chairs and we were on a football pitch. The front row seats were 300 euros each and were sold out.
I spoke to one of my Spanish neighbours later and he said no price is too much to see Julio???
Anyway it was a good show although he's not quite the singer he was.

Geoff

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Where I live it is buzzing and far busier than last year. It certainly doesn’t add up to recession. Such prices for hose seats! OMG. I thought I was splashing out when I bought one of his CDs for €10. Oh well, all part of life’s RICH tapestry.

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 Come on - unemployment is at 40% not 100%!!!    And a lot of those are very young.   There are still plenty of pretty well off families, especially in Madrid - look at the football.  Every time I go, the Bernabeau is HEAVING.   Around me, it is Spanish families buying up the very cheap properties for their kids.   So while times are hard for a lot of people, they are not for everyone, and those people will continue to enjoy holidays - why would they not?     If you want to see the effects of the recession on Spain, go to the UK and talk to some of the young Spaniards who have had to leave to find work!!!!!!!!

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