Street Party.

It seems since we've moved to Spain we have had little need to think about celebratory nights out - things keep happening on our 'special dates'.

In June, my birthday coincided with the Flamenco Party and we all got dressed up and enjoyed a truly Spanish evening.

Yesterday was our wedding anniversary and it coincided with the anniversary of Annie's Bistro opening last year and Danny & Annika had arranged a street party and BBQ for last night. It was the perfect evening for an outdoor BBQ, one of the great things about Spanish summers, you can plan ahead and rely on the weather.

They had arranged a continous stream of music from a variety of DJ's, a huge cooking area with steak, sausages, chicken kebabs and more plus a huge salad bar - food was not going to be in short supply. To make life easier in the bar they had arrange a ticket system, 1 ticket for a beer, 2 for a wine amd 3 for a spirit so you could buy all your tickets from one point and it meant Annie could have help behind the bar while Danny was cooking.

There was a massive turnout, must have been over 200 people there and the atmosphere was brilliant. We wandered home before mid-night just as it seemed to be moving up a gear - no idea what time most of the others got home, but it was a great night out.