Spanish Jesús Álvarez and Moroccan Mohamed El Chaouti standing side by side as Mohamed sang out this morning's winning Gordo (Christmas lottery) number, which fate rightly decided should end up in his hand. An appropriate image to bring to a close the year of the March bombings.

Today in Madrid, the weather is cold but sunny, and last night I stood on the balcony and looked up at the stars. A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from PdS Blog.
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