Birthday and Tapas by the Park

The sun was shining on my husband´s birthday,  so it was time to go out for  drinks and  TAPAS by the park: El Vivero.

The only two places in Spain, as far as I know, where you can  get free tapas with every drink  are the provinces of Jaén, where we live, and Granada - Andalucia.
El cumpleaños de mi marido hizo un día de sol brillante, así es que lo celebramos  tapendo cerca del paque: El Vivero.

The word "tapas" is derived from the Spanish verb tapar, "to cover".

According to legend, the tapas tradition began when king Alfonso X of Castile recovered from an illness by drinking wine.  After regaining his health, the king ordered that taverns would not be allowed to serve wine to customers unless it was accompanied by a small snack or "tapa."

According to The Joy of Cooking, the original tapas were the slices of bread or meat which sherry drinkers in Andalusian taverns used to cover their glasses between sips. This was a practical measure meant to prevent fruit flies from hovering over the sweet sherry. 
A los que me leéis en español, no os tengo que dar muchas explicaciones sobre lo que son las tapas. Estoy segura de que preferis  degustarlas con una cañita a que hablemos de ellas... jejeje. Sólo añadir que, por lo que yo sé, Jaén y Granada son las únicas provincias que ofrecen tapas gratis con cada consumición.

I bought this DKNY knitted jumper in a New York flea market.
              -Old skirt
             - Zara ´s  Victorian style jacket.
I have been  featured in Nuria´s blog  Cést Dimange . I do thank  her for thinking of me, and for her kindness.
Me podéis encontrar en el blog the Nuria: Cést Dimange. Desde aquí le doy las gracias por pensar en mí y por su amabilidad.

Do check my feature in By Anika . Such an honour to me!!!!!!