La siesta es parte de los largos meses del verano mediterráneo. A mediodía, las temperaturas se elevan hasta los 40ºC y después del almuerzo es realmente difícil permanecer en el exterior sin el cobijo de una sombra. La gente, y el resto de las criaturas vivientes, tienden a concentrar sus rutinas diarias a primera hora de la mañana y a última hora de la tarde, cuando el aíre es ligeramente más fresco pero después del almuerzo lo mejor que se puede hacer es disfrutar de una agradable siesta, quizás media hora o tal vez una hora, es cuestión de gustos. La siesta no es simplemente un ratito de sueño sino que es parte de un estilo de vida. Sí, puedes dormir durante la siesta pero también se puede pasar el tiempo en la cama, simplemente hablando con alguien, perezosamente, o leyendo un libro, escuchando música o simplemente soñando en el frescor de una habitación oscura. En una cama con sábanas blancas o tal vez en una hamaca bajo la agradable sombra de una higuera con un botijo a mano y los ojos cubiertos por un sombrero. Es una buena ocasión para pasar tiempo con los niños, contándoles historias e intentando hacerles dormir.
Claudia casi nunca duerme la siesta. Durante sus seis años de vida a duras penas puedo recordar más de un par de ocasiones en las que ella ha dormido durante el día (cuanta energía para derrochar tiene!). El año pasado estabamos en la playa y después de un buen almuerzo con gazpacho, paella y sandía. Una larga mañana de playa, jugando con el agua y la arena, hizo milagros en Claudia y, tras el almuerzo, no pudo resistir la necesidad de una siesta. Todos nos fuimos a la cama y les estuve contando a los niños historias sobre chotacabras y, tanto Mario como Claudia, cayeron en brazos de Morfeo. No pude resistir la tentación de hacerle na foto durante la siesta a mi hija (la única foto que tengo de siesta, por cierto). Me encanta la tranquila imagem de mi hija en esta fotografía y recordar el fantástico día que pasamos en la playa. Música recomendada para esta imagen "Siesta" de Miles Davis y Michel Legrand, por supuesto)
Siesta is part of the mediterranean long summer months. In the middle of the day, temperatures rise up to 40ºC and after the lunch it is really hard to be outdoor without the shelter of a shadow. People, and all the other living creatures, tend to concentrate their routines in the early hours of the day and late in the evening when the air is a bit more fresh but after the lunch the best thing that you can do is to have a pleasant siesta , perhaps just half an hour or perhaps one hour, it is a personal choice. Siesta is not only a little time sleeping but is part of a lifestyle. Yes, you can sleep but also you can spend the time in the bed, just lazily talking with someone, or reading a book, listening music or just dreaming in a fresh dark room, on a bed with white sheets or perhaps in a hammock under the nice shadow of a fig tree with a “botijo” near you and a hat covering the eyes. It is a great time to spend with the children, telling stories and trying to make them sleep. Claudia almost never sleep the siesta. During her six years of life I barely can remember more than just a couple of days in which she slept in the middle of the day (what an amount of energy she has!). Last year we were at the beach and after having a great lunch with gazpacho, paella and watermelon. All a long morning in the beach playing with sand and water made its magic on Claudia and, after the meal, she couldn´t resist the need of a siesta. We all went to the bed and I told the children a story about nightjars and both Mario and Claudia felt in the arms of Morpheus. I couldn´t resist to make a photograph of her during the siesta (the only one that I have, by the way). I love the calm in this image of my daughter and I love to remember the fantastic day we spend in the beach. Recommended music for this image: “Siesta” (by Miles Davis and Michel Legrand), of course
“Botijo” is a traditional piece of pottery used to keep the water cold that works under the principle of transpiration of water “Gazpacho” is a local delicacy from the south of Spain, a kind of very cold soup made with fresh tomatoes, olive oil, salt, cucumber and vinegar (it is difficult to explain what a delicacy is and how much refreshing is. “Paella”, I think that this is the most famous Spanish dish in the world
Claudia casi nunca duerme la siesta. Durante sus seis años de vida a duras penas puedo recordar más de un par de ocasiones en las que ella ha dormido durante el día (cuanta energía para derrochar tiene!). El año pasado estabamos en la playa y después de un buen almuerzo con gazpacho, paella y sandía. Una larga mañana de playa, jugando con el agua y la arena, hizo milagros en Claudia y, tras el almuerzo, no pudo resistir la necesidad de una siesta. Todos nos fuimos a la cama y les estuve contando a los niños historias sobre chotacabras y, tanto Mario como Claudia, cayeron en brazos de Morfeo. No pude resistir la tentación de hacerle na foto durante la siesta a mi hija (la única foto que tengo de siesta, por cierto). Me encanta la tranquila imagem de mi hija en esta fotografía y recordar el fantástico día que pasamos en la playa. Música recomendada para esta imagen "Siesta" de Miles Davis y Michel Legrand, por supuesto)
Siesta is part of the mediterranean long summer months. In the middle of the day, temperatures rise up to 40ºC and after the lunch it is really hard to be outdoor without the shelter of a shadow. People, and all the other living creatures, tend to concentrate their routines in the early hours of the day and late in the evening when the air is a bit more fresh but after the lunch the best thing that you can do is to have a pleasant siesta , perhaps just half an hour or perhaps one hour, it is a personal choice. Siesta is not only a little time sleeping but is part of a lifestyle. Yes, you can sleep but also you can spend the time in the bed, just lazily talking with someone, or reading a book, listening music or just dreaming in a fresh dark room, on a bed with white sheets or perhaps in a hammock under the nice shadow of a fig tree with a “botijo” near you and a hat covering the eyes. It is a great time to spend with the children, telling stories and trying to make them sleep. Claudia almost never sleep the siesta. During her six years of life I barely can remember more than just a couple of days in which she slept in the middle of the day (what an amount of energy she has!). Last year we were at the beach and after having a great lunch with gazpacho, paella and watermelon. All a long morning in the beach playing with sand and water made its magic on Claudia and, after the meal, she couldn´t resist the need of a siesta. We all went to the bed and I told the children a story about nightjars and both Mario and Claudia felt in the arms of Morpheus. I couldn´t resist to make a photograph of her during the siesta (the only one that I have, by the way). I love the calm in this image of my daughter and I love to remember the fantastic day we spend in the beach. Recommended music for this image: “Siesta” (by Miles Davis and Michel Legrand), of course
“Botijo” is a traditional piece of pottery used to keep the water cold that works under the principle of transpiration of water “Gazpacho” is a local delicacy from the south of Spain, a kind of very cold soup made with fresh tomatoes, olive oil, salt, cucumber and vinegar (it is difficult to explain what a delicacy is and how much refreshing is. “Paella”, I think that this is the most famous Spanish dish in the world 
