Café con leche

It was late by the time the band and solemne procesión had finished their round of the village. No sooner had I left the house in search of an evening of Duende than I was rocked off my feet by the blast of another cascade of fireworks. Rocío Cortés, a flamneco artist from Malaga, kicked of the evenings dancing. More fireworks, some scantily clad Brazilian dancers, rockets, dancing. Officially fiesta ended at 3am. Unofficially it ended way after sunrise. As the sun rose I decided it was probably time to head home. Left Don Duende nursing his head over a café con leche. Fiesta muy bueno.

Factoid: With nod to the nation's Moorish past, Spain is a real mecca for coffee lovers. It's served everywhere, except possibly in church. Coffee in Spain is a whole cornucopia of variations. The main ones are:-

café solo - expresso coffee
café con leche - white coffee (expresso with milk)
cortado - expresso coffee with a small amount of milk
café con hielo - iced coffee
manchada - glass of hot milk with a small amount of coffee
“manchar” means “to stain”.
carajillo - coffee with a drop of spirits, anisette/brandy/whisky/rum