Although the Balcón de Europa was fairly crowded last night for the celebrations, there were undoubtedly less people than in previous years. Part of this is, of course, going to be down to the decline in UK tourist numbers due to the recession.
However, the only gripe seemed to concern prices in several establishments, bumped up because it was a special night. On the Balcón itself, where a bar had been set up, people came away absolutely stunned when even a tiny, 33cl, bottle of water cost €2. Daylight robbery.