The day has ended with “the legs under the table” and  we consumed a very good “Romagnola” dinner  at the “Pocina” restaurant, there were present, in addition to us, also two friends  (one “romagnolo” and the other “parmense”; the diligent Mr. Pondini  has started the construction  of a daiza  and, on seeing the great interest we expect, in a near and not far future, to include two new A.I.A.S. members.

I seize this opportunity to send him a warm thank-you from all of us  as trustworthy driver of the Ape 50 tricar who has brought up to the castle   the numerous boxes, small tables and what else, relieving,  not a little, our strains.

Alcobendas, town under the jurisdiction of the autonomous Community of Madrid, is located at 13 km northward  of the Capital, after the half of the twentieth century and with the beginning  of democracy, has steadily grown  up to become  one of the main  towns  of the Madrid Community.

We have in four left with a will, bound to Madrid, running by car the endless travel, but enjoying the wonderful  landscapes, unfortunately grown dark, on the way back,  by a tricky downpour  rain and by the wind.

We have returned tired but thrilled by an high level event as a few.

To his workshop  we were in 16, between  “apprentices” and  “admitted observers”. 

The lectures, then, of Mrs. Mary Rose Bonet and Mr. Rafael Monje  have showed (if  we should ever had the  need)  and even if in a different manner, their capacities and  knowledges  acquired  during decades of passion for the stones’ art.

The Organizers, Mr. Josè Manuel, Mr. Juan Josè and the President of the bonsai Club of  Alcobendas  ahead …. a winning team !

Organized  by the Cultural Association  Rome Bonsai, this event contradicts itself for the domestic holiday atmosphere  which people can breathe : the environment, the premises, the Club’s generous hospitality put at disposal of the exhibitors , the lively small market of exchanges, the meetings and the confrontations, everything makes unequalled this event.  To this  aspect, which the two exhibition days render really pleasant  to live, it is connected an ever greater quality  search  of the displayed exemplars  and an elegant and refined setting.

Also in this occasion  Suiseki has had its spaces and for the first time  the Club for this event  has put at disposal a plate  to be assigned   to the “Best Suiseki”.

Mr. Fabrizio Buccini, called also this time to judge, has presented  out of contest  a multi-stand  titled “Meditation”.