2017.12.21 Adjusting to the weather, or not yet
Arrived in the south of Spain! I still have my coat on, but that is only because I forgot that it is not cold here at midday. Have to find my summer jacket as soon as possible. 🙂 ^hm
2017.12.20 Dried Tablas de Damiel
What was I thinking? When the whole of Spain suffers from drought, so does Tablas de Daimiel. For us it was interesting to visit anyhow, but what a pity for the area. Tablas de Daimiel is a swamp, about 1,5 hours away from Madrid. Perfect for a stop on our way to the south. ^hm
2017.12.19 Stress of a 2 year old
We were allowed to be present at the Christmas dance of our youngest grandchild. It was cuddly and sweet to see, for us that is. For many children (age 2 to 3) it was not, they were upset and crying.Imagine the tension of having studied on 2 Christmas songs, one Spanish, one English, and then … Read more
2017.12.18 Racket
One thing we definitely have to get used to in Spain is the noise. Spanish children are brought up with noise. Schools have loudspeakers that blare music in the moments before school and in the breaks. That has an advantage though. In the Netherlands, the school bell rings 5 minutes before and once the moment … Read more
2017.12.17 Metro
LeganĂ©s is a suburb of Madrid and is part of Madrid’s metro system. And since the grandchildren love to go by train, we took the metro to go to the shopping mall. Not to shop, but to eat! We were lucky to be early because when we got out of the restaurant, the aisles were … Read more
2017.12.16 The sun is blue
I love children’s drawings. Especially their explanation of what we see. This is the sun, lying on the ground. The black form is the moon. So sweet. ^hm
2017.12.15 Coughing and running noses
What I won’t miss I cough a lot. So does hubby. And recently I started noticing that a lot of friends and family have a respiratory ‘something’ as well. Coughing, running nose, stuffy nose, allergies. So maybe it’s my imagination, but it also might be the pollution. The area in between Antwerp, Rotterdam, and the … Read more
2017.12.14 Spanish bureaucracy
They did warn us [5] In our ongoing search to get a NIE number we went to the Oficina Extranjeros today. Our son went along to translate, maybe that would help. A very friendly security officer told us our form was wrong, and where did we need a NIE number for anyway since we are … Read more
2017.12.13 Family visit
Arrived at my son’s place and we are so happy to see the grandchildren again after almost half a year. Luckily they are happy too to see us. ^hm
2017.12.12 Out of the snow
No snow! An occasional drop of rain once in a while. As you can see the road is quiet. Our journey is going fine. Getting out of the snow last night was just horrible. The pack in the garden was about 20 cm thick and the car tires couldn’t get a grip. At some point, … Read more