Long distances are bo-o-o-ring. At least in my opinion. But this time I enjoyed myself very much. The landscape between Madrid and Albacete is my kind of landscape. Sloping and colorful. It’s an agricultural part of Spain with a great variety of uncultivated brown, green or yellow fields. But the best parts were the poppy … Read more
Yesterday was full of anticipation. Today was the day of suffering. At least, it depends on what perspective you look at the birthday of a five-year-old. The birthday boy invited some friends in the evening for drinks and treats. The treats you can enjoy from the picture. The rest you can imagine yourself. The party … Read more
Today we traveled north to be able to celebrate the birthday of the eldest one tomorrow. Such a delight, now he is getting a bit older, that he can really enjoy our visit and was anticipating our coming almost as much as he is anticipating his birthday. Coming out of school he started talking and … Read more
Some urbanizaciones over here go with a community pool, such as in the picture. The advantage is that you don’t have to clean it yourself and that you actually can swim in it. The problem with urbanizaciones and a community pool is that the houses usually are very close to each other and the plots … Read more
Yes, there it is! Diego’s ‘brownie cake’. Wednesday my grandson Diego will become five years old. We will go to Leganés to celebrate this milestone. As a surprise and especially for him I made this delicious, rich, and heavy cake. Glutenfree, sugarfree, fatfree, and lactosefree. The recipe is as follows. Needed 250 grams of pit … Read more
Most classical buildings are dating back to Classical Antiquity, the Renaissance, or the 19th-century eclectic revival. However, although you wouldn’t guess it, this building is not even a hundred years old. The construction started in 1933. The function is also hard to figure out without context: it’s an army barrack. They stored bullets here. Not … Read more
One of our regular walks is from the house through the surrounding hills to the via verde. The via verde is a cycle path from Mazarrón to Totana and Cartagena. When we arrive at the via verde, we can either go to the left in the direction of the urbanization Country Club or to the … Read more
We are atypical people, I guess. Lots of people love to sit under the parasols that are for hire on the beaches. Sunbeds often included and a chiringuito always nearby. We don’t even love sitting on the beach very much, but when we do, we choose a beach for which we have to walk an … Read more
“Schneiden?” she asked. I had to think twice before I knew what she meant and started saying my Spanish is not so good when I realized she was talking German to me. “Sí”, I replied “Muy corto, por favor”. I hate going to hairdressers. That’s not their fault. I blame my hair for that, always … Read more
Living in Spain is a challenge. That’s nice because otherwise, you might get bored quickly and easily. For all the other reasons it’s wise to talk a lot with people who have already been living in Spain for quite some time. In the picture, we sit on the terrace of the Hacienda Golf Resort near … Read more