They did warn us [14] Every time we visit the police station in Carabanchel they give us an inside view of their well-organized archive. 😀It makes us smile every time, starting off our appointment well. And this time we were really happy because at last, we have our NIE. Yeah!I expected a card – it’s … Read more
They did warn us [13] Finally some positive news. No, this is not about a change in the weather. Which is not to be expected until we leave Madrid in one week and a half. At the moment it almost freezes at night. During the day temperatures do not exceed 8 degrees Celsius. A cold … Read more
Today we went back to the family in Leganés. The temperatures varied from 0°C to 20°C, although both those extremes were very temporary. Most of the time it was right in between, making our hike in the Tablas de Daimiel which we visited again nice. The reason to visit the Tablas again was simple. We … Read more
Today was our last day in Canillas de Aceituno and we were lucky: the sun has been shining all day. The wind is still cold, but nevertheless, it was wayyyy better than when it’s raining. We said goodbye to the shopkeepers where we got our groceries. (Our favorite restaurant is closed on Wednesdays so we … Read more
We did have breakfast on the terrace before, but that was on a Sunday when we were up late. Usually, we can sit outside after 10 a.m. But this morning we were outside at 8:30! Isn’t that something? It is the 21st of February. I think it is amazing. This is what we came here … Read more
Today we had a lovely day: we went house hunting in the campo. We are lucky enough to have someone who is guiding us and he managed to squeeze 5 of the houses we wanted to visit into one day. All houses had something in common. They had a living room, kitchen, 3 bedrooms, one … Read more
The past 2 days were at times frightening because of the force winds that were hitting us and the house on top of the hill. But that was quickly forgotten once we opened the window shutters and saw the sun shining abundantly. I went outside as soon as I finished my exercises and was lucky … Read more
What is different In the Netherlands, our lives were a bit more separated than here in Spain. Tom did the shopping. He had to go to Amsterdam on a regular basis. He visited his friends.I visited my friends. Had walks with some of them or lunches together. Over here we have much more activities we … Read more
What stayed the same If you move to another place you always take yourself with you. Including your annoyances. In the Netherlands, we had a metal roof and a neighbor with an apple tree. In the fall the birds would pick on the apples which would fall on our metal roof with an enormous bang, … Read more
Again the weather app was wrong with its prediction, but this time we didn’t mind at all. It should have been 14°, but 20° has been the highest we noticed on the car thermometer. We have discovered a minor disadvantage of staying over here. The Spaniards lunch late and lunch is the main meal of … Read more