Yesterday was the last school day over here in Spain. And the beach chairs that have been waiting for guests for weeks in a row are finally occupied. As of today, the summer holiday has started. We also notice it because of the weather. It is really hot. Making us change our walking time. Instead … Read more
I don’t have a lot of pictures with a smiling Tom. Usually, he has some funny face, or looks awkward, or has something in his mouth so his face looks distorted. But now I know what makes him smile in a relaxed way: we have to buy a new car! 🙂 And as you can … Read more
The only people we have ever seen in this house were workmen. Maybe the owners will be here in the holiday season, we have no idea. We will find out. I guess. What we do know is that this house is blocking the beach effectively. Everybody who wants to continue walking in the surf has … Read more
Although I am not a practicing ceramicist anymore, I am still very interested in minerals and oxides. Making today’s guided tour a real treat. On this 4th time we joined the Mazarrón Tourist Agency, the trip went to Las Minas de Mazarrón. Mines that were exploited already in the Roman era and in the 16th … Read more
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
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
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
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
Today we enjoyed our second guided tour, organized by the Tourist Office of Mazarrón. Again the subject was ancient history – the Phoenicians and the Romans – but this time in Puerto de Mazarrón. From our visit to the museum Arqva in Cartagena, we knew that the Phoenician boat that is displayed over there is … Read more