What is a better way to get to know a specific area – and pick up a few words in Spanish and socialize with the locals – but through a gifted guide. This is Jose Maria, a historian who studied at the University of Murcia. Today, during a two-hour excursion, he explained (in Spanish) the … Read more
Right before we left for the south of Spain after spending 3 weeks at our son’s house we managed to get a Spanish bank account. What I didn’t anticipate is they would send cards by mail. Both debit cards and credit cards. And no good to us in Leganés while we are here of course. … Read more
Until today every early morning and every early evening clouds are hanging either on top of the mountains or above our heads. Today was the exact opposite. An impeccable blue sky this morning and the moment I am writing this post. And clouds in the middle of the day. Everybody keeps warning us it’s going … Read more
Most of the day was sunny and lovely. When we drove out of Puerto de Mazarrón with our shoppings we saw big waves of sea mist. But still, we hadn’t thought it would rain. Even when we see dark clouds we don’t expect rain. Especially when the weather app predicts sunshine all day. So yes, … Read more
In the Netherlands, there are no shopping malls such as here in Spain. At least, as far as I know. But I am no criterion because I am not particularly fond of shopping. We know these types of malls from the United States. Although I can’t remember if they were all as similar to each … Read more
Craftsmen, no matter if they are in the Netherlands or in Spain, always start with remarking that something is difficult, will cause many problems, or isn’t even possible at all. I am sort of getting used to that by now. So when the men of the internet came this morning I was well prepared. I … Read more
Today we went on foot to the village of Mazarrón. The weather was nice. Some sun, some clouds. Nice temperature. If you’re on foot you have all the time to admire the environment. For instance, flora – some olive and fig trees – and fauna – two hares. It’s also interesting to wonder whether Mazarrón … Read more