I have a little headache. Today we went a day out with the nietos (our two grandsons) and our son. First we went to the Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática in Cartagena. There are all kinds of interactive features and the boys loved it. After that, we went to the Centro Commercial Espacio Mediterráneo, which is … Read more
Yes, it was a big surprise for his grandmother yesterday. To celebrate the surprise we went for dinner in the puerto. The dinner was okay. Everybody satisfied. At the end of the meal, this little one produced a new surprise. He shit in his pants and shirt. Since we forgot to take some extra pair … Read more
Un coche moderno es un ordenador sobre ruedas was the first thing car salesman Pepe told us when four months ago we signed a contract to buy a new Volvo xc 40. A modern car is a computer on wheels. And today he tried to explain to me how this ordenador works. Fortunately, the car … Read more
This picture has numerous striking features: We walk everyday 3 to 5 kilometers. Hence the walking shoes and turned up trouser legs. During our walks we frequently have to go up or down a hill or up or down stairs. That’s why this picture is slanting. The long sleaved shirt indicates the temperatures decrease. Despite … Read more
This is the Rambla Honda. In Spain, a rambla can have two distinct meanings: an avenue (like the world-famous La Rambla in Barcelona) or a dry riverbed. The big pile of stones and sand on the left side were shoved away last week because they threatened to block the exit of the riverbed. These kinds … Read more
These wise words can be read as follows: live without pretending (vive sin pretender), love without dependency (ama sin depender), listen without barricades (escucha sin defender), and speak without offending (habla sin ofender). The námasté at the bottom is a greeting in Hindu custom and not the nickname of the one who made these words … Read more
Patience and a well-developed sense of balance are required to be able to build these cairns. However, the question here is: What do these cairns do at the beach, and why four? The problem lies with us. We think cairns are only erected to mark directions. But wiki-something says they are also set up for … Read more
Housing is an interesting topic in Spain. Today I read in El Pais that the average square meter prices of houses go up in Catalunia, the Balearic Islands, and Madrid. The housing market in Spain is crazy. Salaries are no longer enough to buy a proper house. On the other hand, millions of houses are … Read more
In Andalucia in Spain, in the city of Huéscar for instance, there are some fine examples of cave dwellings. But this picture was taken from the Punta el Pichirichi in the coastal village of San Juan de Los Terreros. The rocks rise from the sea and are used as the foundation, the walls, and the … Read more
The ‘new’ from the heading of this blog doesn’t refer to the fact that this oven is new. We thought it to be broken, but we were wrong. I’ll get to that next. The ‘new’ refers to the fact that every other house we lived in these past months has a different oven. Different meaning, … Read more