For our first visitors – our German friends – This post is mainly in German. But upfront I like to say: “It was great that they came, helped, enjoyed and kept us sane”. Nach drei Monaten war es endlich soweit. Wir konnten Freunde empfangen. Monika und Bernd waren von unseren Bildern und Geschichten nicht abzuschrecken. Bernd, ist nicht nur…
Observations
Day to day observations from serious to humerous
May 27th, thinking of returning the fridge – It is still rather cool here
After a rather warm beginning of April, we bought a fridge. It is rather nice to have some ice cubes and cold white wine (local). Nevertheless, Galicia is not showing it’s kindest side – weather wise – to our first “working” visitors. Today, May the 27th, it is still rather cool. At 7 Celsius in…
Size matters – Being tall can be expensive
This is not meant in any way derogatively or insulting but at least here in Galicia the average person is not very tall. One realises this when trying to buy mattresses (“colchones”) and laminate frames. It also explains why, when Peter and myself, both 1.95+ meters tall, are seen together in public we inevitably draw attention.…
