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.…
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Furniture arrival – Galicien style – Organisation and support
We like the fact that no large vehicle can actually get near our house. On our little calle / camino, squeezing through a normal sized car is not for the faint hearted. This can be a bit disadvantageous when the super large furniture van including trailer arrives in the vicinity. Thank god they called ahead…
A heated kitchen, warm water and a wood burner – paradise in Galicia
When we arrived at the house on the first morning of our future life – we still loved it. All of it. All the cobwebs, all the junk, the lingering smell of the woodworm treatment and the long walk from one end to the other. We had already decided to stay in a hotel for…
