Weekly blog about holiday rentals and B&B Termas-da-Azenha, in an old spa resort in the Coimbra district. Only 12 km from the coast as the crow flies.
At 3 o’clock it was going to rain. Said the portuguese weatherchannel. It is now half past five, by the way, for those who want to know, time certainly doesn’t stand still, and it is still not raining. We call that “portuguese rain” “It’s okay, isn’t it?” we say, a little bit triumphant, because okay, […]
Family visits are intens. And the Portuguese elections too Read More »
The entire campground was full. Amazing how many of those houses there were. And it all fitted easily, there was even room left for the Tai Chi people to practice. “That would be handy, all those little chalets…” I woke up with that thought. Still half and half in dreamland, I tried to get a
A field full of wooden houses Read More »
Returnees. All hosts love that. People who already know your place, who feel at home here, and who appreciate that you do it the way you do it. Apparently, because otherwise they wouldn’t come back. Isn’t it? It’s not that weird that my family comes back every year. But there are more returning guests That
All about returning guests Read More »
Images say more then words. In this case more then true. You can’t catch mosaic in words. Another one ready. Made with a few friends who regularly come back. Unfortunately, we forgot completely to make pictures. Talking about images … clever! But we’ll provide you with an impression, don’t worry! It all began with a
A beauty of a mosaic jungle Read More »
Rapunzel was locked in a tower. And since that was a long, long time ago, and very far from here, it must not have been such a terribly high tower. As long as a princess could be locked up in it – all good. We have recorded that – of course – in mosaic, in
Rapunzel-in-the-tower and a plane ticket Read More »
Or perhaps the Municipality of Soure was the generous giver. Or maybe a little bit of both. We went there, to the open air concert of the National Youth Orchestra Always exciting to see passionate musicians! Nice of the Municipality of Soure to organize something like this. They do things like this sometimes. Soure is
National Youth Orchestra gives a concert away Read More »
Broes had already reported it: “A spanish couple has arrived who want to camp. I have already shown them everything.” I have just come from above, where I finished an order for a kimono in the sewing atelier (nice word for a large room with a lot of tables full of pieces of fabric and
Spanish campers in the house Read More »
“Hey, stick! Keep your sticks to yourself! …oh … well, your jaws to yourself! You eat all the green leaves, but you leave the sticks. So weird. I get it… a walking stick eating sticks – that’s a kind of cannibalism…” Everyone likes sticky insects – walking sticks Me too, but I think it would
A walking stick on the marigolds Read More »
“Hello! We would like to stay here for a few nights – do you have a room?” I’m just saying goodbye to a sympathetic couple of Portuguese who had come across my advertisement for painting supplies. They had just loaded everything up, we had settled, so I waved again and said to the newly arrived
Hey. As if it is hi season! Read More »
It was a tough choice this week – which topic should I choose? All sorts of things happened, and you can’t throw everything in there. Nobody understands that anymore. And also: is it all interesting? Difficult, difficult … It’s great that another cactus has beautiful flowers again, but is that interesting enough to mention? What
Messy week with football Read More »
