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.
A whole group of pirates has landed. They have crooked noses and they all look alike. There are quite a few, and it seems they don’t care what you think of them. Nobody wants to be around those pirates They chased everyone away. They’re living on scraps a bit further away. These are the only […]
Pirates in the Portuguese polder Read More »
Graça sounds tired as she explains: “No, we don’t do that here anymore. But dona Helena can go to Soure, next to the pavilhão Multi-usos. There is a clinic there where you can get that document. I need a health certificate for the renewal of my driver’s license Last time – only 2.5 years ago
Got my health certificate – to renew my driver’s license Read More »
“I was like, let’s go NOW. I’m going to book now. Otherwise it won’t happen soon,” says Piers with a laugh, “and how right I was!” While the other brits are staying in line, we’re having a relaxed drink We’re having a nice gettogether on their last day. In the Algarve, a lot of their
Staying in line but escaping anyway – a short brexit Read More »
“Well what the … what now ?! I do exactly what you ask me to do!” I am getting seriously frustrated with this text message. Whatever I do, I get “Formata da resposta incorreto” all the time. Even if you don’t speak Portuguese, you probably understand what it says. This is the wrong answer! that’s
Vaccines and romping cats Read More »
I’m sitting at the computer all day at the moment. That may be nothing special to many of you, but it is for me. I’m not a sitter. I’m more a walker, a creator. But well, I have to. Our webshop (we’re working on the english version!) must be completed, and the Etsy shop must
What is the best way to sit at your computer? Read More »
Not that I’m superstitious … but still it’s wise not to walk under ladders (because maybe someone will drop his paint right on your head, or you hook behind one of the legs so that the pot of paint with painter and all fall on your head); you better have a black cat nearby (because
“Hi, bom dia”, I say with a big smile because it’s a glorious sunny day after a few days of rain, “How are you doing? I saw Molly go to the other side already … I’m sorry but I forgot your name …” “River, my name is River. River sticks.” “Ah, yes, that’s certainly true”,
Juggling is good for your brain Read More »
I was standing next to my bed at 6 o’clock (like every morning in the summer) Had breakfast with coffee and cake (like I do every day – good Portuguese custom: o café de manhã com um bolo) And then it was party time Many dragons defeated this year (but
Hip hip hurray blog Read More »
Or at home – because son Broes is cooking a lot nowadays! Everything is dragged from the garden into the kitchen – especially a lot of zucchini, of course, because somehow zucchini plants always do well. But the peas, beans, cucumbers, lettuce, pumpkin, corn, bell pepper, basil, dill and thyme also come in nice quantities.
Portuguese food at the neighbors’ Read More »
I don’t think I’m Tour de France material, but it was not bad. Pain in my bum, yes. And pain in my head. From the sun. And clasped hands from squeezing all the time. 10 kilometers in 45 minutes approximately. And then I certainly got off 5 times to take a photo, so those minutes
From the dentist on a bike Read More »
