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.
You never think about it that much. About little things that make your life easier. Water for example. In combination with sponges that help to keep the healing water in the bath When we first got here, there were always a lot of people passing by. They had heard that there were people in the […]
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Instagram is a nice way to keep in touch with people that you wouldn’t see or hear from without Instagram. It seems to have become a medium for older people. Now a whole generation already grew up thinking: “Huh? Was there ever no Instagram? My gran has been on it all her life, as far
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It could well have been the same time of year as now that I first spotted those two. The beginning of the end of summer, the donkeys were still in the meadow at the end of the campsite, and there were still guests (in November that pretty much ends). Those two were Donkeydog and her
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I drove back especially for it. I just came out of the supermarket parking lot, and my eye caught a text on the bike parking, but someone was behind me so I couldn’t stop for a photo. Very occasionally I’m happy with graffiti This one seems very appropriate: “Podia ser pior – it could be
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“Yeyes … look, there is someone hiding behind that parasol …” I hear a voice at the top of the stairs, and when I secretly peek in that direction from behind the parasol, I see a man with a little beard, who looks vaguely familiar. Son Broes and I were just discussing the to-do-list Another
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Ever played with a drone? We did. Years ago. My nephew and his husband had bought a drone when it was new hype, but right after that it was banned just about everywhere. The first drone pioneers had apparently been so enthusiastic that people got the creeps from those strange-maneuvering spies, who also confused official
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Are they broken up now? How strange that there is suddenly a nest right next to the road, on a lamppost. Very low to the ground for a stork’s nest. Usually they look a bit higher up. The high-voltage pylons in the next valley are particularly popular. Efforts have been made to prevent the construction
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I have discovered a beautiful area, not far away at all. That is a blessing, especially early on a Sunday morning. “Come on Mira, in the car girl!” I urge my darling-of-a-dog to jump into the back of the car. We are going to discover a new hiking trail, a “terra-batida” near the church of
Dedicated hiking trail near the church of Samuel Read More »
Donkeydog and Viagra The new dog, Mira, makes us walk every day. Very healthy habit. A walk a day keeps the doctor away. New dog?? What?? Has Donkeydog gone to a better place?No no, she’s busy doubling up, but she’s still alive. She doesn’t run as fast anymore, because she’s already 93, and a parasite
It’s only the fourth time that I’m back, so we’re still in the margins of the average. Ever since I sold my old Peugeot to a portuguese man, who had to go back to the register four times because they didn’t tell him which papers he had to take with him, I know that it
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