I promised you last week that I would continue discussing renting, dear readers. We had already covered people moving to the city (Lisbon); this week I’d thoughy I’d write about those who move out of the city to live in a quieter place – but I have something far more important to discuss this week. […]
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Beautiful city, certainly, but I don’t want to be seen in those crowded circumstances anymore. And if it becomes normal that it is a bit more warmer a little earlier in the year, then here it’s nice with a sea breeze in the afternoon. Nice, and quiet too. And it smells fresh. But there are
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“Probably because I know what it says, but I still read “recepção” in it,” I shout across the street. GertJan continues to paste undisturbed, but Helmy comes over to see how it is. The Bird-house is finished, and is for rent! It was renovated in record time – we started on January 9 this year.
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It was hot, this past week. Over 35º C. Even with the usual ocean breeze that’s warm. Now that there are no guests, I took the opportunity to have a good go with the high-pressure cleaner. Satisfying in terms of effect but a bit of a boring job. You can think about the upcoming work
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I’m feeling a bit down. The family left this morning after a five-week visit, and now our village feels very empty. Visits are a bit different than usual for us, expats Usually your friends and family don’t come over for a cup of coffee or a drink. Usually it takes a bit longer, because you
This is Aveiro station. At night. Last train. Beautifully lit, beautifully restored, beautiful tiles – one of the best places to admire the famous Portuguese tiles. The “São Bento” station in Porto is even more famous, but there are already so many photos of it. The famous Portuguese tiles Some of them have been there
The new acquisition has been put to good use right away, this past week. I had seen a few things on OLX and CustoJusto – the two largest second-hand sites in Portugal. Second-hand shopping is fun, although very different here than in the Netherlands. When returning the rental car I saw a second-hand shop: “Look,
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We’re off again with four wheels this week, dear readers! When returning the rental car, we passed an estante, a car dealer of which you have many in Portugal. Often many together. Handy if you want to buy a second-hand car Now I wasn’t immediately looking for pre-owned wheels, but my eye fell on a
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I was in another world this week. There are different worlds – the Modern world, the Other World, the Dream world, the Fairy Tale world, yours and mine Every Day World. In my EDW you find fireflies, frogs, storks, nice smelling trees, lots of flowering weeds and Portuguese farmers. I was in the Modern world,
New cars and planes Read More »
All (grand)mothers are honored on a different date everywhere: Second Sunday in February: Norway March 5: Grandmother’s Day in France March 14: United Kingdom First Sunday in May: Spain, Portugal Second Sunday in May: Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Greece, Italy, Croatia, Austria, Czech Republic, May 26: Poland May 30: France, Sweden August 15: Belgium
