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The Gestor - 30 Jul 2008
We have just spent the last hour waiting around for someone to make a nice signed photocopy of our passports. In 3 months this has been our first run in with bureaucracy in Spain and ironically it happened today after we signed up with our Gestor, who is the person who is supposed to sort [...]
Read Full Post »Our first full house - 28 Jul 2008
We are just returning from the airport after saying goodbye to Nicole’s sisters, brother-in-laws and nephew. They have been with us for a week and it is the first time that we have had people stay for so long and also using both spare room and living room as bedrooms.
In all it has worked well-even [...]
Valencian bull fighting - 27 Jul 2008
Yesterday I went with Nicole’s two brother-in-laws to see the last day of the July 2008 bull fighting in Valencia.
I really do not know what to think about the fighting – I went because I wanted to decide for myself what to think not just think what others think.
I found myself changing my mind several [...]
Valencian Goal Celebrations – Euro 2008 - 27 Jun 2008
With last nights result it means that the two teams we have been supporting for the Euro championships are now in the final – Germany and Spain.
We went to our usual football bar last night to watch the match, it is right by the football stadium and a popular bar for Spaniards, we watched the [...]
From Serrig to Valencia - 18 May 2008
As previously mentioned we had great weather on the day we left.
I had packed most of the van the day before, but we were up at 7 to finish the packing and then at 8 Nicole’s dad and two Brothers-in-law helped load up the heavy stuff onto the roofrack.
We had a final breakfast with Nicole’s [...]
Read Full Post »All settled with internet access to boot - 09 May 2008
OK it is a Friday night at 10 past 11 and I am updating my blog – so not all can be good – but it is!
We now feel settled in our new flat in Valencia – it has been a hard few weeks since my last update.
Mostly spent socialising, packing and working – fun [...]
Tennis was interesting, but the Brit lost….next some football - 13 Apr 2008
Tennis was great yesterday, we saw two full matches in the centre court and watched the city’s best tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero practicing. He has been responsible for also creating the Valencia Open which is only 6 years old. This is the last year it will be held where it was held yesterday [...]
Read Full Post »Valencian new year celebrations - 01 Jan 2008
They do things different here – don’t you know!
Firstly the bars all shut at 9pm on New year’s Eve – reopening at 00:30 the following year!
At midnight youPensando nisso, criei uma lista com alguns sites legais que disponibilizam sons e toques polifonicos claro grátis para celular, além de outros recursos. have to eat 12 grapes, [...]
Merry Christmas from Valencia - 25 Dec 2007
Here is a little video we shot on the beach when the weather was not so good on Sunday:
Read Full Post »Where we are in Valencia - 23 Dec 2007
To explain where we are in relation to the city I took a photo of this map yesterday, I’ve added a couple of arrows to show where the important parts are. It takes us about 35 minutes to cycle from Pinedo to Valencia.
One interesting thing about Valencia is that they moved the river (Turia) in [...]