Good news: our stuff is finally on a boat, making its way toward Spain! Not sure when we’ll actually have it delivered, but it looks like it will be in this coming month of October. Yay! This weekend we rented a car and decided to go birding/sight-seeing in the mountainous area north-east of Madrid (about …
This blog post is dedicated to my middle son who (finally) got married this weekend to his girlfriend of 9 years. They met his freshman year in college and have been inseparable ever since. They are both wonderful people—compassionate, kind, sensitive, intelligent, athletic and hard-working. Wishing them a wonderful life, filled with continuing good health, …
Well, it’s looking like our furniture and household goods won’t get here until mid-October at the earliest. So, onto more adventures! One of the things about living in another country whose language is different is that you have to learn a lot of vocabulary. I’m fortunate in that I learned Spanish quite well when I …
A day trip to the nearby city of Colmenar Viejo had a few archaeological surprises.
A day trip to Segovia to see the Aqueduct, Jewish ruins, a fairy-tale palace and the magnificent old city.
Spanish breakfasts are often small, consisting of heavenly crunchy bread, but churros con chocolate are the yummy exception.
Getting to know the birds of Central Spain is easier if one already knows some birds in the US.
A short day trip into Madrid to see the Royal Botanical Gardens (Real Jardin Botanico)
Two years ago we decided to move to Madrid. We packed boxes, put the house on the market and then Covid-19 hit. So we waited until now to make our dream come true. This is the first in a series of posts about moving (back) to Spain.
One of my favorite grad student memories is of the first time I ever heard the university tuna. It was a magical and wonderful moment that I shall never forget. (Spoiler alert—this is not about chicken of the sea!) A group of us was sitting at an outdoor café in El Barrio Húmedo of …
