Posts in the category 'spain'
Posts earlier than 13 October 2006
Spanish iPod Translator
This might sound like some dodgy advertising pitch... but a while ago I downloaded a "Free Spanish iPod Translator" (from coolgorilla/lastminute.com). Although I haven't used it a lot, it has been useful when I have! :-P They've got other language packs: German, French and Greek. So if you've got enough space left on your iPod, it's always a nice resource to have available... just in case you completely forget how to ask for the bill…
Photos from our Barcelona trip
We've finally got around to uploading our most recent photos to Flickr. This include pics from our short trip to Barcelona and the San Juan Fiesta. …
Barcelona
We're off to Barcelona for a few days... Lucy is expecting me to show her all the sights - I've only been there once (and that was a few years ago!) So I've been researching where to go and what to do. One site that I've found very useful is: The Essential Barcelona Tourist Guide. It's the finer details that I like - especially the closest metro stations to each tourist attraction! Here's some photos…
The Houston Visit
Well the Houstons have been and gone... Petra and the kids head back to the UK, along with Lucy, on an epic drive across mainland Spain. Lucy phoned me this morning to say that they made it to the ferry at Santander, and were setting off shortly! They'll arrive at Plymouth about 8am tomorrow. I've posted some photos of the Houston's visit! Now I've got 10 days to do nothing but relax, swim and sunbathe... then…
Moved Apartments
As most of you are already aware, we moved apartments last week. The landlord of our old place uses it as a summer holiday home... so kicked us out (nah, wasn't that bad - we knew when we took the place on). We got the keys to the new apartment last Tuesday and spent a few days sorting, cleaning, moving, etc. It's a little smaller than our old apartment, but it has two major benefits:…
Les Fogueres de Sant Joan
They say a picture says a thousand words... ... from this ... ... to this ... Last night was the Les Fogueres de Sant Joan in Alicante city. Hundreds of thousands of people turned up to see all the hogueras (bonfires) being set alight! It was amazing…