Life has somewhat changed over the past few weeks. The Coronavirus took over the world and most people try to follow the rules as best as they can to help stop spreading the virus. Schools are closed and our kitchen table has become our new office. No more judo and no more visits from family members for now.
Continue readingBirthday Traditions
February is a pretty good month for visiting the Efteling. Which is becoming a tradition for Iván’s birthday. There are hardly any visitors but there’s still plenty to do. You can park near the entrance, most of the rides are open and there’s even some entertainment going on. Coffee and worstenbrood are still available as well. It’s like having a giant theme park all to yourself!
Continue readingChristmas Holidays in the UK
It’s April and I am writing a post about Christmas! Christmas is long gone. Temperatures went up, the Coronavirus keeps us busy and spring finally arrived. So on that note I’ll keep it short with just a couple of photos from our Christmas trip to the UK last year. We had an amazing time with Jim and Barbara (plus Zizi). Enjoyed the outdoors. Enjoyed some good food and drinks. And most importantly enjoyed spending time with friends. This was a perfect little Christmas break.
Continue readingNovember in Madrid – Part Four: One More Day
One more day in Madrid. The last one before flying back home again. We were doubting to visit Toledo for a while. Easy to reach from Madrid and supposedly a very nice city as well. But as Adri missed a couple of days we decided to spend the last day in Madrid. And I think in the end this was the right decision.
Continue readingNovember in Madrid – Part Three: Another Day
Day 3 in Madrid! The second and last day of Adri’s training. Giving me a couple more hours to explore the city on my own. Not much on my list for today other than the Torres de Colón, the National Library of Spain, the Prado Museum and the Royal Botanical Garden. And of course… more tapas!
Continue readingNovember in Madrid – Part Two: On My Own
The idea of spending the day alone was a little weird. Normally we enjoy these city trips together. But here I was nevertheless. At least we had a nice breakfast together and I got to walk Adri to her training location. After saying goodbye and knowing we would see each other soon again, I set out to find the statue of the Bear and the Strawberry Tree.
Continue readingNovember in Madrid – Part One: First Impressions
Me and Adri had never been in Madrid before. But when Adri got the chance to go there for work, luckily that changed. We used that opportunity to pay Madrid a visit together and booked an extra ticket so I could join her on her trip. 🙂 The training would take 2 days but we stayed a couple of days extra. This gave us more time to really enjoy and explore the city.
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