Tag Archives: Galicia

Lumbering up

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Paul

After just a fortnight in Galicia, I’m getting too used to this life. This morning I awoke at 9:45am, and tried to reconcile myself with the fact that it was only 8:45 in England. Excepting illness this was the latest … Continue reading →

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Gone topless

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Paul

A nice lady from Correos, the Spanish postal service, finally rang my doorbell just after 1pm. She was clutching in her hands my all important parcel of Landrover bits but wasn’t going to give them up without a fight. The … Continue reading →

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Hoc hic misterium….

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Paul

You can’t help but be intrigued by a phrase which starts ‘Hoc hic misterium…’. Ever since we first saw the house I’d been intrigued by a massive sticker adhered to an old piece of wood which was being used to … Continue reading →

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The people of the fog

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Paul

Our corner of Galicia is known throughout Spain as the ‘Land of the people of the fog‘. I know that it doesn’t paint a very good picture of our future home, but today was really the first time in a … Continue reading →

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Breaking and entering

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Paul

When I arrived at the house this morning to find it totally devoid of workmen I hatched a plan that today would be the day that I investigate one of the last undiscovered places on the estate. I’ve been in … Continue reading →

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