Tag Archives: Galicia

And on the fourth day…

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Paul

The kitchen was finally fitted on the fourth day, the fitter was not joking when he said that two days wouldn’t be enough to fit eight metres in length, although I did unpack and push the fridge-freezer into position myself saving … Continue reading →

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When people ask why?

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Paul

When we first tell people of 0ur plans for the house in Galicia we are greeted with two dichotomous responses. One set of people are filled with excitement, on our behalf, wishing us well and showing a genuine interest in … Continue reading →

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Around every bend, a new treasure

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Paul

To say that Galicia has a new delight around every corner is  probably a bit of an exaggeration, but on our last visit my harmless ‘Why don’t we take a drive to….’ turned into a bit of an adventure. We’d got … Continue reading →

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Food, food, glorious food

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Paul

What Galician food lacks in finesse, it usually makes up for in taste, and often quantity. Our last trip presented some opportunities for great food and as always we grasped them with both hands and made proverbial ‘pigs’ of ourselves. The … Continue reading →

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Spanish time, different to UK time

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Paul

The more time I spend in Spain the more I convince myself that it is a country which operates in a different temporal paradigm to the United Kingdom. There are still nominally sixty seconds in a standard minute, sixty minutes … Continue reading →

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