A fig from Figueres
(Girona)
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Humorous account of trials and tribulations experienced by an English Couple as they relocate to Spain, or is it Catalunya. The weird and wonderful differences that make life so unpredictable, frustrating and sometimes just plain funny . Learning how to be a foreigner in a new land, the Alt Empordŕ countryside, land of Dali in Northern Girona,Spain.
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Train à Grande Vitesse or TGV
Posted on 08/01/2007
Train à Grande Vitesse or TGV or even TAV as some will have it will be stopping at Figueres after all. A new railway station will be built in the Culubert area of the city. The area...
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Devil got the best tunes
Posted on 22/12/2006
David Baddeil the comedian and writer admitted whilst on television that having reached public school, he was all set on being a punk rocker until the day he heard Genesis on the radio and...
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My chauffeur is elegant!
Posted on 11/12/2006
“Delivery will be 60€, I’m sorry but here in Spain it is unusual for delivery to be included, we have to employ a chauffeur with his own camion and it is expensive. How do...
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Aquí no hay quien viva
Posted on 27/11/2006
One of the best of the Spanish situation comedy television offerings is Aquí no hay quien viva a show about a group of residents sharing an apartment block in Spain’s capital...
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Gonna get myself connected
Posted on 24/11/2006
Sometime soon WiFi could solve our Internet connection problems. Ah! Mañana the Spanish equivalent of never never land.Life in a small village on the edge of a city sharpens your...
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True Grit!
Posted on 22/10/2006
It is 1155am on a warm autumn morning and I have just enough time to deliver my package to Eduardo in the city before the long siesta begins at 1 o’clock. Tomorrow I will be...
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Temperature gauge
Posted on 23/07/2006
I now have a more reliable weather forcaster or rather team of forcasters. They are the Geckos who gather each evening around the exterior lights of the Villa. Once the lights are switched...
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What on earth is that?
Posted on 21/07/2006
Spanish market places are a delight. You will be amazed at the variety and quality of the local produce on offer. Wonderful fresh vegatables that somehow seem to miss the tourist menu. The...
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