Monthly Archives: October 2016

Want to take your daily Airborne and don’t have a glass….ziploc bags work well.  So far, Airborne has worked well, too.  Both of my teachers had colds and my hostess in Granada had a terrible cough….so far I am healthy … Continue reading →

This is the first time I have ever ordered a plain coffee at Starbucks….in Seville, regular Starbucks coffee tastes like colored water.  I think I will stick to European coffee which has great flavour.   You just have to have … Continue reading →

When my hostess got back to me to say that tomorrow morning would be best for me to arrive at her house. So I went to Hotels.com to see what kind of last minute deals they had.  Hotel Epicentro caught … Continue reading →

The restaurants here appear to be almost too reasonably priced.   For example, my lunch consisted of tapas, bread, coffee, and a 3 course meal for 7.50 Euros.  Add a small beer for 1.50 Euros and you have a grand total … Continue reading →

I had planned to travel to Seville today by train, but my Airbnb hosts were adamant that the bus was the way to go. Sooooo I changed my plans.   I had no way to print the ticket and the … Continue reading →

This little garbage container was on my table at breakfast today. 

Just sayin’

Yesterday I came back to the house mid day and could not get my key to work.  My hostess was out so I rang the doorbell of the other apartment and the neighbour came up and opened the door for … Continue reading →

Each day at the school I only spoke Spanish.  Each morning when I woke, my thoughts were in Spanish.  Last night I was speaking English before I went to sleep and I awoke thinking in English.  It felt weird.

One afternoon my teachers took me to Frigiliana.  Frigiliana is apparently the most beautiful pueblo blanco (white village referring to the color of the houses) in all of Spain.   It was definitely beautiful and hilly as well.  We enjoyed … Continue reading →