In Spain, school registration happens in March. We couldn’t register the boys for school until we had our Spanish Foreigner Identity numbers (NIE: número de identidad de extranjero) which we didn’t receive until July and our Empadronamiento (a census registration that everyone has to apply for any time you move in Spain), which we couldn’t …
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Road trip (part 4): Jardín Botánico Histórico La Concepción
This road trip took us through Málaga twice. It seemed a shame not to stop. On the way out of town, we stopped at the Jardín Botántico Histórico La Concepción. It was a treat to walk through the shady gardens.
Road Trip (part 3): Júzcar
Researching things to do around Ronda, I noticed a little town on the way home called Júzcar, also know as “El Pueblo del Pitufo (Smurf Village). We live in the Andalusian region of Spain, which is known for little white towns that dot the hills. Well, as part of the promotion for the Smurf movie …
Road Trip (part 2): La Cueva de la Pileta
While planning for my dad’s visit, I sent him a list of possible things to do that I thought he would like. I mentioned the Nerja caves nearby, but he said only if there were cave paintings. Nerja caves do not have cave art, but after doing a little research I found a cave outside …
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Road Trip (part 1): Ronda
My dad’s visit gave us a perfect excuse to take a little road trip. Given the hot temperatures inland, we decided to head into the hills (higher elevation and less humidity) and chose Ronda. Ronda is a beautiful town perched on the cliffs of the deep Tajo canyon. The canyon divides the town into two …
El Mar Mediterráneo: parte 2
The beach for most of Torre del Mar is pretty flat and uninterrupted. A couple of blocks from our house, however is a small rock outcropping. The sea was relatively calm today, allowing us to enjoy the active underwater life that lives around the rocks.
Las bicicletas
One of our hopes for living in Spain was to to be able to live without a car. We hoped to walk, bike and use public transportation as much as possible. Torre Del Mar is not a big city. We can get around just about anywhere walking. But it does take a while, so we …
Breakfast
This is the first of many posts we’ll be writing about food! I’ll start with a simple breakfast Michele and I have come accustomed to. For the last few years I have made scrambled eggs for the two of us nearly every morning. Michele and I still enjoy our morning eggs. In Spain, the tomatoes …
El Mar Mediterráneo
One of the criteria in selecting where to live in Spain was to be on a coast, near water. Torre Del Mar definitely fits that criteria. And, oh, is it wonderful!
Gaming in spain
One of our first tasks was to find some Dungeons and Dragons books in Spanish. To our surprise there was a huge game store in Malaga and a small one in Torre Del Mar. We picked up the Dungeon Masters Guide and the Monster Manual in Spanish. Leo started reading them right away. We now …
Adrift in Andalucía 