domingo, 30 de noviembre de 2008

Visitors, visitors, visitors... / Visitas, visitas, visitas...


"Peludín" and Edu at the skating rink in Leidseplein, Amsterdam.

Once again, visitors!! This time you probably remember them: Ángel and Eduardo.

It was the first time abroad for Ángel, a.k.a. "Little furry". He was fascinated with things like the Dutch fast food (FEBO) and the hectic traffic in Amsterdam with trams, bicycles, cars and boats all around.

Eduardo is far from being a rookie when it comes to Dutch habits as he used to work in Eindhoven. In fact, it turned out that he knows Amsterdam better than me and he acted as our guide around the city.

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jueves, 20 de noviembre de 2008

Animals rights / Derechos de los animales


Photo by Benjamin Earwicker

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged on the way its animals are treated". Mahatma Gandhi

I wonder if we could ever have this kind of news in the Spanish newspapers:
Defence Minister Eimert van Middelkoop has been asked to clarify the circumstances surrounding the death of a dog which was the mascot of a Dutch military base in the Afghan province of Uruzgan. Source: Expatica.com

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lunes, 10 de noviembre de 2008

Weekends around Europe / "Findes" por Europa


Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin. Photo by SomosUno.

One of the good things of living in a country as big as Extremadura is the weekend trips you can make (just by car) to different countries like Germany, Belgium, Luxemburg or France. For example, we have been in Berlin, Hannover and Paris in less than one month. Berlin was a great, great discover. A vibrant and very modern city. Paris, although it wasn't our first time there, is always so romantic! And this time it was even more because this trip was my birthday gift and it was a long weekend full of nice surprises. I have to thank Daniel (once again) for the best gift ever!

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