Author Archives: martykaplan

So Let The Music Play!

Sunday, January 15, 2012 And the beat goes on.  This evening we will get to hear The Emerson String Quartet in concert at the Palau.  This will be our first opportunity to hear them live.  At 18 Euros a ticket … Continue reading

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Jandro.TV

Saturday, January 14, 2012 It was another late night last night as we got home a little after 1:00 and did not get to bed until after 2:00.  Brian and Ofelia came over a little after 8:00 and we had … Continue reading

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The Perfect Gin And Tonic

Friday, January 13, 2012 We have a busy weekend ahead of us.  Tonight it is dinner followed by a magic show.  Tomorrow we will be attending a classical guitar concert and Sunday we get to hear The Emerson String Quartet … Continue reading

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My 15 Minutes Of Fame Will Have To Wait!

Thursday, January 12, 2012 I am getting a late start on today’s blog entry.  Our cleaning lady was unable to come today and that caused a bit of scheduling chaos for me.  Nothing horrible, but if you have been looking … Continue reading

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At Last We Have An Identity…Card!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Today is a partly cloudy day and I cannot remember the last time we had a partly cloudy day here in Valencia.  We have a light agenda today.  I will be heading off to the gym … Continue reading

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Trattoría da Carlo

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Yesterday, for the most part, was rather uneventful.  I managed to get in a late morning workout and by the time I returned home Susan had already left for her Pilates class.  I headed out to … Continue reading

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A Slow Sunday!

Monday, January 9, 2012 We have no grand plans until Friday when we will go to the Flumen Theater to see a magic show called Jandro TV.  Jandro is a regular on a show called El Hormiguero that originates in … Continue reading

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Puchero in Pedreguer!

Sunday, January 8, 2012 There is no grand plan for today and we just may decide to kick back and take life easy.  That is always a possibility and rarely a reality.  We shall see. Yesterday we were invited to … Continue reading

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Roscón de Reyes

Saturday, January 7, 2012 We leave shortly for our afternoon in Pedreguer.  It will be an opportunity for us to catch up with Pepe’s mom, as well as other family members.  I believe that there will be another birthday celebration … Continue reading

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Feliz Día de los Reyes Magos

Friday, January 6, 2012 As I mentioned yesterday, today is a holiday in all of Spain.  That means that the church bells that have been ringing almost non-stop for the last twelve days will once again sound only on Sundays.  … Continue reading

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