Author Archives: martykaplan

Saturday, November 26, 2011 The alarm we set for yesterday morning at 6:30 went off again this morning.  We shut it off and went back to sleep and thankfully awoke at 9:00.  Susan is in the process of making a … Continue reading →

Friday, November 25, 2011 It is 6:45 AM and we are getting ready to head our to the Comisaría de Policía de Patraix where we hope to get our tarjeta de identidad and finish the visa process.  Our visa will … Continue reading →

Thursday, November 24, 2011   Happy Thanksgiving!  The turkey is in the oven and in another five hours the guests will have arrived and we will have begun the task of stuffing ourselves.  Today is the second consecutive day of … Continue reading →

Wednesday, November 23, 2011   This morning’s gray skies have given way to patches of blue, but there is still a threat of rain in the forecast.  Tomorrow we are supposed to begin a stretch of sunny days.  That would … Continue reading →

Tuesday, November 22, 2011   We are currently enjoying – and enjoying is being said sarcastically – what the natives here call la gota fría. Literally it means the cold drop and it refers to that time of the year … Continue reading →

Monday, November 21, 2011   It is a dreary Monday morning and rain is once again in the forecast.  We awoke to the news that the Partido Popular thoroughly drubbed the Partido Socialista Obrero Español and obtained the largest majority … Continue reading →

Sunday, November 20, 2011   It rained heavily last night, but this morning’s sky is dotted with patches of blue.  It is supposed to be a rainy week, but they promise that skies will clear towards the end of the … Continue reading →

Saturday, November 19, 2011   Today is Saturday and it is the day before national elections.  It is called a day of reflection and no campaigning of any kind is permitted.  It is a foregone conclusion that the Partido Popular, … Continue reading →

November 17, 2011   It is a little after 8:30 in the evening as I sit down at the computer to write this first blog entry.  We left Los Angeles at 7:20 PM on Wednesday headed for Zurich.  It was … Continue reading →

Saturday, April 30, 2011 Well, it is 9:30 AM here in Valencia and we are both feeling pretty decent considering our fifteen-hour journey on Thursday.  We left for the airport at 4:00 so that we could comfortably be there by … Continue reading →