Archive for May, 2005

No More Titles

Sunday, May 29th, 2005

Good afternoon from Starbucks, Madrid.
No more titles from now on for my blog entries. Why? Because I often find that each post consists of a number of unrelated items that can’t be grouped under one heading.
Benjamin Franklin: When you’re finished changing, you’re finished.
Yesterday the public swimming pools in Madrid opened. They are the closest […]

And The Winner Is …

Monday, May 23rd, 2005

… me. Let me explain. The language school I am at here in Madrid had a party Friday evening. Anyway, it’s traditional at these parties for the school to hold a raffle at the end. Prizes include things like 2 weeks of lessons free in their school in Germany if you are studying German etc. […]

Photos and Spanish TV

Friday, May 20th, 2005

Well, here I am in Starbucks with my wireless Internet connection. I have uploaded some photos I have taken here in Madrid. You can view the photos here.
I used the Flickr Uploader tool to upload my photos to my Flickr account. It’s the first time I have used it and I have to say it’s […]

Namaste everybody

Thursday, May 19th, 2005

This afternoon I had my first yoga class in Madrid, in Spanish. Thankfully what the brain didn´t understand, the eye could see. I spent most of the class observing what other people were doing because I had no clue what the teacher was saying. Still, I learnt some new words, well, at least I think […]

Wireless In Madrid

Tuesday, May 17th, 2005

Finally. After 3 days of showers and low temperatures, the sun is shining and it´s warm again here in Madrid. Maybe I shouldn´t complain. It could be worse. I could be in London.
Meanwhile, the search for decent wireless Internet access continues. I discovered the other day that Starbucks has wireless access. I had been […]

The End of the Beginning

Friday, May 13th, 2005

It has taken me a while to get started but here it is, my blog. I am not sure exactly what I will blog about. I have no game plan. I figure I´ll just write whatever comes into my head, minus the expletives of course.