tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51762834475295024282024-02-22T00:48:40.587+01:00Klaussi Nicolas Martillo and ze blogsboring as hell, only for friends and myself really :-P
link to archive (2007 - 2011): http://klaussi-archive.blogspot.com/Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314422668045498313noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176283447529502428.post-87981039909574117872022-11-24T13:25:00.009+01:002022-11-24T13:54:59.326+01:00Getting to Uruguay<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UrSa29O4aY1Pu7gRhSrEv728HI9v_oVUeWoQLVA9WQS1TNaBhRBmZtJVwoWCLW5eXbaV9YWUpS8-fGOD8TxPzrASlu7xU0wYyi1-3yw-yM3a3z0rIm1mNQu8T6aahwrwfGGWqu4K0NT9XH1JhY_Sh1JDenMhEinLXwWBLzACRg46h12FIJLKfMS7/s1600/08C9B296-9B4D-451E-9819-A095B4D5191A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UrSa29O4aY1Pu7gRhSrEv728HI9v_oVUeWoQLVA9WQS1TNaBhRBmZtJVwoWCLW5eXbaV9YWUpS8-fGOD8TxPzrASlu7xU0wYyi1-3yw-yM3a3z0rIm1mNQu8T6aahwrwfGGWqu4K0NT9XH1JhY_Sh1JDenMhEinLXwWBLzACRg46h12FIJLKfMS7/s320/08C9B296-9B4D-451E-9819-A095B4D5191A.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC61Gv9f6shIqLccH1YBKsysZYs6TTLbvU__oFkc6KMmKsveF9gKdx6bwBXaKYMVvud4cY2NZqjrZ0UqxJnyYwOqmIkbjB9F-T2EMMFeGzO-AfT8yfCxRkVpNeIdqMpQGoaQIc3zHfoN7EDBW4gtaXtgowriWZGiem0pSiDnbwa0iW8EyWes_tDaYV/s4032/EAB9DF98-C8B0-4924-BC8D-AD3A17C69FDD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC61Gv9f6shIqLccH1YBKsysZYs6TTLbvU__oFkc6KMmKsveF9gKdx6bwBXaKYMVvud4cY2NZqjrZ0UqxJnyYwOqmIkbjB9F-T2EMMFeGzO-AfT8yfCxRkVpNeIdqMpQGoaQIc3zHfoN7EDBW4gtaXtgowriWZGiem0pSiDnbwa0iW8EyWes_tDaYV/s320/EAB9DF98-C8B0-4924-BC8D-AD3A17C69FDD.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Am here 8 weeks now, 3 left. It was dream to get to know Uruguay, ever since I had this interview with Tata in Montevideo, in 2016.<p></p><p>Thanks to my bosses trust (which I earned, I guess) they had no objections for me working from Uruguay for 3 months.</p><p>Funny sidenote: my boss ist Mexican, and works from Punta del Este, hehe</p><p>A bit of a setback when flying here... I thought Covid was over... But no...when checking in in Mexico City, they asked for my full vaccination history, plus a medical insurance, specifically including Covid... So, while I ran to take a quick Covid test (negative, yeah),my beloved Tanita bought the health insurance...</p><p>10 hours stopover in Bogota, Colombia, where my dear colleague Andres picked me up from the airport, and then we went for lunch with colleagues. yummy arepa del choclo!</p><p>The flight then to Montevideo was a bit messy, but hey 😅</p><p>The lady I was renting from (Rossy) gave me very good instructions how to get to Balneario Las Flores, and she even reserved a bus ticket for me! Buses have Wifi, so she knew I was on the bus. Rossy and her husband Augusto even went to pick me up at the bus stop ♥️</p><p>And yes, I came here with two suitcases...external 24 inch screen, and my favourite pillow. So picking me up was appreciated 🤗</p><p>the cabin I rented is about 200 metres from the beach, I work Mo - Fri, and have the weekend to explore.</p><p>More of what I have seen and learned, in a different post then.</p><p>Stay safe 🤗</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314422668045498313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176283447529502428.post-19991405998379573822021-07-28T06:27:00.003+02:002021-07-28T06:35:34.623+02:00After 4 years... what‘s my favourite breakfast in MX?<p> Firstoff... Breakfast here is usually wayyyy richer than in Spain, France or Germany, for example... Although it surely compares with a full oirish breakfast, hahaha...</p><p>There are big regional differences, and also depends of course on your wallet. In the street you get something for a cheap as 50 cents. While even in the cheapest restaurant (a Fonda) you will pay at least 3 USD.</p><p>You can east pretty any of these during any hour of the day. Tamal or Tlacoyo at 5 PM? No problem. But I would still call them breakfast food, hehe...</p><p>So, to the list (I am not going by order, I love them all pretty equally).</p><p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale" target="_blank">Tamales</a></b>. from 75 cents to 2 USD. My favourites are from Emy, a bit posh, yeah. But the ones with Rajas and the ones with Mole... get a black coffee, and instant heaven. Well, until the GF tells you to clean the house (on weekend), or you have the first meeting (weekdays...) :P</p><p><b><a href="https://www.cocinafacil.com.mx/recetas-de-comida/receta/gorditas-de-masa-azul-rellenas-de-chicharron-prensado/" target="_blank">Gorditas de chicharron</a></b>, preferably made of the blue sweetcorn (mais azul). I prefer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comal_(cookware)" target="_blank">Comal</a> to fried, big time. Between 50 Cents and a Dollar and a half. I usually have them with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nopal">Nopales</a> (the cactus) or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranthus_hybridus" target="_blank">quelites</a>. Plus a bit cheese, and red (spicy) sauce. Again, have them with black coffee, and instant heaven (all other comments from above apply, too :P ) </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tlacoyo" target="_blank"><b>Tlacoyos</b></a>. preferably made of the blue sweetcorn (mais azul). They usually come with Frijoles (beans), requeson (curd) or haba (green beans). The stand just outside of the Mercado Medellin (with Monterrey) is great! Costs? Between 50 Cents to 1 USD. Similar to the Gorditas, you have them with Nopal, cheese and sauce (red or green, hehe...). What to drink? well, black coffee, what else... (insert sign here for instant heaven).</p><p><b><a href="https://www.maricruzavalos.com/es/caldo-de-res-receta-mexicana/" target="_blank">Caldo de res</a> </b>- just a simple stew, made with beef. Gosh... Here, if you want, you can substitute the coffee for a coke.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huarache_(food)"><b>Huarache</b></a>, with e.g. cecina. Cost between 3 and 5 USD. My favourites in the Mercado de Jamaica. Where? Close where the flowers are, hehe... Best with a black coffee (imho). Instant...</p><p>What many Mexicans love, would be <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pozole" target="_blank">Pozole</a>. I myself eat it, when hungry, but am not crazy for it. sorry :P </p><p>And, while you eat these usually in the street... bring some Kleenex. You never know, what sideeffects coffee and spicy sauce have. and paper is sometimes scarce in these simple toilets :D </p><p><br /></p><p>Typical song for a typical Mexican breakfast? 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How did I end up here? I was a happy camper in Torrejon/Madrid, wasn´t I...<br />
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I had that idea already a few years ago, to live half a year or so in Peru... But yes... So I finished Hesses Steppenwolf last year in March. And Hesse always makes me think. Having a look in OCC mundial (mexican jobsite), I found a a few interesting jobs. But for some they wanted someone maximum 45 years of age. I was just that, for 2 MORE MONTHS!!! Then I´d be 46!!! :-(<br />
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So really, that gave me a kick. Started off with getting a new passport (mine was only valid for 1 more year). And then, off jobhunting. Not only in MX, but also Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, Chile, Costa Rica, Panama... I think I still have accounts in more than 20 websites, hehe...<br />
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Anyway, 1000 applications more or less, I found something. Average every 80 applications I had an interview (Panama, Argentina, MX, Uruguay, Costa Rica). None in Chile, Peru, Ecuador. Well, some I managed well, some I just failed. But usually they said "bugger, that you're still in Spain, we really need someone that can start in a month top."<br />
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The CompuCom Interviews, well... first the english test. Not that tricky. Then first real interview. 3 people, the HR girl from MX dialled me in. Connection was bad, I couldn´t hear them, and vice versa. After that, I thought "dude, thats it, that was crap".<br />
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But no... second interview. Again, the HR girl dialled me in -- very bad connection. So I asked for the dial in details, left the bridge, and dialled in myself. MUUUCH better. the interview was scheduled for 30 mins, but we talked for an hour. :-)<br />
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Signed the contract September 30, 2016, and finally started here January 23. Man, rocky times...<br />
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Since I had like 5 going away parties (with different groups, but often the same place), one guy in that bar (Pacifico, in Torrejon) said "dude, now get the fuck over to Mexico already, how many more leaving parties do you want to have???" And I was simply practising for the "maraton Guadalupe Reyes" :-P<br />
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Yes, was tough to say good bye... many good people I left behind... the most I will miss Gema, Manuel, Jessica, Bea, Ander, Clara, Carmen, Ceci, Marian, Alberto, Victorcito, gorder, Miguel, Gustavo, Iboh, Mayo...<br />
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By the way, new years eve I ended in a gay party. 30 blokes, just 5 chics. and of these, 3 lesbians... hehe... well, they had great food though... first time I had "rajas" :-D<br />
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So, the difference really in regards to Germany/Ireland/Spain?, what did I find here?<br />
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- yes, people run when crossing the street, sometimes it is dangerous.<br />
- power cables hang very low at times, you really have to watch where you're going<br />
- almost no litter boxes. Just in the city centre. so, litter the street, or take home.<br />
- Girls do their makeup everywhere. waiting for the bus, in the office (one even irons her hair in the office!!!)<br />
- boardwalks are very uneven, irregular. curbs like a foot high...<br />
- Queues in unexpected places...ATM at payday (although nothing like the taxi queues back in the nineties in Dublin...)<br />
- Pay is very often twice a months, bi weekly...<br />
- The metrobus has 3 doors. one is for women only (don't enter there if yer male, they kinda look at ye...)<br />
- coca cola light or zero? not in all places... very often just coke normal<br />
- they do actually have rental bikes here, ecobici! I was surprised, and works well!<br />
- in the office they sometimes do drug tests. they give you 2 days notice, and off you go to the doctor<br />
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So far, I am loving it. Great people, great food, good craic...I live in a quite safe hood in CDMX, sharing with a cool girl, Lau. And I hope some stage I can get me own feckin flat ;-)<br />
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Travelled a bit, here the map so far... we'´ll see how we end...<br />
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<br />Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314422668045498313noreply@blogger.com1Ciudad de México, CDMX, México19.4326077 -99.13320799999996818.953317199999997 -99.778654999999972 19.9118982 -98.487760999999963tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176283447529502428.post-56795437009741419742017-01-11T05:37:00.000+01:002017-04-16T16:22:59.245+02:00Summary of my years in Spain<br />
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6 years of my life in Spain. 2 years in Barcelona, Poble Sec, and 4 in the outskirts of Madrid, <a href="https://1drv.ms/f/s!Asah0KCIcovfkoAlmoTUYneDU5Jg-w" target="_blank">Torrejon de Ardoz</a>.<br />
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Great times, good fun...:-) :-) :-)<br />
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Got to know Spain quite well... and its not a country, but a collection of regions... people are so different, depending on where they come from... more or less nationalist, more or less progressive, more laid back or more hard working... all sorts....<br />
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What places I didn't get to visit? Hm, never made it to Ibiza, Menorca, Los picos de Europa, Murcia, Caceres (where la Beatricilla is from)...<br />
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<li>Best tapas? Cuenca, <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com.mx/Restaurant_Review-g262065-d911218-Reviews-La_bodeguilla_de_Basilio-Cuenca_Province_of_Cuenca_Castile_La_Mancha.html" target="_blank">la bodeguilla de Basileo </a>. </li>
<li>Towns which I liked most? Salamanca - I'll never forget when I went up that tower, and on top, serene moments, scents of incent, classic music. Tarifa - the mixture of spanish and Moroccan arquitecture.</li>
<li>Favourite fiesta? "Fiesta de la Sidra" in Gijon.</li>
<li>Favourite food? Navajas a la plancha, salpicon de marisco, spanish omelette, salchichon, pan con tomate (please, Madrileño style, tomate triturado...)</li>
<li>favourite museum? CCCB in Barcelona; La Casa encendida in Madrid. Tabacalera in Madrid.</li>
<li>favourite beach? Gava mar. man, how often did I go down there, taking the bus from Plaza España in Barcelona (bus L95).</li>
<li>Favourite industrial beer? Alhambra verde</li>
<li>Favourite wines? too many, hehehe....</li>
<li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/hansesail/playlist/3lHblSQhnmVvXQyNMb5Vgl" target="_blank">Favourite spanish songs</a>? </li>
<li>Favourite Spanish movies? La isla minima. El Pico 2. Las brujas de Zugarramurdi. Beautiful. Volver.</li>
<li>Favourite market? Mercado San Fernando in Lavapies/Madrid. </li>
<li>Where did I have the best steak? <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com.mx/Restaurant_Review-g187499-d1860227-Reviews-Occi-Girona_Province_of_Girona_Catalonia.html" target="_blank">OCCI </a>in Gijona (and, of course at home, hehe...)</li>
<li>Favourite pics? click <a href="https://1drv.ms/f/s!Asah0KCIcovflPN0xWECBYTMgjbElg" target="_blank">here</a></li>
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Gosh, gonna miss my bicyle rides between Torrejon and Alcala...<br />
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La foto he sacado en el <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matadero_Madrid" target="_blank">Matadero</a> en Madrid. Uno de mis lugares favoritos en Madrid... la Cineteca con pelis interesantes, la casa de Lector con sus expos, la Cantina con sus pizzas buenísimas, el ambiente y los camereros majos, el bar del teatro, la plaza donde hacen conciertos a veces, las naves con mas exposiciones... y todo eso en un lugar, donde hace cien años han matado cada día ganado para los ciudadanos de Madrid. <br />
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Después del fin del año y navidades con familia - Zurich von mi hermana<br />
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y despues de todos esos viajes el año pasado (Noviembre casi dos semanas a Lanzarote y un finde a Lisboa) he dicho: en enero y febrero nada de viajes... casita, tranquila... bici... tapeo... jeje y lo he logrado!<br />
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mejor peli que he visto en los últimos dos años: "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2778266/" target="_blank">american interior</a>" Por que? me hizo sonreír, llorar, pensar, reflexionar... animaciones como en Monthy Pithon, humor tan seco, una historia interesante y triste y loca, imagenes muy chulas, Musica muy buena (la cancion<a href="http://youtu.be/VQkikshEFjk?list=PL2eo03ScXsnqLXZ4nqZ0_ezhYXwGe4jnm" target="_blank"> 100 messages</a> puede ser de Johnny Cash), y cuando hablan los indios, pensé en <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112817/" target="_blank">Dead Man</a>, la peli de Jim Jarmusch con Johnny Depp...<br />
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<br />Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314422668045498313noreply@blogger.com0Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, España40.4567552 -3.475496700000007940.408424700000005 -3.5561777000000081 40.5050857 -3.3948157000000077tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176283447529502428.post-62341680453936408592014-09-02T00:18:00.001+02:002015-03-07T11:39:51.753+01:00Gijon y la fiesta de la Sidra - Gijon and the Cidre PartyPues otro finde explorando España, este vez Gijon... (despues de un finde en Salamanca y uno en Barcelona)...<br />
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SOLO HE ENGORDADO UN KILO! que no es facil... si pruebas cachopos, fabes, arroz con leche, frisuelos, paté de cabracho... y unos pocos vasos de sidra...<br />
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He quedado con una familia que conocí en airbnb.. gente muy amable... el y su mujer ya viven mas de 14 años en Gijon, vienen de Ucrania. El marido de hecho es ex campeón de Rusia en remo o natación... he olvidado... Y ahora tiene una tienda... pero son felices :)<br />
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Ida y Vuelta en bus, 55 pavos.. ida en Supra... te dan comida, y la azafata, rubia, guapa, y con una sonrisa bonita... la ultima comida ya no quería comer en el bus... esperando a mi primer cachopo, jeje<br />
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Tenia mucha suerte.. por casualidad este finde hubo la <a href="http://www.gijon.es/eventos/show/28930-xxiii-fiesta-de-la-sidra-natural" target="_blank">fiesta de la sidra</a>. Y el record mundial, mas de 8.000 personas escanciando simultáneamente... yo tambien, hehe<br />
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Un grupo de amigos me adoptaron... los conocí mientras haciendo cola... Sergio me explico todas las cosas que hay que saber sobre Sidra... me parece un arte... pero yo aprendí bastante bien creo :-D Y la novia de Sergio era profe, y usuario de Oxford...;)<br />
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el Sabado andando por la costa...<br />
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Por la tarde una siesta por la playita, unos kilometros mas, y después a cantar...por la plaza mayor hubo un concierto de musica popular, y mucha gente (yo tambien, jeje) cantando...<br />
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Tarde tranquila..después de cantar tanto, sed... a cenar, y la penultima por la feria, charlando breve con chicas de una despedida de soltera...y mi hermano (que cabroncete) me despertó el domingo a las 9....<br />
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Domingo los ultimos kilometros en Gijon... Desayuno, y por casualidad vi una de las chicas de la fiesdta del viernes... el mundo es un pañuelo... tambien encontré una vinoteca (la bodega de najera, Enrique martinez 2) donde me sirvieron un Vermut de Reus :-P. era el ultimo dia de la camarera, ella el Lunes volviendo a ciudad real. Muy maja :)<br />
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leyendo ahora (gracias Bea!): <a href="http://www.lecturalia.com/libro/86/vivir-para-contarla" target="_blank">Vivir para contarla</a>, de Gabriel García Marquez<br />
Musica? bueno, aquí una canción que me fascine cantando el sábado con los otros... un triste himno de Asturias... no todo en la vida es diversión...<a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_el_pozo_Mar%C3%ADa_Luisa" target="_blank">En el Pozo Maria Luisa</a>...<br />
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<br />Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314422668045498313noreply@blogger.com0Gijón, Asturias, España43.5322015 -5.661119500000040743.4401055 -5.8224810000000407 43.6242975 -5.4997580000000408tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176283447529502428.post-18963588289030341212014-07-04T00:02:00.002+02:002014-09-01T23:03:50.797+02:00Viajando un poco mas por España... travelling a bit more in Spain...<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/klaussi/14567747905" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="20140607_5 by Klaussi, on Flickr"><img alt="20140607_5" height="200" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3890/14567747905_b02af08a45_s.jpg" width="200" /></a>
Bueno, que he hecho desde de mi viaje a Cuenca... (por cierto, las tapas de la bodeguilla de basilio todavía son los mejores, jeje)... Alicante Spring festival! Que amable la gente de Alicante! Un señor de hecho accompañandome al <a href="http://www.maca-alicante.es/" target="_blank">museo del arte moderno</a>, enseñándome el camino... y la zona por el mercado, a las dos, un sabado, que buen ambiente... si no encuentras nadie de hablar por alla, eres raro :-P<br />
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Y bueno, el concierto de "<a href="https://www.facebook.com/GRISESMUSIC" target="_blank">grises</a>" lo mejor... "el columpio asesino" bueno, parecieron que tenían una bronca antes del concierto... no muy animadas...que pena... "Toro" todavia la mejor canción...<br />
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Mi cumple (orgullosos 44!!!) en Alemania, mi pueblo... con mi hermano, que cumple un día después de mi (36 el peque, jeej)... fiesta en el jardin de un amigo...-2 grados medianoche, ventanas de los coches congeladas... pero, con un poco de ron eso no es un problema ;)<br />
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Tarifa! La foto arriba... el centro histórico tan bonito... y un paraíso para kite surfers... Las tortitas... hmm... Viaje desde Madrid un pelin largo, pero bueno, jeje... Aranjuez... con el <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_train" target="_blank">tren de la fresa</a>, donde te dan fresones gratis.. (bueno, incluido en el precio, jeje). Y el palacio en Aranjuez.. tan real, puedes a veces sentir, como los reyes han vivido por allá hace unos siglos... era el mismo finde cuando Real Madrid ganó contra Atletico...Que PENA! :-( Bueno, queda la liga! :)<br />
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Avila! Muralla y Chuletones, jejeje... y el partido de Uruguay contra Inglaterra. Vete, Rooney ;) Habrá que volver.. por cierto, el <a href="http://www.veladahoteles.com/hoteles-avila" target="_blank">Hotel Palacio de los Velada</a>, en temporada baja buen de precio... buen servicio, y las habitaciones muy autenticas y bonitas...<br />
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Valladolid... arquitectura del ladrillo rojo, que siempre me recuerda de Hamburgo... y en la plaza mayor... este Viernes.. a un lado clases de salsa... Bacchata, mas o menos 100 personas bailando... y del otro lado, llegando una manifestación de gays, musica de rumba... con gritos como "yo soy maricon, de castilla y leon"... un poco estrambotico todo eso... (no soy anti gay, para nada!)<br />
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Y, el finde que viene a Merida... al <a href="http://www.festivaldemerida.es/el-festival.php" target="_blank">teatro romano</a>... Salome. Y un poco de tapeo, me imagino... por que, en Merida (como en todos los sitios de España) SE COME MUY BIEN! :-D<br />
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Leyendo/reading: La Fiesto del Chivo (Mario Vargas Llosa)<br />
Musica: Columpio Asesino - dime que nunca lo has pensado <br />
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Well well, what did I do since my visit to Cuenca? (for sure, the tapas in the bodeguilla de basilio arte still the best, hehe)... Alicante Spring festival! How friendly and helpful the people down there... showing me the way, and one guy even escorted me to the <a href="http://www.maca-alicante.es/" target="_blank">museum of modern art</a>... and then, Saturday, at around 13:00, just behind the mercado, all these people having a beer, jamon, olives... If you dont find someone to talk to there, you are weird :-P<br />
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The concert then, my favorites, "<a href="https://www.facebook.com/GRISESMUSIC" target="_blank">grises</a>. Columpio Asesino, it seemed they had a fight just before the concert... seemed bored... what a pity...Toro, still my favourite song!
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My Birthday (am proud 44 now!), in Germany, in my hometown, with my brother, whos birthday is the next day after mine. We celebrated in the garden of friend... minus 2 centigrade at midnight, windshields frozen... but nothing a bit of rum cant fix ;)<br />
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Tarifa! The pic from above... the historic centre beautiful... and, a paradise for wind surfers... gorgeous pancakes with crabs... The journey from Madrid, well,... worth it! 2 weeks later then off to Aranjuez, with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_train" target="_blank">strawberry train</a>, where the give you special strawberries (extra large) for free... well, included in the journey, hehe). The palace... seems so real, that you can imagine the royal family living there a few centirues ago...was the same night, when Atletico lost to Real Madrid... what a pity... well, at least they won the League :)<br />
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Avila! The famous Stone Walls.. and the steak, hehe.. Match Uruguay vs. England...The hotel we stayed in <a href="http://www.veladahoteles.com/hoteles-avila" target="_blank">Hotel Palacio de los Velada</a>, very good value for the menu (in off peak times)...<br />
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Valladolid.. this red brick architecture,, which always reminds me of Hamburg...Town Square, Friday Eve...one one side about 100 guys dancing salsa... and on the other side a demonstration of gays, with a Rumba band... kind of weird, this mix of salsa and the other guys shouting their slogans... <br />
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And, next weekend off to Merida... to the roman <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rida_Amphitheater" title="Mérida Amphitheater">Amphitheatre</a>, will be watching Salome...a bit of tapas, I imagine.. because, in Merida (as in all cities in Spain): You eat very well there :-D<br />
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Bueno, Sandriz me dijó que tendria que ir a Cuenca, pues venga, va...<br />
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2 horas con el bus, 26 euros ida y vuelta, 27 euros la habitacion (Airbnb.com), 3 euros entrada museo del arte abstracto, 2 euros fundacion Antonio Perez, 4 para postaloes y sellos, y unos pavos para bebidas y comida :-P<br />
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Me encanto! Lluvia frio, viento, agua nieve...bueno, lo sabia antes, pues da igual...pero como lugar, precioso... te deja sin aire (por que hay que subir hasta el parte arriba, jeje)<br />
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He probado resoli, ajo arriero y morteruelo. <br />
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Lugares favoritos? los museos de arriba, la posada San Jose (vistas muy bonitos), el restaurante los Arcos (servicio muy bueno), y, las tapas en la bodeguilla de basilio (Gracias Eva por el consejo!). Las mejores tapas en mis últimos 3 años en España...<br />
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Bueno, y tambien la marcha no esta mal tampoco... jejeje...hay que volver!<br />
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Hasta la proxima!<br />
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Well, Sandra told me I should visit Cuenca... so, off we go :) <br />
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2 hours on the bus, 26 Euros return, 27 euros the room (Airbnb.com), 3 euros the admission for the museum of abstract art, 2 Euros for the foundation Antonio Perez, 4 Euros for stamps and picture postcards, and a few more for booze and food ;)<br />
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Loved it! Rain, cold, snow, but it didn't matter. What a precious place... it leaves you breathless (since you have to climb all the way up, and thats not just a few steps, hehe).<br />
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I tried the local food, Resoli, Ajo arriero and morteruelo. <br />
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Favourite places? The museums I spoke of already, la posada San Jose (kind of a hotel, with very nice views), the restaurant Los Arcos (good service), aaaand, the tapas in the Bodeguilla de basileo (thanks Eva for the tip!). The best ones I had in my 3 years here in Sapin!<br />
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Well, and if you want, you can have a good night out too... I think I need to get back there ;)<br />
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Leyendo ahora / Reading now: Delibes, el camino <br />
Escuchando ahora/Listening to: Toro, Columpio Asesino <br />
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Hello there folks! Hola chicos!<br />
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Pues un año mas... y, otra vez, un año estupendo... lleno de buenos momentos (unos tristes tambien, pero bueno...), divertido, conociendo gente maja, y descubriendo España...Granada, Cadiz, Cordoba, Jerez, Segovia, Aranjuez, El Escorial, Alcala... bueno, todavía quedan unos, jeje...p.ej. Avila, Cuenca, Valladolid, Murcia, Almeria, Caceres, Aranda de Duero, A Coruña, Bilbao, Pamplona, Santander.... Fiestas hechas: Feria de Abril en Sevilla (Gracias Mariquilla!), Feria en Torrejon (jeje), Zambombadas en Puerto de Santa Maria, San Isidro por la Pradera...<br />
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Desde Mayo vivo en Torrejon (al lado de Madrid), un pueblo, bueno, que no es tan bonito como Madrid. Hace 15 años bastante problemas con drogas, una taza alta de la criminalidad... se llamaban Torrebronx... ;) Ahora mas tranquilo, afortunadamente. Y, para mi con la bici ahora solo son 15 minutos a la ofi... que no esta mal...;) Aquí un enlace a unos fotos de ese lugar "feo" <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaussi/sets/72157639479267196/" target="_blank">Torrebronx</a><br />
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La unica cosa que me falta aqui, es un restaurante Hindu... aparte de eso, hay de todo...y, Alcala de Henares - patrimonio de la humanidad por su universidad, y quizás por sus tapas ;) - esta al lado, 2 paradas con el tren. Las tapas en el Indalo... hmm... que ricas! <br />
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Explorando Madrid también, por supuesto... lugares favoritos: <a href="http://www.mataderomadrid.org/" target="_blank">El Matadero</a> (la pizza en "la cantina", buenísimas, la arquitectura del ladrillo rojo, impresionante), plaza España, templo de Debod, la rosaleda, el parque del capricho, <a href="http://www.fundacionmapfre.org/fundacion/es_es/cultura-historia/exposiciones/sala-recoletos/visita-recoletos.jsp" target="_blank">Fundacion Mapfre</a>, <a href="http://latabacalera.net/" target="_blank">La tabacalera</a>, <a href="https://www.lacasaencendida.es/" target="_blank">la casa encendida</a> - cultura gratis....<br />
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Libro del año: El señor de los anillos (Si, Pili, por fin lo he terminado!)<br />
cancion del año: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpN8B4tQ_w4" target="_blank">Lo Tengo todo papi</a> y <a href="http://youtu.be/vrQVPX27x90" target="_blank">Va a estallar el Obus </a><br />
Peli del año: <a href="http://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film942585.html" target="_blank">Vida y color</a><br />
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Feliz año nuevo majos!<br />
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well, one more year...full of great moments (and a few sad ones, of course). Exploring Spain...Granada, Cadiz, Cordoba, Jerez, Segovia, Aranjuez, El Escorial, Alcala... still on the bucket list: Avila, Cuenca, Valladolid, Murcia, Almeria, Caceres, Aranda de Duero, A Coruña, Bilbao, Pamplona, Santander<br />
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Went also to a few fiestas... Feria de Abril in Seville, San Isidro in Madrid, Feria in Torrejon, Zambombadas in Puerto de Santa Maria...am starting to get a hang of spaniards...;)<br />
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Since June I live in Torrejon, right beside Madrid. Sure, not as beautiful as Madrid...but, I only need 15 minutes with the bike to work...which is a luxury, me thinks...15 years ago Torrejon has been called "Torrebronx"... dude, lots of crime, dirty... has been changing a lot the past few years, and here a few pics of this "ugly" place <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaussi/sets/72157639479267196/" target="_blank">Torrebronx</a>.<br />
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The only hing really that I miss is an indian/hindu restaruant... for that I have to go to Madrid... but for tapas, no way. Alcala de Henares is right around the corner (Unesco world heritage for the university). And probably also for Tapas! :-D<br />
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Of course I also have been exploring Madrid a bit. <a href="http://www.mataderomadrid.org/" target="_blank">El Matadero</a> (the pizza in "la cantina", gorgeous, and the red brick arquitecture, beautiful)...), plaza España, templo
de Debod, la rosaleda, el parque del capricho, <a href="http://www.fundacionmapfre.org/fundacion/es_es/cultura-historia/exposiciones/sala-recoletos/visita-recoletos.jsp" target="_blank">Fundacion Mapfre</a>, <a href="http://latabacalera.net/" target="_blank">La tabacalera</a>, <a href="https://www.lacasaencendida.es/" target="_blank">la casa encendida</a> - culture free of charge...<br />
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Book of the year: The lord of the rings (yes, Pili, I finally fnished it (in spanish) <br />
songs of the year: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpN8B4tQ_w4" target="_blank">Lo Tengo todo papi</a> y <a href="http://youtu.be/vrQVPX27x90" target="_blank">Va a estallar el Obus </a><br />
Movie of the year: <a href="http://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film942585.html" target="_blank">Vida y color</a><br />
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Happy new year folks!Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314422668045498313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176283447529502428.post-342672564216409582013-03-17T01:27:00.001+01:002013-03-18T19:47:49.327+01:00El Despertar - Jazz<div style="float: right; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; padding: 0; width: 240px;">
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Well, thanks to the invite from Mel, we went to see her boyfriend playing his standup brass in <a href="http://www.cafeeldespertar.com/" target="_blank">El Despertar</a> last Saturday, a jazz bar. Haven't been having a drink for a about a week, the first beer was just gorgeous, hehe<br />
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Gracias a Mel por invitarme. Fuimos a ver su novio tocando su contrabajo en <a href="http://www.cafeeldespertar.com/" target="_blank">el Despertar</a>, un sitio de Jazz en Antonio Martin. No he tomado durante una semana, pues la primera caña, que rica, jeje .<br />
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Parte de eso, por supuesto, estoy explorando Madrid en mi tiempo libre. Ahora me gusta mucho la zona de Madrid Rio (rio Manzanares), todavia deshaciendo cajas de la mudanza hace 2 semanas, i en la ofi aprendiendo mucho no solo sobre el sector editorial, pero tambien sobre la cultura de trabajo en españa. normalmente es divertido ;)<br />
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reading right now/leyendo ahora: Ramon J. Sender : La mirado inmovil. Great book!Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314422668045498313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176283447529502428.post-41021991241625392842013-02-09T18:13:00.001+01:002013-02-10T11:04:31.687+01:002012<div style="float: right; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; padding: 0; width: 240px;">
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<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaussi/8459086432/">20121029_183323</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaussi/">Haemmboerger</a> on Flickr. - Blue hour in Barcelona - Hora azul en Barcelona - Parque industrial.</span></div>
Oh what a year. Que año...<br />
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Well, after leaving the job in July, went travelling. 2 weeks in Germany, finally moving my stuff from M.+V. in Bad Oldesloe to my moms flat in Thuringia. And after, well, needed another break and flew to Mexico for a month, visiting B. and exploring the country. best moments? in the jungle in Santa Maria de Chimalapa; in Cuetzalan, swimming in a rather fast moving river with B, her sister and her BF; at 4.000 meters height on the "mujer dormida", right beside the "Popocatepl". Well, and a few more, but can't tell you everything ;) Hera a link to a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaussi/sets/72157631791269488/" target="_blank">few more photos</a>.<br />
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Funniest date in 2012: with a dentist. She offered me dental cleaning gratis. downside: I couldn't really talk a lot. But maybe that was the reason she wanted to see me again.<br />
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Favourite movie in 2012: with A., in the Verdi cinemas in Barcelona: "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1964624/" target="_blank">Dans la maison - en la casa</a>", a movie from François Ozon. Just brilliant. even better than "the intouchables".<br />
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well, and right now am in the process of moving to Madrid. Started my new job there last week. So far so good :)<br />
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Reading at the mo: "Ben Hur". Lots of words for the money, so I can practice my spanish. :-P<br />
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Despues dejar el trabajo en Julio, fui a Alemania durante dos semanas. Tenia que mover unas cositas desde Bad Oldesloe hacia la casa de mi madre en Turingia. Y, despues, he necesitado otras vacaciones. Pues fui a Mexico durante un mes, a visitar B. y para explorar el pais. Mejor momentos? En la selva en Santa Maria de Chimalapas, con Tito, viendo mariposas tan grande como mi mano...En Cuatzalan, nadando en un rio rapidisimo junto con B., su hermana y I, su novio; en 4.000 metro de altura, subiendo un parte de la "mujer dormida", al lado de Popocatepl... habian unos mas, pero no puedo decirte todo, no? ;) Aqui <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaussi/sets/72157631791269488/" target="_blank">unas fotos mas</a>.<br />
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Cita mas divertida en 2012: con una dentista. ella me ha ofrecido una limpieza gratis. no podria hablar mucho, jeje. quizas por eso ella queria verme otra vez :-P<br />
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Mejor peli en 2012? "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1964624/" target="_blank">En La Casa</a>" se llama, de François Ozon. Mejor ya que "intocables", que tambien me he gustado mucho. Pero, "en la cas2, una obra de un mago... fascinante!<br />
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Bueno, y ahora mismo preparando la mudanza, de Barcelona hasta Madrid. Este semana empeze trabajar por alla. Hasta ahora todo bien :)<br />
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Leyendo ahora: Ben Hur. Libro con muchas palabras, barato, pues mejor para mi castellano :-DKlaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314422668045498313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176283447529502428.post-11760081654593373392012-08-22T13:29:00.001+02:002012-08-22T13:29:11.403+02:00Sorting out some stuff in Germany - haciendo unas cosas en Alemania<div style="float: right; width: 240px; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaussi/7837440600/" title="20120812_154959"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8281/7837440600_c98c04bbb2_m.jpg" alt="20120812_154959 by Haemmboerger" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaussi/7837440600/">20120812_154959</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaussi/">Haemmboerger</a> on Flickr.</span></div>Here a shot with my mom, when visiting her for a few days in August. Went over to bring my remaining stuff to my moms place. finally Volki+Moni have a bit more space in their house :-) seeing the lads was also great. Meikel, Birgit, Anni, Schippi, Willi, Wolfgang, Stefan, Carsten, Nico...well, and german sausages, hehe, thanks to my brother in law and my sisters! :)<br /><br />aqui una foto con mi madre. fui a Alemania para mover mis ultimas cajas a casa de mi madre. por fin Volki + Moni tiene mas espacio en su casa :-) tambien he quadado con Meikel, Birgit, Anni, Schippi, Willi, Wolfgang, Stefan, Carsten, Nico... fui divertido y muy bonito... y las salchichas alemanas... gracias a mi cuñado y mis hermanas! :-)<br clear="all" />Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314422668045498313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176283447529502428.post-50002079309129540132012-03-30T01:19:00.001+02:002012-06-20T16:02:16.896+02:00Tenerife and La Gomera<div style="float: right; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; padding: 0; width: 240px;">
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<span style="margin: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaussi/7019215277/">20120321_192153</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaussi/">Haemmboerger</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
Settling in here in Spain, finally. there are even days, when I simply stay at home and not go out ;)<br />
Christmas was good, went to good ole Germany, visiting mom and family. Saw a documentary about La Gomera (Canary Islands) and was fascinated... 3 months later then, I went. First to Tenerife (pretty cheap from Barcelona really) and then with the Ferry Boat to La Gomera ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Gomera ). Was just as good as I imagined...<br />
The photo here is taken in the mountains, at about 600 metres above sea level. and this here is fog, since the Laurel Trees on La Gomera store the water not necessarily in their roots.<br />
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Also, I was not travelling alone, but with Maria. Maria de SEO. She was a pressie from my team, and she is deaf. since she's a doll, hehe. her adventures are documented here on <a href="http://www.mariadeseo.es/" target="_blank">Maria de SEO</a> ;)<br />
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and maybe one of my next trips goes to Italy... there is this cute <a href="http://www.casaleditormaggiore.com/" target="_blank">agriturismo in Pomezia near Rome</a>... hmmm <br />
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Currently reading: Tres Tristes Tigres.Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314422668045498313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176283447529502428.post-35563675485523218222011-10-03T23:37:00.004+02:002011-10-03T23:54:01.142+02:00Paseo del Domingo - Sunday walk<div style="float: right; width: 240px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; padding: 0pt; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaussi/6208395546/" title="20111002_181852"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6086/6208395546_56a03eeb98_m.jpg" alt="20111002_181852 by Haemmboerger" /></a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaussi/6208395546/">20111002_181852</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaussi/">Haemmboerger</a> on Flickr.</span></div>needed that extra bit of fresh air, so train to Vallvidrera, and then walking through "unchartered" terrain to Reia Elisenda;) well, didn't really stray to far from civilication, but hey ;) since I had my cool blanket with me, I even managed to get an afternoon snooze in (hence the pic here). well, not sure what will follow next weekend, but we'll see... by the way, started my new job today as Operations Manager of the SOE team. good team, but lots of work... can't be too easy now, can it ;)<br /><br />cool thing: last week I started running again, with L., a tammate, who also lives close to the Montjuic. dude, the stairs are killing me... But Barna at 7:30 in the morning is great...<br /><br />he necesitado mas aire fresco que normal, pues cogiendo el tren hasta Vallvidrera y despues andando hasta Reina Elisenda me precie una buena opcion. y por que tuve my manta, he podido disfrutar el sol, estaba durmiendo un ratito, jeje. no estoy seguro que hare el finde que viene, pero vale, vamos a ver. tambien hoy he empezado mi nuevo trabajo como manager de operaciones de equipo de SEO. un equipo muy bueno, pero mucho trabajo... no puede ser facil ;)<br /><br />otra cosa: le semana pasada empeze con running otra vez por el Montjuic con L., una compi de trabajo. las escaleras me van a matar, te lo juro... jeje pero Barana por la 7:30 por la mañana, que chulo...<br /><br />escuchando a/listening to:<br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/3HAAPQiRbdQ?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314422668045498313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176283447529502428.post-52948644713492585202011-09-19T00:54:00.004+02:002011-09-19T00:58:29.585+02:00unos dias en Alemania - Trip to Germany<div style="float: right; width: 240px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; padding: 0pt; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaussi/6160221426/" title="20110911104806-1"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6202/6160221426_37696cee2f_m.jpg" alt="20110911104806-1 by Haemmboerger" /></a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaussi/6160221426/">20110911104806-1</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaussi/">Haemmboerger</a> on Flickr.</span></div>Pues para arreglar las cosas de mi padre fui al alemania. Estuve alla por unos dias. y el tiempo con mis hermanas fui muy bien... vale, y la comida alemana ;)<br /><br />todavia estoy triste por mi padre, pero vale... es la vida...<br /><br />una cosita que he olvidado en mi ultimo post... en marzo empeze con leer libros en castellano... por fin!<br /><br />leyendo ahora: Miguel Strogoff - Julio Verne<br /><br />---<br /><br />so in order to sort out my fathers things I went to Germany for a few days. quality time with my sisters and german food...<br /><br />still sad about the loss, but hey... circle of life...<br /><br />and what I forgot in my last post was, that in March i was finally able to start reading books in spanish. man, am I happy... I'm getting there ;)<br /><br />currently reading: Miguell Strogoff by Jules VernesKlaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314422668045498313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176283447529502428.post-87431934292554036512011-09-07T00:07:00.006+02:002011-11-08T15:46:49.967+01:00Summer news<div style="float: right; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; padding: 0pt; width: 240px;">
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<span style="margin: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaussi/1354000523/">090920071099</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaussi/">Haemmboerger</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
what happened in the past 6 months? too much. I can't even remember myself ;)<br />
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<li>job is going well. passed my probationary period and went to Chicago for a week there in July to the headoffice. Sitting down at lake Michigan, viewing the skyline wasn't a bad experience ;)</li>
<li>visited Mallorca (Thanks C. for the invite). fiesta de espuma en Palmanyola, hehe.</li>
<li>moved into a cosy lil flat in Poble Sec. Love the walk in Montjuic once in a while (plus the visits to this outdoor bar - chirringuito - up there.)</li>
<li>B. visited me, also J.D. and T., J + C., M., so did my brothers. </li>
<li>was finally able to start reading books in Spanish! yay!</li>
<li>went to Madrid twice. Watched my first bull fight there. missed the best one out of the the six fights since we went to the toilet ).</li>
<li>had about 7 or so dinner parties at my place. </li>
<li>won the first place in a costume party in <a href="http://www.hierbabuena-bcn.es/">Hierba Buenas</a>. </li>
<li>started compiling this google map with my <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=215061917587085266567.00049e0b1d3a0d4609f72">favourite places</a> in Barcelona.</li>
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well, and last week my dad passed away... hence that photo here... not sure yet when the funeral will take place, but looks like I need to pop over soon... he died just 2 days before his 80th birthday. and no, he didn't suffer... but still... :'-(<br />
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hoping you are well!<br />
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P.D.: testing this outbound link to a cool <a href="http://www.washingtonsuiteshotel.es/" target="_blank">hotel in Valladolid. </a>Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314422668045498313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176283447529502428.post-11018409021702826112011-09-06T22:13:00.002+02:002011-09-06T23:20:26.169+02:00Archiving - moving from Typepad to BloggerSince Flickr no longer supports posting to Typepad (and I am too lazy really to move all my pics or do it manually) I decided to move to Blogger. Blogger now has the great feature though that everyone who posts more than 50 items a day is a spammer. that includes someone who imports his old blog...being marked as a spammer now means, that you can't post pictures direcly from Flickr. heck, that was the reason why i wanted to move to Blogger...<br /><br />Soo... my personal workaround (instead of changing the import file and reducing it to maybe 45 post) was, to just import them to a blog that I will not use, and add link to that one, calling it archive. voila: <a href="http://klaussi-archive.blogspot.com/">http://klaussi-archive.blogspot.com/</a> <br /><br />there you find all the old posts from 2007 - 2011.<br /><br />cheers, Klaussi MartilloKlaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314422668045498313noreply@blogger.com0