We've been in Spain for close to two weeks now, enough time to have visited several supermarkets, walked around the town, stopped for a coffee, spoken to some people in really bad Spanish, so bad it's a wonder they were able to understand us. This is probably enough time to start to form an opinion of Spain, and since Germany was our last place of residence, it makes the comparison very easy.
First of all, we really miss German TV which is probably something my German readers won't understand, I don't miss the news programs, German politics can get a bit tiring, but I definitely miss Viva, especially Gulcan and the Karaoke show she hosts. Stupid I know, but great for people who are still learning the language, and of course Gulcan is such a bubbly personality it's hard not to get totally wrapped up in her (and she's cute). There is also a lot more that we miss about German TV, like the crime shows and older 1980's movies.
Some of the things we miss about Germany
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Some of the things we miss about Germany
Saturday, January 19. 2008
In the supermarket I really miss the creamy yoghurt made by Zott, my favourite flavour was blood orange, but sadly these aren't available in Spain. Ceejay misses Nestle's instant Late Macchiato drinks, which come in powdered form, simply put three teaspoons of it in a cup add hot water, milk and sugar to taste, but again, sadly not available in Spain. Now she's going to have to learn how to make Late Macchiato the old fashioned way with an espresso machine.
Central heating is another thing we miss. It gets very cold up here in the mountains, and with Spanish summers being so hot all of the houses are built to stay cool, of course this means winter nights are less than pleasant, we've had to buy a couple of halogen heaters to sit in front of. Having said that, the daytime temperature gets into the early 20's (celcius) which is much nicer than Düsseldorf at the moment.
The public gardens and parks are something we miss, ceejay is a horticulturist and loves her ornamental plants, our patio is always covered with pretty flowers and small shrubs, most of which she grows herself from cuttings she takes while we're out having picnics or just going for leisurely walks. The part of Spain we're in doesn't have many parks or gardens and the only retail garden center we've seen is a bit more expensive than Germany, mostly because almost everything is imported from the Netherlands. Might be a business opportunity for us if we can get hold of some land to grow things.
Central heating is another thing we miss. It gets very cold up here in the mountains, and with Spanish summers being so hot all of the houses are built to stay cool, of course this means winter nights are less than pleasant, we've had to buy a couple of halogen heaters to sit in front of. Having said that, the daytime temperature gets into the early 20's (celcius) which is much nicer than Düsseldorf at the moment.
The public gardens and parks are something we miss, ceejay is a horticulturist and loves her ornamental plants, our patio is always covered with pretty flowers and small shrubs, most of which she grows herself from cuttings she takes while we're out having picnics or just going for leisurely walks. The part of Spain we're in doesn't have many parks or gardens and the only retail garden center we've seen is a bit more expensive than Germany, mostly because almost everything is imported from the Netherlands. Might be a business opportunity for us if we can get hold of some land to grow things.
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