Chiclana de la Frontera; the right place for our B&B?

01st May 2011 (day 2)

After a well deserved rest Anna woke up at about 7.30am. Because it was mother's day in Spain Ellen could have a lie in and JW took care of breakfast. What a way to start the holiday, with presents and a luxury breakfast! After breakfast we went to the beach were Anna enjoyed the swing, slide and other kiddies equipment. It didn't take long for her to get in contact with a cute Spanish boy, probably a little younger than Anna, she even received a piece of candy of him! Even though we did practice saying Hola! when we were still at home, it did not do us any good at the beach. The two children just stood face to face and Anna did not say anything! She even was a bit shy! We were just two very proud parents enjoying the moment and the fact that the Spanish people were so kind. Although we do not think Chiclana will be the place for us we do enjoy the Spanish culture and friendliness. Chiclana in itself did not really grasp us as yet, it is a bit too far from the airport and the area we're in is in a bit of a state. The villa and the street it is situated is very nice, but to get there gives a bit of a run down impression, which is something we want to avoid when we

have our own place in Spain. We want to be able to pick up our guests and to wow them from start to finish. Eventhough Chiclana might not be the place for us, we are getting more and more convinced that Spain is. We can't wait to move to this lovely country with the great beaches and friendly people!

Travelling to Spain

30th April 2011 (day 1)

The first day we had a terrible way to start the holiday. We had to get up very early because the plane would leave at 10 am and we had to be at the airport at 8. When we arrived at the airport we noticed a small sign saying flight delayed. Not a problem, we thought, we will spend some time at the panaroma deck and enjoy watching the planes. However, when they announced that there was an unknown delay we did start to worry a bit.

After a delay of five hours we finally boarded the plane and were on our way to Seville. We were supposed to land at 5.40pm, but again we did not quite make it. In the end we finally set foot on Spanish soil at 6pm! We were tired and Anna had had enough of waiting, but we still had to rent a car and travel for about an hour and a half to get to our rented villa. Luckily we did bring our own navigation system so we did not expect any delays on our way to the villa. At 9.30pm we opened the door to the villa, we had to do some grocery shopping on the way, and we were glad to be "home". Although the villa was not very big it had everything we needed. It even had a small welcome pack with some true English goodies in it. After unpacking and having a drink it was time to go to bed. Time to truly start our holiday in Spain!

Holiday in Spain

It's been a while since I've posted a message on my blog, but not without reason!! We went on a holiday to Spain. I already mentioned it in another blog that we want to travel to Spain so we can research the area and see if we feel as much at home as we think we will. Well I can tell you this much: we did! We absolutely liked the holiday. The weather was not at its best, but the people, the food and the surroundings swept us of our feet. We only stayed a week, which was much too short. If we could, we would have stayed much longer, but alas we had to go back to work. The next couple of days (or weeks) I will tell you about the trips and the feelings we had when we were in Spain!