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Granada

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6 de agosto de 2017
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Día 1
domingo, 6 de agosto de 2017, 18:48
⛅ 10 °C
Altitud: 18 m
Australia Kew -37.81359, 145.0234737°48’49” S 145°1’24” E
18 sleeps to go!
6 de agosto de 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
The count down is on! 18 sleeps until we leave for Granada! We would really like to share some of our experiences with you and show you some photos of our new city! We would also like to hear from you and would love to see your photos as well.Leer más
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ViajeroNot long now 😪
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ViajeroIt will be a great experience.
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ViajeroExciting! Look forward to keeping in the loop with this :)
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Día 13
viernes, 18 de agosto de 2017, 18:08
🌧 8 °C
Altitud: 28 m
Australia Fairfield Park -37.782723, 145.01295137°46’58” S 145°0’47” E
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Farewell parties
18 de agosto de 2017, Australia ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
Ivy was lucky enough to be showered in love & friendship in a surprise early 4th birthday party!! She will miss you girls!
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ViajeroWe will miss you too Ivy! You will have an awesome adventure ahead of you little señorita. X
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Viajero Looks like a great cake 🎂 is it a ice-cream cake? I love cake especially ice-cream 🎂
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Día 26
jueves, 31 de agosto de 2017, 14:34
☀️ 15 °C
Altitud: 30 m
Australia Flagstaff -37.8103, 144.954437°48’37” S 144°57’16” E
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Adios!
31 de agosto de 2017, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We have made it to the airport. Can't believe I'm saying this - but looking forward to getting on the plane. Wish us luck.
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Viajero Safe travels team Munro!
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ViajeroAdios amigos!!! Safe travels. Xo
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ViajeroHasta lavista dear friends! Have a good trip, enjoy the journey and we look forward to the next update! Us xxx
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Día 27
viernes, 1 de septiembre de 2017, 14:30
☀️ 29 °C
Altitud: 765 m
España Sacromonte 37.183087, -3.59307837°10’59” N 3°35’35” W
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1 de septiembre de 2017, España ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
I just got to my new house. It is a very big house. Tonight we will see Granada and we will have some dinner. From Tom
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ViajeroGreat to hear you are there and have got your big house 😉 hope all the adventurers are going well! Xx
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ViajeroHow exciting Tom! Hope you like your new room. Shaz xx
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ViajeroThanks Tom! Great to hear, we've been thinking of you all lots. "ooh, they'll be there now!" Is it really hot? How was the plane? Did you guys watch heaps of movies? xx
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Día 28
sábado, 2 de septiembre de 2017, 19:27
☀️ 27 °C
Altitud: 22 m
España Playa Del Caleton 36.7468, -3.601336°44’48” N 3°36’5” W
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We made it!
2 de septiembre de 2017, España ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We are very pleased to have arrived in Granada! We are already in love with our little house & this beautiful city. We survived our 28 hour journey unscathed however arrived with a sleep deficit that might take a few days to work off. Getting ready now for our first siesta!Leer más
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ViajeroWe are all in bed looking at your photos, It's beautiful (I have goggled tickets via Granada before Norway already!). Glad you are all well! Ava says to Ivy I love you have a nice time! Xx
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Viajero What are you going to do today with your parents
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Viajero You're house looks nice
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Día 34
viernes, 8 de septiembre de 2017, 17:12
☀️ 31 °C
Altitud: 821 m
España Monachil 37.132181, -3.54562537°7’56” N 3°32’44” W
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Our hood
8 de septiembre de 2017, España ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Some more photos of our local neighborhood in the albaicin. We are a few steps from a plaza that has a fresh food market everyday and an ice cream shop! Importantly we have found a playground & some open space a few minutes walk away. Sadly - no grass! As you can see from the photos, this place is concrete, rock, tiles and dark wood. It feels so solid!!

Things we love so far: no cars, walking everywhere, hot weather, salami, really cheap beer, the beautiful architecture, tapas!!

Things we are not so sure about: the bread, shops always closed, dog poo, smoking, steep hills, late nights = cranky kids!!

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Viajero Ahh I'm jealous. So many lovely memories there. Looks like the kids are happy little vegemites. Have fun. Love Mags n G
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ViajeroNice photos. Good luck with starting school!! New adventure! Leon Mia also start school on mon in Japan.
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ViajeroPoppy wants to know what the kids have in their hands...and she also says "it all looks a bit different". 😄 Enjoy school kids! Just smile and nod. 👍🏻
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Día 35
sábado, 9 de septiembre de 2017, 7:26
⛅ 16 °C
Altitud: 765 m
España Sacromonte 37.183106, -3.59310537°10’59” N 3°35’35” W
Footy from max
9 de septiembre de 2017, España ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We are excited about the Tigers big win. The munro's (not tom) are going for the Tigers in the finals. Tom likes GWS ( sorry Sam). Sam, did you watch the match?

Our new teams in Spain (soccer) are Granada & Barcelona.Leer más
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ViajeroI am not old enough to watch it but I'm still happy with the result
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ViajeroMax we are going for the tigers in our house too. 🐯🐯🐯
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ViajeroMax, Bill and I are also barracking for the tigers! They played so well last Saturday. Check out the Matildas now you are following the soccer. They are the Australian women's team and are winning lots of international matches.
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Día 37
lunes, 11 de septiembre de 2017, 16:04
☀️ 30 °C
Altitud: 742 m
España Plaza de Santa Ana 37.177504, -3.59279337°10’39” N 3°35’34” W
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First day of School
11 de septiembre de 2017, España ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
First day of school! Kids were amazing! Max & ivy took everything in their stride. Tom needed me by his side but was gaining confidence by the minute. Good signs.

Ivy's teacher speaks some English. Max & tom are completely immersed in Spanish. Quite funny listening to their take on what happened today. Max thinks his class were talking about pirates but isn't sure. Tom only talked about a boy who blew up a plastic bag and popped it on his head. Ivy did a picture of an elephante.

An embracing school community with a smattering of parents we could talk to from Canada, US, Holland & Germany. Even one Dad from Melbourne on his second year in Granada with his 4 kids!

You can see the toll the day had on Ivy. She is really embracing the siesta!Leer más
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Viajero Sounds great. Georgie's kids are immersed in French at school. Fynn is almost fluent and Mila understands everything but is more reluctant to speak it (well with us anyway) probably chats happily at school!
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Viajero It is such a gift! They are lucky kids.
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ViajeroWell done everyone! The classrooms look a bit different. Did they play soccer at lunch?
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Día 44
lunes, 18 de septiembre de 2017, 15:25
☀️ 25 °C
Altitud: 766 m
España Sacromonte 37.183083, -3.59322937°10’59” N 3°35’36” W
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Churros & soccer
18 de septiembre de 2017, España ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Now three weeks in and we are starting to find our feet! We finally tracked down churros & it goes without saying that it was hugely popular!! The boys have joined a soccer club & Chris has somehow found himself again in assistant coach position. The boys hang out for the Tuesday & Thursday games. Last night while having dinner we had to leave the Barcelona match on in case they scored!! It seems our football obsession is transferable across boundaries.

School continues to go well. Max has scored a seat next to a girl that gives him lollies everyday. Tom is learning the numbers & doing lots of coloring in & Ivy has made a friend.

Chris & I have done our first tapas night with some other expats. Delicious, lots of drinks, out too late!Leer más
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Viajero Ahh yes, I remember those. Yum. Sounds like things are going well. 👏🏻👍🏾😘😘
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ViajeroFun for all the Spanish way! That sun sure looks lovely! S x
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Viajero Yum that looks delish! You 2 look very happy and content 🌼
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Día 59
martes, 3 de octubre de 2017, 21:53
🌙 20 °C
Altitud: 760 m
España Sacromonte 37.182806, -3.59303837°10’58” N 3°35’35” W
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Ivys birthday in the alpujarras
3 de octubre de 2017, España ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
We ventured out of town this weekend to the mountains above Granada - the Alpujarras. Little white villages built on steep slopes within a dramatic rocky landscape. We arrived a little bit homesick (missing the grand final) & bus sick (very winding roads) but were revived quickly by our very tranquil & quaint little casa in the hills.

Ivy celebrated her long-awaited 4th birthday. The boys even trekked to the next village to get her a chocolate cake complete with pink sprinkles!

Now back to our new 'normal' in Granada. School, Spanish, soccer, music & dance & usually a few to many cervezas!Leer más
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Viajero Yay finally a pool!
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Viajero What a special Birthday 😘😘
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ViajeroHappy birthday Ivy, you are a gorgeous girl! Loving your photos, looks gorgeous xo
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Día 98
sábado, 11 de noviembre de 2017, 9:46
☀️ 6 °C
Altitud: 765 m
España Sacromonte 37.183089, -3.59308137°10’59” N 3°35’35” W
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More birthday parties..
11 de noviembre de 2017, España ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
This week has been the week of Tom with him celebrating his 6th bday. Two of the lovely mums from his class invited us to do a joint party with their kids Sara & Pablo, which we keenly accepted. The parties here are almost all held in ‘the pinos’ above the city. The spot has spectacular views out to the snow capped Sierra Nevada mountains & lots of room for the kids to roam. It was great to see Tom enjoying himself and getting showered with love from his new classmates. Tomorrow his birthday celebrations continue with us all going to a soccer game to see the team ‘Granada’ in action.

Out of all the kids Tom has had the hardest time adjusting to a new place & school. I’m pleased to report however that over the past couple of weeks he has switched into gear. Almost like he has accepted the fact that this is his new reality & has decided to enjoy it. Fingers crossed he stays on track from here!!

The weather has also suddenly changed here. We are waking up to 1 or 2 degree mornings & we have snow on the mountains. We are struggling to work the complicated, underfloor heating system in our house & it is COLD. The days are still clear, warm & sunny but I’m already missing the warm summer evenings we experienced when we first arrived. The kids of course are super excited about seeing snow for the first time! That might be my next post!!Leer más
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ViajeroDear Tom, Happy birthday!! I hope you have a good time in Spain. I miss you. I hope you learn lots of Spanish. Love Mia. ❤️
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ViajeroHappy birthday Tom! Love your photos and hearing about your time in Granada. Love the Oppy’s 😊
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ViajeroHappy birthday Tom. What an amazing spot for a party!! Love the Anderson crew xo
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Día 105
sábado, 18 de noviembre de 2017, 16:09
⛅ 19 °C
Altitud: 694 m
España Plaza de Toros de Granada 37.1882, -3.606737°11’18” N 3°36’24” W
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A narrow gorge, cave and swinging bridge
18 de noviembre de 2017, España ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Today, the 18th of November is my mums birthday. This day and the days leading up to it are always difficult because she is so present in my thoughts and that means I miss her more than usual. So, in her memory, I decided to embark on an 'Aima adventure' and take the boys to the hills. We started on a dirt path outside Monochil a small town 10kms from Granada. Alone and with little signage we followed our instincts along a narrow path through a dramatic gorge crawling under rock overhangs and though a cave to finally reach some spectacular (but suspect looking) swinging bridges. It was a beautiful adventure and we needed lots of 'Aima explorer spirit' to get us through! Happy birthday mum.Leer más
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ViajeroLooks amazing guys. Aima would have loved that 😘😘
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ViajeroWhat a totally awesome Aima adventure. Max, Tom hope you show us when we come over, soon!
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ViajeroThat is fantastic. Ailsa would be so proud. I was thinking of you all yesterday too. 👏🏻🤙😘😘
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Día 122
martes, 5 de diciembre de 2017, 11:34
☀️ 7 °C
Altitud: 765 m
España Sacromonte 37.183096, -3.59307837°10’59” N 3°35’35” W
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Autumn colours
5 de diciembre de 2017, España ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
One of our favourite places to stroll in Granada are the paths leading up to and around the Alhambra and surrounding gardens. They are steep but spectacular & there are lots of things to explore on the way up. Right now the trees are all red and yellow & with snow capped mountains framing the view it is beautiful! Just a shame that it’s sooo damn cold!!!Leer más
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ViajeroSo so beautiful...and can’t believe how grown up everyone looks even after a couple of months...so lovely to see these faces. Actually got a bit emosh! Miss you guys. 😪
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Viajero Looking gorgeous 😘
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Viajero Wow cool view
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Día 122
martes, 5 de diciembre de 2017, 19:56
🌙 5 °C
Altitud: 765 m
España Sacromonte 37.183084, -3.59301637°10’59” N 3°35’35” W
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Christmas lights
5 de diciembre de 2017, España ⋅ 🌙 5 °C
Some of you will know that I’ve always loved Christmas carols & Christmas lights. So it was with delight that I dragged the boys into the centre square tonight to see the lights get switched on. They didn’t disappoint!Leer más
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Viajero Ahh Kate and clan. Having spent Christmas in Granada last year the photos of the lights and the Alhambra bring back wonderful memories. Those kids look like they are having a ball with that Christmas tree. I’m sure you will all have a very memorable Christmas. Big hugs to all. Mags n G.
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Viajero What happened to the top? 😳
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ViajeroGorgeous!
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Día 125
viernes, 8 de diciembre de 2017, 20:24
⛅ 8 °C
Altitud: 766 m
España Sacromonte 37.18314, -3.59325137°10’59” N 3°35’36” W
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A puente
8 de diciembre de 2017, España ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
A puente is a holiday in spain from the 6th - 10th December. The 6th (Wednesday) is constitution day & the 8th (Friday) is the feast of the immaculate conception of the blessed Virgin Mary. The holiday is called a puente (meaning bridge) in recognition of the fact that they need an extra day off to bridge the time between the weekend and the holidays to create a long weekend. Love this country!!

We utilized our days off school off with a short trip to nearby town Cordoba & under intense pressure from Max we drove up to Sierra Nevada to touch the snow.

The highlight of Cordoba was the Mezquita-Catedral a beautiful and fascinating building that symbolizes the many religious changes Cordoba has undergone over the centuries. My pictures don’t do this building justice - it is truly amazing. Of course the kids were more interested in the garbage truck outside and Ivy actually declared she was bored after 3.5 minutes. Max used the time to ask us every question imaginable about the death of Jesus & the meaning behind all of the other religious drawings, all of which Chris & I were ill-equipped to deal with.

The sun was shining for our first time in the snow. No skiing but great fun tobogganing & just general messing around. I think we will be back soon!Leer más
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Viajero Beautiful picture 😘😘
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Viajero That looks super fun 😀
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ViajeroLooks Amazing Kate - Max looks like he's grown a foot!!! Thinking of you guys all the time. We get to see Laurs and Ali (they're both up here in Brisvegas) soon very excited xx Much Love Jo xx
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Día 191
lunes, 12 de febrero de 2018, 21:07
⛅ 9 °C
Altitud: 565 m
España Láchar 37.1952, -3.832837°11’43” N 3°49’58” W
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Navidad & Family Road Trip - Part 1
12 de febrero de 2018, España ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Christmas holidays kicked off with the much anticipated arrival of Ali, Ciaron and Jesse. They looked unbelievably tired and cold upon arrival in a wet and gloomy Granada. After wandering the streets of Granada for a few days we set off on a family road trip around Andalucia that took in the town of Rhonda, a spectacular walk called the 'caminito del rey' and a bike ride along the 'via verde de la sierra' near Olvera. The sun shined for us and the countryside was beautiful rolling hills and olive groves.Leer más
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ViajeroHappy holidays and grown up kids..parentals are looking fabulous and enjoying themselves - good on you guys. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
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Viajero Looks gorgeous!
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Día 191
lunes, 12 de febrero de 2018, 21:26
⛅ 8 °C
Altitud: 565 m
España Láchar 37.1952, -3.832837°11’43” N 3°49’58” W
Family Road Trip - Part 2
12 de febrero de 2018, España ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Our next stop was a cliff top house overlooking Strait of Gibraltar near the beachside town and kitesurfing hub of Tarifa. The kids spent a day rolling down the sand dunes at Punta Paloma beach before we boarded a ferry to Tangier in Morocco. All my preparation for our 2 day trip to Morocco went out the window when our trusty guide did not meet us at the port. But in true Morocco style there were 100 other tourist guides ready to take his place. We ended up on our feet with a great guide, nice walking tour of Tangier, an authentic Moroccan lunch and a comfortable ride to the 'blue city' of Chefchaouen, 2 hours away. Chefchaouen lived up to its reputation as a relaxed and picturesque town and the kids were well entertained by all the weird and wonderful things and people you see in a developing country.Leer más
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ViajeroHow are the kids going with the food? Are they into trying new things, or sticking with what looks familiar? Do you need us to send you vegemite???
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ViajeroWe are not eating out that much at the moment so it’s all home cooking! Can you believe I’ve switched to marmite because I can buy it here!! Not as good but doing the job!
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ViajeroMarmite!!! Omg...but hey - in tough times, you’d do just about anything. Do you have your fav local food over there? Or anything that’s super yum that you can get from the markets etc?
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Día 192
martes, 13 de febrero de 2018, 17:21
☀️ 12 °C
Altitud: 565 m
España Láchar 37.1952, -3.832837°11’43” N 3°49’58” W
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La Nieve
13 de febrero de 2018, España ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
They tell me it doesn't always snow in Granada but so far this winter we have had two snowfalls which has provided more than enough snow for a snowball fight and a snowman. After looking at the snow on the mountains all winter we finally got ourselves organised for a ski trip for Max's 8th birthday. It only took the boys a few hours on skis to be able to handle the slopes. Tom's approach was very much speed down as fast as you can and hope for the best - it usually worked out. Max, instinctively more cautious, was able to incorporate some turns into his runs. Ivy was happy with tobogganing, donuts and snowballs. Skis for her next time!Leer más
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ViajeroSo weird to see the contrast of seasons. And how is it that kids just pick up skiing so easily - they’re awesome! Are they loving the winter more than summer?
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ViajeroI think the kids don’t notice the cold as much and love the snow. I start getting sad if I haven’t seen sun in a few days.. looking forward to spring!
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ViajeroLooks great guys!
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