Landed in Alfaz

Well  it is only 4 weeks since we came out to Spain,and it has passed in a whirl of looking at apartments, showing friends the sights, and wondering why looking for somewhere to live is so stressful. Then I remember that for the last 44 years I have moved house twice, and in the last 2 years I have lived in 6 places, this apartment being the 6 th. I have lived in a typical old spanish house, a villa out in the country, an older apartment in Altea, and this time we have opted for a very modern apartment with 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms, modern kitchen, loads of space, and it is warm. We can walk to various social activities,catch a bus/tram to most places, and cycle to the beach in 15 minutes.

Yesterday Ann and I went to the U3A in Alfaz, and made friends with 2 couples who were enjoying a coffee in the sunshine at the pensionistas club next door after the meeting. The U3A is very lively with opportunities to join spanish classes, philosophy group, petanc, spanish history/culture group,watercolour class, hairy bikers and an exercise group, which I am going to take alternate weeks with Liz.

We have contacted Angie and John, remember our friends who nearly bought a derelict farm; they still live a long way out in the wilds, living the dream, but are returning to civilization, on Thursday, so all agog to see how life is for them. bit of our kitchen!The photos just attach themselves, so Ann and her sister had a night of flamenco before heading back to the UK

Spain October 2010 new apartments

Well it seems a long time since I last took up finger and blogged from Spain. This time is different. Michael and Ann and I are sharing a villa on the hillside above Albir. A villa is perhaps a misnoma as it is more like a townhouse, with 3 storeys, and 3 bedrooms. The sharing of bedrooms is a complicated business, as there is a small bedroom with 2 bunk beds, a double open plan bedroom with a walkway which overlooks the lounge / kitchen,and another double bedroom which has its own balcony, and a door which provides  privacy. We play cards every night for who sleeps where!

This arrangement is only for 4 weeks, while we look for accomodation for the next 5 months. The swimming pool and jacuzzi are heated only by the sun. The sun is shining though and temperatures reaching 40 c

Well that was 2+ weeks ago, and a lot of entertaining and house searching have gone on since then.Ann’s son and wife have been out to check on their mum’s strange plan to live in Spain, and have been captivated by the place, Ann’s apartment, and the lifestyle.

Ann’s apartment in Alfaz, was a stroke of luck

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We saw a to let sign, and arranged in spanish to meet the owners later in the day, and the rest , as they say is history.Photos of both apartments to follow.

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