Valencia

My personal experiences

Childhood memories from the Spanish countryside

Flying Dutchman - March 28, 2021

It had been a long time since I had lunch with Spanish friends two days in a role. This wasn’t just because of the...

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A long lunch with a contemporary witness

Flying Dutchman - March 27, 2021

Today I was invited for lunch by a 90-year-old lady at her home in the neighborhood. She is mentally and physically still quite fit...

Culture

Three culture shocks

Flying Dutchman - March 21, 2021

Although I consider myself a man of the world who can easily adapt to different environments rather easily, I have actually suffered three culture...

Culture

No elevator during a forgotten holiday

Flying Dutchman - March 19, 2021

Yesterday, while we were smoking on our balconies, my neighbor had to remind me that today, March 19th, Saint Joseph's Day, is a public...

European history

40 years ago, tanks were rolling through Valencia

Flying Dutchman - February 23, 2021

On February 23rd 1981, an attempted coup d'état against the nascent democracy, popularly known as 23-F and headed by Lieutenant-Colonel Antonio Tejero Molina (born 1932), took...

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Valencia made me appreciate my cats even more

Flying Dutchman - February 20, 2021

I feel very relieved, as yesterday I finally received the notification from the competent quarantine authorities that next week I will obtain the permit...

Customs and traditions

Attending my first wedding in Taiwan

Flying Dutchman - February 15, 2021

The big cultural gap between East and West also became evident to me when shortly after my return to Taiwan in May 1999 I...

My personal experiences

Old love never dies: somehow I feel quite attached to Valencia

Flying Dutchman - February 11, 2021

I realized that if sometimes I sound quite negative about my almost three years in Valencia it’s not because basically I dislike Spain and...

My personal experiences

Finally, no bureaucratic mess!

Flying Dutchman - February 5, 2021

Although I complained many times about Spanish bureaucracy during the three years that have spent in Valencia, to be fair I have to admit...

Customs and traditions

Travelling with pets these days isn’t an easy task

Flying Dutchman - January 17, 2021

Theoretically I have only three months left in Valencia, as from April 11th, 2021 I’m allowed to take my two cats back to Taiwan,...

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