Out and About

We have been here for one week now and are starting to feel settled.  The students arrived last Sunday and David started his work on Monday. He has three very friendly and helpful office mates. 

Everyone in our house is now sleeping in this time zone and that is very helpful.  Madrid time is different.  People wake and get to work around 9:00.  Then there is a siesta from about 2:00 to 5:00 in the afternoon and everything shuts down (except for the restaurants).  Things come alive again after siesta until the wee hours of the morning.

Here are some sights from very near our place.

A view from our terrace.

Here's a huge restoration/park project along the Manzanres River, which is just a few blocks away from our apartment.  The area is full of heavy equipment and so is very popular with the boys.  It looks like they may finish the project (which has been going on for years) before we leave.

There are playgrounds for the kids everywhere!  This one is around the corner from our apartment.  People are particularly friendly to the boys.

Here's a view of a street near La Latina (close to our apartment).