Happy Holidays!

Comparison

Take a look where we were at a year ago from today: 

So much work still to be done, we couldn´t have imagined that this would have been the result.

Help our us promote our website!

Hey everyone,

Could you please help us to get higher in the google ranking by visiting our website regularly :

http://www.casanasserras.com/

In return we´ll send you lots of sunshine to help you ease into the beginning of fall!

Sunny greetings from Casa nas Serras!

Good Morning Portugal!

Vegetables from the garden

Yesterday´s harvest; tomatos, cherry tomatos, eggplant, melon, water melon, and bell peppers!

After a couple of weeks of slight neglect to the vegetable garden, it is now back in perfect shape. An afternoon of weeding and a couple of nights of drizzling rain followed by sunny days, perfect for late harvest of summer vegetables!

Now we need to get back into action to prepare for a winter of cabbages; red cabbages planted today and 2 more kinds ready to plant later this week!

Working in the garden

After more than a month of constant visitors, we have our first day off tomorrow. Weather forecasts show a cloudy morning followed by a sunny afternoon and rest of the week. Perfect for a morning of gardening, weeding, mowing grass and taking care of the flowers that we have planted. Also a great morning to take advantage of the extra time we have to give the plants and grass some extra water which it can definetely use in such a long, sunny, hot and dry summer.

Here a picture of some flowers that were given to us by some of our first visitors! We´ve kept them in pots on the terrace for the summer and hope to plant them in the garden later this year.

Casa nas Serras by night

For those of you that have booked your vacation at Casa nas Serras, this is where you can expect to have your glass of wine in the evening, with view of the swimming pool.

Terrace in front of room 2

Website in het NEDERLANDS!!

Onze website is nu ook in het Nederlands!!! 


Neem een kijkje: http://www.casanasserras.com/index_nl.html

More pictures uploaded to the slideshow below!!

Meer fotos toegevoegd in de slideshow onderaan deze pagina!

Breakfast

Breakfast is served in buffet style, with fresh fruit, homemade bread and jam, juice...and much much more. 

Come taste for yourselves!!

Friends by the pool

Having a drink by the pool in mid-summer is always wonderful, but being able to share it with friends just takes it up that level. 

Thanks to all of you that have come to visit us and given us the support to be able to realize our dream. We hope that in return we can offer you a little dream hideaway where you can relax and enjoy you holiday.

For those of you that like what you´re seeing and would like to make a reservation, 

take a look at our website for more information 

http://www.casanasserras.com 

or email us at info@casanasserras.com 

 

Sunflowers

When people drive onto the parking lot they are greeted by beautiful sunflowers. With seeds given to us by my grandfather we have been able to create a that great summer feeling.

Lots of sun and a beautiful swimming pool

The swimming pool is ready for a refreshing dive on a day with temperatures above 30 degrees and a cloudless blue sky.Comfortable sun loungers and a cocktail by the pool... don´t forget to book your room!

Evening Sun

Trip Advisor

Casa nas Serras is now listed on Trip Advisor. Click on the link below and take a look at the listing.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g189143-d2162197-Reviews-Casa_Nas_Serras-Coimbra_Beiras.html

And if you have visited us, don´t forget to write us a review!!!

Zucchini Quiche

Homemade quiche with zucchini´s from the garden.

Updating blog

Hey everyone!

We´ve had several concerns that our blog loads very slowly, so in an attempt to solve this we´re taking off some of the gadgets under-which some of the slide shows. However, this does not mean that they are no longer available to you, to see all the slide shows and pictures that we´ve been taken over the past year just click on the link below:

https://picasaweb.google.com/degeest.angelique

Thanks for understanding and please don´t hesitate to contact us with any other concerns or comments!

ps. Don´t forget to visit and tell your friends about our official website to help us promote our business!


http://www.casanasserras.com

Obrigado!!

With a little help from our friends...

Take a look at the collection of flowers that we have been able to put together with a little help from our friends and family. Now all we ask for is that nature helps us keep them well throughout the summer so that we can plant them in the garden in the autumn. 

Swimming Pool

Hey everyone!

Sorry we haven´t been around much lately, but we´ve been busy busy busy trying cross off as much off of our to-do list as possible.


One of those major things is/was landscaping around the swimming pool, and after weeks of hard work we are finallly geting there. The green grass and light blue color of the swimming pool have tempted us more than once to just drop our work and dive in for a swim, but we´ve been able to hang in there and keep the work going and hopefully soon we´ll be able to say we´re all done with it.

Here are some pictures to tempt you to come out here and take a look!

Don´t forget, bookings can now be made by emailing us at info@casanasserras.com and prices can be found on our website http://www.casanasserras.com.

Kiwi

In order to create some shade around the water well and to make it a cozy area in the garden, we planted kiwi plants around it. Kiwi plants are known to be fast growing and perfect to create shade; similar to grape vines.

We planted 2 female plants (left and right) and 1 male plant. Now just waiting them to grow.

Website is up!

Our website is finally up, go have a look...


http://www.casanasserras.com

Beautiful flowers

Help us...Join our Facebook page!

Facebook is an amazing tool to promote Casa nas Serras, and so we would like to ask your for your help to promote our business by liking our facebook page. 

Click on this link, http://www.facebook.com/casanasserras.portugal and ´like´ Casa nas Serras. 

 So far we have 91 people that like Casa nas Serras. can you help us reach 100 by the end of this weekend??

Guestroom 3

Guestroom 3 is themed with the color red and looks out onto the swimming pool. 

It has an ensuite bathroom and private terrace. 

 

  

For more information please feel free to email us at info@casanasserras.com 

or call us on+351 914 288 447 

Summer, summer, and more summer

Can you imagine yourself sitting in these chairs?

Bookings are now open for the summer of 2011!

Email us at info@casanasserras.com for more information and prices! 

Looking forward to welcoming you here in Portugal!

Picture of the rooms

New pictures have been uploaded to the ´interior design´slideshow to the right. 

Take a look at breakfast served, several different guestrooms all themed by color, ensuite bathrooms, and views from the rooms. 

Logo

Casa nas Serras Logo created by Laurens De Geest

Green green grass...

After a long weeks work we have our path and grass areas mapped out. We sowed the grass and, lined off the paths with rocks and brought in gravel. With the help of the sun and water we hope to have more grass soon, but as you can see we´re off to a good start!

Our guestrooms are also as good as done, waiting on a couple last pieces of furniture to take final pictures for the website, but here is a little preview.

Bathroom

Guestroom

The wall...

 Last week we were busy building a wall between our swimming pool and the house.

The wall will support the land in front of the house and it also creates a nice place to sit next to the pool.

The stairs will provide easy access to the pool from the guest rooms.

Preparing for summer

With the sun shining and the temperatures rising we are in full preparation for summer.

Chopin watching the sunrise

Chopin loves sitting on the balcony overlooking the garden and swimming pool.

Garden and parking area

This week we asked one of the builders if he would help us with cleaning up the parking area with the digger.

 Levelling out the soil where parking will be.

 Now we´ll order the material to harden the soil.

This weekend we will do some more cleaning up around the fruit trees we planted last week.

Sowing grass, planting more trees and flowers and this piece of the garden is almost finished.

Update on the swimming pool

Border stone around the swimming pool has been placed. One of the next steps is filling up the empty  space around the pool and landscape it into the garden, and early next week the liner will be placed! Can´t wait till it´s time to fill it up with water!!

Spring Blossom

Spring is here and it can be seen all around us. The trees are blossoming, flowers blooming and the birds are singing. With the sun up earlier and earlier it´s a pleasure to get up and start the day early.

Last week was filled with painting doors, painting bathroom ceilings, painting the walls in guestroom 3 and of course work in the garden; putting up the last of the fencing, planting lemon and orange trees, planting our palm tree and sowing our seeds for the vegetable garden.

With all that done and much more, we took the afternoon off yesterday and spent it at the beach in Figuera da Foz. With an amazing seafood lunch and some time in the sun, we came back refreshed and ready for a new week.

This week on the list of things to do: 
- Hang lighting in all rooms and bathrooms
- Paint the last guestroom
- Continue garden works
- Go in search of garden furniture
- Write the text for the website
- and the list goes on....

So it´s off to work for me!

Wishing everyone a great start to a new week!

Bathroom almost finished

With only the shower screen and mirror left to buy and install, our bathrooms are almost finished.

Carnaval in Mealhada

On Tuesday we spent the afternoon in Mealhada to see the carnaval celebrations. 

E Carnaval....

Os brasilieros...

and of course, a picture with ´os piratas´...

Breakfast is served

The dining room is taking shape. 

Tables and chairs have been delivered and put together. 

Now we start playing with colors, of table clothes and other decoration.

Update of the swimming pool works

Picture of the swimming pool on Friday afternoon.

Carnival weekend this weekend, so works will resume on Wednesday.