Today was a day of beautiful weather here in Central-Portugal, easily reaching the forecasted 23 degrees Celsius. We spent a day working in the garden, removing unnecessary stones in the ground, leveling the ground, removing weeds and securing our grape vines. Another day of hard work and the right side of the house (in front of where the parking will come) should be done.
Tomorrow, a day of looking for and hopefully buying furniture in Lisbon.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Swimming Pool
The swimming pool is now officially on it´s way. After finalizing the contract with the ´builder´ last week, the works have now started.
After measuring out the dimensions and exact location this morning, the digger started it´s work.
Half a day of work and we think we´re about half way.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Chopin @ School
Getting to know the teacher, Vitor, and the grounds.
Learning to walk beside the person holding the lead and sitting when the person stops walking.
He did a great job for day 2!
All we need now, is for city of Lousa to install the lights on the field so we can train in the evening during the week, if not, then Saturday is our next lesson!
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Waking up to sunshine
Waking up early on a Saturday morning to the sunshine was a great motivation to start a long work day.
The day was filled with hanging up shelves in the laundry room, scrubbing cement off of the floor (sounds easy, but isn´t really; so far the hallway and part of the reception are done) and fixing final little details of our kitchen.
Also done today: took a tour of the house with the man that placed our windows to make sure that they all work properly, asked him for a price offer for glass shower doors and having mirrors cut to size (to place in the beautiful frames that we brought over from Morocco).
With all this done, we took Chopin to his first day of school in Lousa this afternoon and are ready to go back tomorrow.
Looking forward to be woken up by the rays of sun tomorrow morning.
The day was filled with hanging up shelves in the laundry room, scrubbing cement off of the floor (sounds easy, but isn´t really; so far the hallway and part of the reception are done) and fixing final little details of our kitchen.
Also done today: took a tour of the house with the man that placed our windows to make sure that they all work properly, asked him for a price offer for glass shower doors and having mirrors cut to size (to place in the beautiful frames that we brought over from Morocco).
With all this done, we took Chopin to his first day of school in Lousa this afternoon and are ready to go back tomorrow.
Looking forward to be woken up by the rays of sun tomorrow morning.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Before and after
The most recognizable part of the house:
the before picture is taken in June 2010, the after one in December 2010.
Before
After
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Thank you!
All time record of page views per day has been broken!!
Over 150 page views so far today!
Thank you to everyone, and please don´t forget to spread the word!
Boa noite e até amanhã!
Over 150 page views so far today!
Thank you to everyone, and please don´t forget to spread the word!
Boa noite e até amanhã!
Opening Soon
Casa nas Serras is opening its doors in June 2011!
You can start booking your vacation now!
Available are three beautiful double rooms - with own en-suite bathroom - that open into the garden with a swimming pool.
For more information please don´t hesitate to contact us:
You can start booking your vacation now!
Available are three beautiful double rooms - with own en-suite bathroom - that open into the garden with a swimming pool.
For more information please don´t hesitate to contact us:
Tel: +351 916 640 451 (Frederik Buys)
+351 914 288 447 (Angelique De Geest)
Thank you for your interest in Casa nas Serras and we hope to see you in Portugal this summer!
Angelique & Frederik
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Casa nas Serras opent in juni 2011 zijn deuren!
Vanaf nu kan u bij ons uw vakantie boeken.
Drie tweepersoonskamers, met en-suite badkamer, zijn beschikbaar. Allen hebben een privé-terras dat uitkijkt op de tuin met zwembad.
Drie tweepersoonskamers, met en-suite badkamer, zijn beschikbaar. Allen hebben een privé-terras dat uitkijkt op de tuin met zwembad.
Voor meer informatie aarzel niet ons te contacteren:
Tel: +351 916 640 451 (Frederik Buys)
+351 914 288 447 (Angelique De Geest)
E-mail: info@casanasserras.com
Wij kijken er naar uit om jullie in de toekomst te mogen ontvangen!
Vele groeten uit Portugal!
New Facebook Feature
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Scroll down to the bottom of this page and find the like button on the left, under: Casa nas Serras on Facebook.
Scroll down to the bottom of this page and find the like button on the left, under: Casa nas Serras on Facebook.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Pageviews
When looking at our pageviews this week, the following countries are included (starting with the country with the most pageviews):
Belgium
United States
Austria
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Tanzania
Germany
Portugal
and Morocco
Thanks to everyone that keeps checking our blog for showing so much interest in what we are doing here in Portugal.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Casa nas Serras
We have finally decided on a name for our Bed & Breakfast! From now on we will be referring to our B&B as Casa nas Serras, seeing as we´re located in between the Serra da Lousa and the Serra do Carvalho. Literally translated it means ´House in between the mountain ranges´.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Interior
Here is one of the first pictures of the interior of the house.
More will come as the painting continues and the interior designing starts.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Homemade Bread
So I tried my luck at making my own bread for the first time, and I must say it turned out pretty well.
Fresh homemade bread, add a bit of portuguese cheese, no better way to start the day.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Another sunny day in Portugal
With the sun shining and temperatures supposedly running up to 20 degrees this weekend we have some new motivation to continue our work.
This morning is spent installing a sink in our little kitchen here on the the second floor, as up until today we have been doing our dishes in a bucket which we fill in the bathtub downstairs. Not so convenient when this has been going on since the first weekend of November, but it's finally over!!! Sink = luxury, for now at least!
Also on the agenda for today:
- work on the website- writing text and speaking to our wesite designer to figure out layout.
- finish painting the bathroom door in one of the guest rooms - only one more layer to go
- move left over roof tiles which are now piled in the garden to a safe place for keeping
- and last, but definetely not least, take minute to realize how lucky we are that we have the Portuguese sunshine!
Wishing everyone a wonderful Wednesday, as per request, pictures of the inside of the house coming soon!
This morning is spent installing a sink in our little kitchen here on the the second floor, as up until today we have been doing our dishes in a bucket which we fill in the bathtub downstairs. Not so convenient when this has been going on since the first weekend of November, but it's finally over!!! Sink = luxury, for now at least!
Also on the agenda for today:
- work on the website- writing text and speaking to our wesite designer to figure out layout.
- finish painting the bathroom door in one of the guest rooms - only one more layer to go
- move left over roof tiles which are now piled in the garden to a safe place for keeping
- and last, but definetely not least, take minute to realize how lucky we are that we have the Portuguese sunshine!
Wishing everyone a wonderful Wednesday, as per request, pictures of the inside of the house coming soon!
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