“When I first began to ask around what people knew about horse racing in Madrid, many people responded to the tune of: ‘I didn’t know there was one in Madrid’, ‘I think it’s closed’ or ‘Yeah, but it’s not very popular’. The latter is probably true.” Simon Pynches describes a pleasant, if not so well known, Sunday morning out at Madrid's Zarzuela racecourse.
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Category: Expat Europe
We’ve just “adopted” a pet – Dennis the dog. He’s been cared for by Gozo SPCA for the last few years, and no one can understand why such a lovely and loving dog hasn’t found a home yet.
For not very much money, you too can make a big difference to an animal’s life. You also get a really great personalised letter from your adopted pet and a certificate of sponsorship from Gozo SPCA. It’s worth every penny for that warm
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Closing Thoughts
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There are two more matters that I missed during my reconnaissance in 2004: animal welfare and litter.
With regard to animals, my wife put out the word that she would fund the castration of two pets per month. In two years her offer has only been taken up for two animals, whilst there are cats and dogs breeding happily everywhere. Some individuals solve the animal proliferation problem by e.g. tying live kittens into plastic bags and throwing them into a
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A Place Of Our Own
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Our situation as tenants made it imperative to acquire or own accommodation. Finished houses were out of the question, because every single one shown to us by the agents needed Semtex renovation; besides, few Montenegrin houses are finished with all of the construction work completed. Eventually, we found a plot where the owner had started building but ran out of funds, and we had a nice house built there.
Our lawyer had arranged connections to the utilities’
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A day at the races in Madrid – Part Two
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