Monthly Archives: May 2009

Spain, Germany, Netherlands…

Friday was a very long day. An early morning flight from Madrid to Lisbon (Portugal) then an hours drive to visit our distributor, then back in the car to Lisbon airport. No direct flight from Lisbon, so we had to … Continue reading

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Bull has a victory (of sorts)…

Toro large Wednesday night was a big night in Spain. It was the final of the Champions league soccer between Barcelona and Manchester United. Miguel (Barcelona fan) and I went to a busy bar to watch the game on a big … Continue reading

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This week in Spain…

On Monday May 25th, I arrived in Barcelona. I met our NAM, Jesus (pronounced Hesoos), and we have had two busy days visiting dealers. Tuesday, Jesus, myself and our other Spanish NAM Miguel, had dinner at a beautiful seafood restaurant. … Continue reading

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A busy week in Italy…

Mattheo & I covered nearly 1,500 kms in the week, starting at Porto Ricanarti, driving north to Bologna and up to Milan. Then over the next few days we drove through Pisa and made our way down to Rome. We … Continue reading

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Italy car ferry – (Video – Click to play)

Car ferry Monday night on the east coast of Italy and after dinner with a customer, Mattheo & I are heading back to the hotel when the GPS stops us at a set of traffic lights. If we drive through the traffic … Continue reading

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Sunday May 10th – Italy (Video – Click to play)

Porto Recanati After a 90 minute flight from Koln to Bologna (on Germanys cheap airline called German Wings), our Italian rep Matteo picked up myself and Thomas Huebner and we drove for 2 hours to Porto Recanati. This is a … Continue reading

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The end of our Holiday..

Our holiday was coming to an end. On Saturday we took a train out to Hampton Court Palace, home of King Henry VIII in the 1500's. A magnificent palace with the most beautiful gardens surrounding it. Saturday night we went … Continue reading

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London

  Friday in London was a big day. Julie worked in the morning, so Gabby & I went to the Tower of London, then checked out the Tower bridge. In the afternoon we all went on the London Eye. What … Continue reading

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