Jamón

Alex the jamón addict!Alex found his first addiction. A very typical Spanish addiction even, jamón! In Spain it is even normal that vegetarians make an exception for a nice jamón, and enjoy a nice slice of cured salted pig meat without any problems.

Alex also developed a taste and spends quite some time looking at the pigs leg and asking for little pieces of the tasty jamón. In Spain the people are convinced that jamón is one of the most healthy foods available so his current meat addiction is not a problem at all.

Painting

Painting is the perfect stimulation of the creativity of a small little boy. Alex even demonstrated he had quite some talent! No only did he paint a very nice abstract interpretation of something on the available paper, he also painted his hands, his pants (originally plain red), his socks and his shirt.
Alex - van Gogh!Alex - van Gogh!
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Art on the wall

Art on the wall!Who would not like a piece of original art on the wall. I already have my ‘Dre‘, but now it has become a lot easier to get some really unique art.

Using the website ‘Werk aan de muur’ you can browse through thousands of pieces of art and you can even upload your own creations. Once you have found a piece you like you can set a lot of options to get the art exactly as you want, specifying material, size, etc. It is so easy that I already have my own little Adrie Berg art shop.

The first steps

Alex’ first steps without a helping hand. Although we try and help him and catch him when he falls it is a difficult task because he wants to walk by himself all the time. Usually he falls on his ass, but sometimes he falls painfully on his face, still he does not quit. Our hero!

Canteras

Alex - The Canteras beach!The local beach here is called Canteras. It is located in the middle of the city and it is the ideal place to spend a hot 30 degrees weekend. Alex really loved his stay at the beach.

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Alex - Canteras beach!Alex - Canteras beach!

A weekend holiday

The past weekend we went to the woods with Alex. We spend two days in the only Parador on Gran Canaria high up on the mountains in Tejeda. Alex loved it. He was playing with pineapples while his father was drinking a nice wine. Alex was impressed by all those trees and animals he encountered.
Alex bij de Parador van Tejeda!

Torchlight

Torchlight 2!Finally, a game that plays how it is supposed to. A while ago I tried Diablo 3. It was a nice game, but it had a few shortcomings. The earlier versions were a lot better. Diablo 3 was just to easy, impossible to play without internet and quite expensive.

When Diablo left mi a bit disappointed I went and searched for alternatives, and quickly I ended up with Torchlight. Today the second version becomes available. Torchlight 1 (and surely also Torchlight 2) is very similar to Diablo. Killing monsters and searching for the best equipment. At the same time you are saving the world from all the evil. A concept that agrees with me.

Torchlight has a nice few characteristics. Much more color and the style of the game is sometimes more like a cartoon. Very nice. The hero has the talk to kill monsters and he does this accompanied by his faithful pet. Compared to Diablo it becomes clear that Torchlight is better in almost every possible way.

Version two of Torchlight becomes available today but I think it will only have a digital version. You won’t find the box in the shop. The most amazing thing is the price. The game will be sold for a mere 20 dollars, which translates to a little over 15 euros. A very nice deal! You don’t need internet to play… can create your own multiplayer games… and if you want you can extend the game yourself.

Where Diablo left me with doubts and in the end made me decide not to buy the game (a good choice because I quit playing the game a long time ago) I will buy Torchlight 2 for sure. Selling such a nice game for little is something that must be rewarded.