Jukka-Pekka Keisala

We moved yesterday to a new flat in Barcelona which we rented for one year. We are living now on street Pau Claris.

It’s been quite busy month searching and checking apartments in Barcelona. I was quite suprise that the prices has gone really a lot up since 2000. Also, finding a nice flat is really hard since they want rent apartments quite often with furniture. Usually furniture is 10 years old Ikea quality so it feels like theyput furniture in the flat so they could get better price.

Couple of tips for people who looks rentals in Barcelona

1. Never pay for checking a flat, there are people who try to sell you piece of paper.
2. Be careful when you rent from the owner, better use agent so if something happens…
3. Change keys for door, you never know who was living there before
4. Check neighbors, you may not want to live with football hooligans

Couple of links for finding pisos…

• http://www.idealista.com
• http://www.enalquiler.com/
• http://www.urbaniza.com/
  
• http://www.loquo.com/

I am staying in Copenhagen September with my family. But not for long…

We are here to empty our apartment and we are putting it for rent. Hopefully, from the beginning of October I will be flying back to Barcelona where we are planning to live for some time.

Do you want to rent my apartment in Copenhagen?  Drop me a line if you are looking ~70m2 3 rooms apartment. Just 1,5 km from railway station.

Funny story: During the final days at Denver’s old Stapleton airport, a crowded United fight was cancelled. A single agent was re-booking a long line of inconvenienced travellers. Suddenly, and angry passenger pushed his way to the desk. He slapped his ticket down on the counter and said, ” I HAVE to be on this flight and it has to be FIRST CLASS!”

The agent replied, ” I’m sorry sir, I’ll be happy to try to help you, but I’ve got to help these folks first, and I’m sure we’ll be able to work something out.”

The passenger was unimpressed. He asked loudly, so that the passengers behind him could hear. “Do you have any idea who I am?”

Without hesitating, the gate agent smiled and grabbed her public address microphone. ” May I have your attention please?” she began, her voice bellowing through the terminal. ” We have a passenger here at the gate WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS. If anyone can help him find his identity, please come to gate 17.”

With the folks behind him laughing in line hysterically, the man glare at the United agent, gritted his teeth and swore “F— you.” Without flinching, she smiled and said, ” I’m sorry sir, but you will have to stand in line for that too.”

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We are moving back to Barcelona next Saturday. My 6 month working trip in Copenhagen turn out to be 6 years living and enjoying in Denmark. Since it’s been almost 6 years since I moved to DK we decided to take 3 months trial period. We are moving there for 3 months first and if it feels OK, we will come back to Copenhagen and sell our apartment and move there indefinitely.

I will continue building websites in Addition but you wont be seeing me in the meetings so often.  I am hoping this summer to go back to code a bit just to brush up. I also hope to find some companies in Spain that are interested developing their web or intranet on Sitecore.

I am keen to get to know web development community in Barcelona. If you are a .NET or just any type of Web/CMS Developer in Barcelona area please drop me an email. I would like to hear what you do? In exchange tell you about Sitecore CMS and how is it to build CMS solutions.

2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM-2×1GB
120GB Serial ATA Drive@5400rpm
SuperDrive 6X
15″ Widescreen Display
BkLit Keyboard/Mac OS-ZH
Country Kit-DNK

I have ordered my first Apple (well if we don’t count Ipod), new Intel Core Duo 2 powered MacBook Pro. It was expensive but it looks really nice. Let’s see if I turn into those mac fanatics. Probably… yes…

Well seems like finally I found good name for stuff I have been doing since 99 a front-end architect. Simple and good, now there is just one bad part. I really don’t do this anymore…  damn…