tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72293541306295818902024-03-06T08:18:07.731+00:00Made in.....Cris GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734412451529900253noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229354130629581890.post-82819250412359075422014-04-21T02:19:00.000+01:002014-04-21T02:19:32.019+01:00USA: The Everglades<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Silence broken by Airboats engines, wild crocodiles tamed like an old dog, the impressive and yet thirsty and shrinking Everglades is one of the main attractions in South Florida. Many companies do several tours around the 1,800 miles of canals in the park, UNESCO World Heritage since 1979 and in danger since 1993. Even thought, there are many non-harmful options such as canoeing and boat tours that will let you enjoy its wildlife and the sub-tropical ecosystem.</div>
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The Everglades Park Website: http://www.nps.gov/ever/index.htm<br />
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Cris GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734412451529900253noreply@blogger.com1Everglades Wildlife Management Area - Water Conservation Area 3A, Florida, EE. UU.26.10118797369925 -80.6643676757812525.873079973699252 -80.987091175781245 26.329295973699249 -80.341644175781255tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229354130629581890.post-55953978799101772312014-01-31T17:25:00.000+00:002016-06-05T21:47:53.207+01:00Catalonia: Sagrada Familia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US">One of the
most iconic buildings in Barcelona, Sagrada Familia, has been built for almost
150 years, and it won’t be finished anytime soon. This is not a surprise since
it is the most ambitious project of his architect, Antoni Gaudí. An Expiatory
temple paid mainly with donations, where Gaudí devoted most of his life. He
worked in Sagrada Familia for 43 years, while he did other projects, but his
obsession with the church grew to the point of living in a room next to his
workshop, inside the church.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">One of
Gaudi’s peculiarities was to plan everything and to have all the details under
control. Nothing was randomly chosen. The materials, decorations, colors,
structures, even the building’s orientation were chosen with a specific reason.
This is the building that shows better the three main aspects of Gaudi’s art:
his love for nature, due to the long period living in the country side as a
child, his devotion to God and his love to Catalan culture.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Cris GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734412451529900253noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229354130629581890.post-28228287617539077912013-11-04T19:05:00.002+00:002013-11-04T19:05:29.913+00:00Canada: Toronto's Zombie Walk<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Halloween is a very popular celebration specially in English speaking countries with Celts origins and related to the death. Many activities are related to Halloween such as trick-or-treating, pumping carving, haunted houses or costume parties. In the year 2000 a group of people had the idea of doing a zombie flash mob and, 3 years later, Toronto had the first ever called "Zombie Walk". The event soon became a tradition in the city and this year, 2013, more than 10.000 (dead) people invaded the city dressed as zombies, blood covered and eating brains. It is not only about being dressed as a zombie, but to sound and walk as one.<br />
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It is too late to go to the Zombie Walk this year, but here you have the official website to not to miss it next year<br />
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<a href="http://torontozombiewalk.ca/">http://torontozombiewalk.ca</a><br />
<a href="http://torontozombiewalk.tumblr.com/">http://torontozombiewalk.tumblr.com</a><br />
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In Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, we can find one of the oldest tramways in Europe that began to work in 1884. That alone makes it an important and remarkable way of transportation in Europe. But the capital city tramway also became a very important icon during the Bosnian war.</div>
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Sarajevo, besieged during almost 4 years by the Army of Republika Srpska and the Yugoslav People's Army, became the city with the longest siege in Europe. It was bombed several times and snipers took positions all around the city. More than 10.000 people lost their lives in Sarajevo during those 4 years. Going out to the streets to get some food or going to the market became a dangerous activity since anyone could be shot down by a sniper. Despite the chaos and horror ruling the city, Sarajevians tried to keep living their lives the best they could, not thinking too much about the masacres going on around them and maintaining something similar to a normal routine. And this is where Sarajevo's tram, along with the main TV and radio stations, had an important role: they never stopped working, even if 12 people were killed while waiting in line to get some water that day or 68 civilians died while doing the daily shopping in the local market. Moreover, it was in the tramway where the last victim of the war died on 9 January 1996, a month after the end of the war. This is how the tramway became, somehow, an icon of Sarajevians strenght.</div>
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Today, 129 years after its first trip, Sarajevo's tramway is still taking Sarajevians around the city, as if nothing had changed in those years.</div>
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Cris GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734412451529900253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229354130629581890.post-42390125440839503792013-08-30T16:01:00.001+01:002013-10-28T02:00:46.734+00:00Guatemala: Comedor infantil en San Juan La Laguna<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In the western part of Guatemala there's a beautiful lake called Lago de Atitlan that has had a lot of economical problems due to the poverty of the area as well as all the damage that different hurricanes have caused to the region. San Juan La Laguna is one of the little and charming towns of the area that used to have one of the highest levels of children malnutrition in Guatemala. For that reason, Fundación Quetzal started in 1997 to work in the town to help the children have a better life.</div>
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The initial purpose of the Foundation was to create a school to work on children's education, but once there they realized that what the kids really needed was food. So they decided to create a Children Community Kitchen, so all the kids with needs in the town have at least one meal a day. Once they had that covered, they started with other projects, like San Juan's hospital that is now being constructed or giving food to other small towns in the area.</div>
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One of the main aims of the foundation is to help but not to give anything for free. The families have to pay a very low fee for every child that goes to the Comedor and they have to work there at least once a week, preparing the children's meal. By doing that they can teach the families some nutritional values while their kids grow healthy.</div>
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It might seem something insignificant, but Fundación Quetzal has really changed San Juan in a very positive way, so much that many Guatemaltecans we met during our trip told us that the little village has nothing to do with the village from 15 years ago.</div>
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If you want to know more about Fundación Quetzal, its projects and how to contribute to their cause, you can visit their <a href="http://www.fundacionquetzal.org/">website (in Spanish)</a>.</div>
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Here you have some pictures of the Children's Community Kitchen. Enjoy!</div>
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Cris GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734412451529900253noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229354130629581890.post-6305509304590230422013-06-21T19:54:00.001+01:002013-10-28T01:56:31.178+00:00Catalonia: Dali's Museum<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dali had a dream. The dream of creating the biggest surrealist art piece in the world, where some of his art would be shown forever. An artwork within an artwork. He did it, and in 1960 he started his biggest creation, the Theatre-Museum. A big building with enourmous eggs on the rooftop, hundreds of breads on the walls and a bunch of sculptures that welcome you to enter into Dali's mind and admire his brilliance.</div>
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Dalí choosed the old city theatre to be his museum not by chance, but because it is the place right where he did his very first exhibition. Also, he loved the idea of his museum being in a Theatre. Is there a better place to contemplate his theatrical and eccentric art?</div>
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In all the walls, ceilings and corners provocations have been placed in the shape of an artpiece that invites you to be carried along into Dali's unique world. A trip to his fears, to his dreams and to his true love Gala. He kept working on the museum and adding new pieces of art even after its inauguration in 1974, until his dead in 1989, maquing it a living organism that kept growing with him. It was definetely one of his master pieces. His passion for his last artpiece went so far that he lived here his last years and he even asked to be buried in it (it is said to be his last will, but some people think that he really wanted to be buried next to his wife in Pubol).</div>
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One of the things that makes this museum so great is that it is a museum for everyone, and it is yours to figure out what the message, if such a thing exists, of the artist was. Kids get trapped by the magical cars where it rains inside and jewerly that has its own heart beat, teeneagers discover the fascinating world of art where a painting can be two different paintings at the same time and adults try to understand the genius geniality.</div>
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Cris GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734412451529900253noreply@blogger.com2Figueras, Girona, España42.2720326 2.962558700000045142.1780246 2.8011972000000451 42.366040600000005 3.123920200000045tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229354130629581890.post-8841095064642332072013-05-07T01:08:00.000+01:002013-10-28T01:56:49.639+00:00Estonia: Patarei<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">I just saw in their <a href="http://www.patarei.org/">website</a> that they have restored it a bit and it looks nicer and cleaner. It looks as if they even do some events there such as concerts and workshops. It is nice to see that they are giving a good use to that old building, but I hope it doesn't lose that creepy look that made it so special. </span></div>
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In their Website you can check some of the events they do (they even have guided tours!). </div>
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Cris GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734412451529900253noreply@blogger.com5Kalamaja, Tallin, Estonia59.450234336286435 24.74161863327026459.449225336286432 24.739097133270263 59.451243336286439 24.744140133270264tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229354130629581890.post-21661847835679296842013-04-23T01:00:00.001+01:002013-05-07T01:25:50.642+01:00Made in Catalonia: diada de Sant Jordi (St George's Day)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Sant Jordi (Saint George) is one of the most important traditions celebrated in Catalonia and, if you happen to be in Barcelona on April 23rd, you will see the magnitude of the event. On that day, boys give roses to girls and girls offer a book to boys. It is not only something you do for your lover, you can give a rose to friends, family, etc. All streets in any Catalan city are covered by roses and book this day.<br />
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Sant Jordi (a.k.a Saint Geroge) is the Patron Saint of all Catalans and, as so, Catalan people celebrate the date of his death, April 23rd. A Patron Saint is a saint that protects a certain group of people that have something in common (a city, a clan, a place, a nation or even an activity). Catalan people consider Saint George their patron since the 15th century, when the celebrations towards this saint started. It is said that one of the old Catalan kings invoked him before reconquering Osca from the Muslims, and the Catalan king made him the saint patron of the Catalan army after their victory. As years went by, he became the Saint Patron of all the nation and his legend became popular.<br />
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The legend says that there was a little town that was being slowly destroyed by a dragon. To stop the dragon attacking them, the inhabitants of the city decided to offer an animal each day to the dragon to eat. Months went by and the beast ate all the sheeps, donkeys and hens of the village. They had nothing else to offer so they decided that they would offer one of the village inhabitants instead. They wrote down the names of all the inhabitants, put them in a sack and someone took one of the papers. That person would be the first one eaten by the dragon. They unfolded the paper and the name of the princess appeared. All the village was devastated, since the princes was a very kind, beautiful and innocent young girl. Immediately, several people offered themselves to be sacrificed instead of the princess, but the king said that if her name was the one to be chosen, nobody could change that. Early in the morning, the princess got ready and went to the place where they always left the sacrifice for the dragon. After a while, they saw the dragon approaching, ready to take his victim. When he was almost there, a knight on horseback with a lance appeared. He was Saint George, and he had had a revelation about the village and their problems and he had come to help them. He killed the dragon with his lance and from the blood that went out, a rosebush with red roses appeared almost immediately. He took one of the roses and gave it to the princess, who was saved. The King, who watched everything from his castle, the asked the young knight to marry his daughter but Saint George refused it, saying that he didn't deserve such a beauty.<br />
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The rose that boys give to the girls represents the one that Saint George gave to the princess when he killed the dragon.<br />
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As for the books, the first time that we celebrated April 23rd as the book day was on 1926, when a Valencian writer called Vicent Clavel asked the Spanish king at that time to do it. He chose this day as it was the day when Cervantes, one of Spain's greatest writers, died.<br />
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The Pacific North West Coast of America was once the land of the natives americans and, as so, there are stil few remains of their culture there. To me, Totem Poles are some of the most beautiful native american heritage that is still left. The first nations people carved them to tell the stories of their origins, where animals and supernatural beings helped them to find family lineages, to tell . Sadly nowadays most Totem poles are moved from their original context, so their real meaning might be uncertain. Despite that, it is stil a pleasure walking around Seattle or Vancouver and finding those superb sculptures, trying to guess the stories they are telling us.<br />
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In the West of the Mediterranean sea there is Formentera, a small island know as "the last Mediterranean paradise. In the past few years it has been able to take profit of the growing tourism by preserving its nature. Its clothing optional beaches, roads with few cars and many motorbikes and "meharis", hippie villages, hidden small bays and tiny lizards make it a perfect place to chill for a while.<br />
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Our favourite small bays: Es Caló des mort, es Caló des moro<br />
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Our favorite sunset spot: pas de s'espalmador or having a mojito in Piratabus, in Mitjorn beach<br />
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More about the island <a href="http://formentera.es/en">here</a><br />
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Cris GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734412451529900253noreply@blogger.com2Formentera, Islas Baleares, España38.6964006 1.453135500000030338.4981941 1.1304120000000304 38.894607099999995 1.7758590000000303tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229354130629581890.post-27240994109620199782013-03-24T02:57:00.000+00:002013-04-07T18:25:06.036+01:00Made in indian Barcelona: Holi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every spring colours invade the streets of India to celebrate spring's arrival. This year Indians living in Barcelona decided to celebrate it with the locals, sharing also their music, dances and food. The first Holi celebrations arrived a little bit early, since it will be officially celebrated on 27th March. Good news! if you missed the opportunity to go, during the month of April many other Holi festivals will take place in Barcelona. Can't wait for the next one!</span></div>
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Cris GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734412451529900253noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229354130629581890.post-34370118588123546562013-02-13T01:41:00.000+00:002013-10-28T02:01:19.001+00:00Made in Spain: Procesiones de Semana Santa (Holy Week processions)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In Spain, the Holy week is a special time because there are several celebrations related to it. The celebrations take place during the Holy Week, the last week of Lent (the week right before Easter). It is a Cristian tradition (Roman Catholic) that has still a lot of importance in some cities of Spain, specially in Andalucia (the southern part of Spain).</div>
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One of the more important traditions are the Processions, where a group of people walk with several images of the via crucis (station of the cross). Some of the people who take part of the procession wear the nazareno robe which consists of a tunic and a capirote (a hood with cone shape).</div>
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I went to the one in Tarragona, which is quite big and well organized (but it is not as big or popular as the main ones in Spain). It is quite impressive to assist to one of them, since all the penitents have a serious and meditative attitude, nobody smiles or talk, there are bands who play religious marches, it smells as in the church, and some people of the public may show their emotions when seeing the religious images.</div>
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Cris GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734412451529900253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229354130629581890.post-29396298825662723882012-12-09T01:58:00.000+00:002013-03-24T11:18:43.857+00:00Made in Switzerland: MFO Park<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
One of the places I loved the most in Switzerland is the MFOPark, in the northen quarter of Oerlikon, Zurich. This Park was constructed in the area of Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon, an old engine factory. What makes it so special is that it has a metal structure that articulates the park, covered by several types of plants. There are different levels, so you can relax in the shade in the bottom level or enjoy the nice views while sunbathing in the top level.<br />
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In this park there are no trees at all, but walking in it you get the feeling of being in a tiny forest in the middle of the city, and you can even climb the trees of that forest just by climbing some steps. All details have been made so that we think we are surrounded by nature. The floor of the ground floor, for example, is covered by lots of little glasses shaped as little rocks in green, blue and turquoise colour that makes us feel as if we are walking over water.<br />
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Cris GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734412451529900253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229354130629581890.post-48847340317011358492012-11-26T13:32:00.000+00:002013-03-24T11:23:12.101+00:00Images of a city: Lisbon (Lisboa)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Cris GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734412451529900253noreply@blogger.com1Baixa / Chiado, 1100 Lisboa, Portugal38.7106632546499 -9.139208793640136738.7075657546499 -9.1441442936401369 38.713760754649904 -9.1342732936401365tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229354130629581890.post-71434045997260853902012-10-16T18:46:00.000+01:002013-03-24T13:55:29.365+00:00Made in Portugal: Tiles<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
One of the many treasures you can find in Portugal streets are the tiles of some of its buildings. They are colorful and very creative, being difficult to find two that are exactly the same. In Lisboa, the capital, any narrow street can surprise you with those pieces of squared art that give colour to the city.<br />
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In Portuguese and in Spanish, those special tiles are called "Azulejos", a word that comes from the Arabic azzeleji, that means little polished stone used in the Near East. Azulejos arrived to the Iberian Peninsula in the XIV Century and have been used to decorate any type of buildings since then (churches, private residences, palaces,etc).<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">A window decorated with azulejos in Palácio Nacional da Pena (Pena National Palace) in Sintra</span>.</div>
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Cris GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734412451529900253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229354130629581890.post-45879952690251666992012-06-10T10:49:00.000+01:002013-03-24T13:57:04.442+00:00Made in Spain/Valencia: Fallas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Falles is a Valencian celebration that takes place between 15th March and 19th March, also known as Saint Joseph Day or carpenter’s patron saint. Falles are big satirical group of sculptures that are shown all around the city. In Valencian Autonomous Community there are different celebrations during those 5 days. On March 19th at night, they do the “cremà”, and all the falles are burned. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Most Valencians wait for falles to start all year round, as they are really big celebrations. Kids have no school, people meet their friends to have a drink, to party , to explode firecrackers and to enjoy the celebrations together.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The first time I went to Falles I was not expecting something as big as it really is. Firecrackers making noise all day long, mascletàs that leave you breathtaking, music and people everywhere..... and all the emotions you can feel in the air when the falles burn, specially the on in front of the city hall. When that falla sets on fire, fireworks surround it while the Valencian anthem starts playing and everyone sings it. It gives me goosebumps just to think about it. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ninots (the sculptures) are made of different materials: their structure is made of wood and the statue is traditionally made of paper paste. Nowadays they can use new materials such as Porespan, resin or fiberglass. When the sculpture is finished, they are painted. </span></div>
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A year ago, May 15th 2011, many people encamped in Plaza del Sol,Madrid. They were unhappy with the Spanish political system and also angry with the consequences of the crisis in Spain. Immediately, many other cities in Spain followed Madrid and the most important squares of Spain were squatted for weeks. Those squares became public discussion spaces, where anyone could take a microphone and say whatever they had to say. The movement was getting stronger until the police decided to evict all the squares of the country, leading to tense situations in some cases such as Madrid or Barcelona.<br />
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If you want to know more, here you have<a href="http://movimiento15m.org/"> the official website</a> of the movement (in Spanish only)<br />
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Here you have some pictures of the first days of the movement in Plaça Catalunya, Barcelona:</div>
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In 2010 I went to Cuba with some friends and I travelled around the island for a week. I visited Trinidad, Cienfuegos and La Havana. As we are not very keen on hotels, my friends and I decided to stay in "Casas Particulares".<br />
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Since 1997 the Cuban goverment let people rent one or several of the rooms in their houses for tourists to stay. It is like a Bed&Breakfast (Cuban style). The best thing about this way of traveling around the island is that you get to know many Cubans and that the prices are very affordable. You have breakfast and/or dinner with them, they give you some advice about what to visit and they call a friend to give you a ride anywhere you want (for a fee, of course).<br />
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My friends and I were hosted by three different people: Carlos, Carmen and Maria (their names have been changes to not give them any problem). We spent several days with each and they shared a lot of interesting knowledge about their own country.<br />
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Carmen, an old lady with a nice apartment in La Havana with great views, knows clearly that she doesn't like the Cuba she is living in. Her grandsons are doctors and have problems to get medicines or some specific tools they need for their job. For her, Cuba is a beautiful country destroyed by their politicians, who force people to live in bad conditions without the hope of getting better. Carmen also blames Cubans for letting this situation be and last too long.<br />
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Maria, on the other side, is completely pleased about the Cuban government. She is a very calm woman who enjoys having a quiet live. She recently applied to get the Spanish passport due to a change in the Spanish law, that let those who are grandchildren from people who escaped from the Civil War to get the Spanish citizenship. We asked what would change for her to become Spanish, and she said that almost nothing. "I just want the passport to be able to travel. I am glad to be Cuban and to live here, and I won't change that for anything in the world".<br />
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Carlos, a 50 years old doctor married and with a teenager daughter, is not very pleased about the current situation in Cuba, but he won't say it directly. He and his wife work in the dentist clinic all day long and also attend their guests. They work hard and they help their neighbours when they can.<br />
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Talking with Cubans, we realized that quite a big amount of them support Fidel. Way more than we expected, I guess that's the reason Cuba is still a Communist country. Cubans only agreed when answering the question "what's next after Fidel Castro?". They all said. "We will see".<br />
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Pictures taken in "Cienfuegos" and "La Habana" of signs supporting Fidel Castro</div>
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Thanks Jeewaka for helping me with the text.</div>Cris GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734412451529900253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229354130629581890.post-26358419548980763292012-03-01T15:34:00.000+00:002012-04-26T12:26:54.226+01:00Made in England: Occupy London<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">A couple of days ago I read on the news that the protesters encamped for months outside St. Paul's Cathedral had been evicted. Those protesters were part of the non-violent movement "Occupy London", a group that started on 15 October 2011 in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Occupy London had been camping there for four and a half months in order to "<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">voice ideas for how we can work towards a better future</span>", as they say in their website. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The protesters weren't expecting to be evicted from the cathedral steps because the church allowed them to camp there. When police asked them to leave, some of the protesters built an improvised barricade and resisted to be evicted. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The police said that 20 people were arrested</span><br />
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For more information about the movement Occupy London, you can visit their<a href="http://occupylsx.org/"> website </a><br />
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Here you have a couple of pictures that I took of the camp in St. Paul's Cathedral on November 2011.<br />
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Cris GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734412451529900253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229354130629581890.post-23417238106525971012012-01-29T14:08:00.000+00:002013-03-24T13:58:36.281+00:00Made in Spain: walls<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Cris GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734412451529900253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229354130629581890.post-32517874208163108552012-01-18T21:25:00.000+00:002013-03-24T13:58:21.700+00:00Made in Greece: Stray dogs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Cris GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734412451529900253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229354130629581890.post-40570594694315242282012-01-01T11:18:00.001+00:002022-04-19T23:46:37.803+01:00About me<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">Thanks to all for reading my blog! My name is Cristina and I am a teacher and an official tour guide in Barcelona, passionate about travelling and photography.</span></blockquote>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">This is not a travel blog. I don't pretend to suggest the best restaurants or the best hotels for any of the cities I have visited. The main aim of this blog is to share the things that I have learned while travelling. Also I want to share some of my country traditions in order to make foreigners understand them better.</span></blockquote>
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