Posted in madrid on Apr 30th, 2009
The Prado Museum in Madrid Spain pays tribute to one of Spain’s finest painters: Joaquín Sorolla. From May 26th to September 6th people in Madrid have the chance to see some of the most beautiful paintings by Sorolla.
Posted in paris on Apr 29th, 2009
If you thought you knew everything about Paris, its monuments, museums, trendy bars, shopping streets … You’d be surprised! The Parisians themselves recognize it easily, the city of lights never ceases to surprise you, and there is always something new to discover…
For example, have you heard of the discrete “balade suspendue”, a lovely footpath above [...]
Posted in berlin on Apr 28th, 2009
German beer drinking is a tradition and a ritual that the Germans have ingrained in their culture.German Beer festivals are quite popular and almost everyone has heard of oktoberfest beer.The oktoberfest beer festival is one of the most famous in Germany and starts in late September.
Posted in barcelona on Apr 27th, 2009
Formula 1 has always been a sport with great emotions. High octane racing, thrills and spills, adrenalin and temperamental drivers have always been the order of the day in Formula 1 racing. On 8th – 10th May 2009 the Formula 1 Gran Premio de España will take place at the Catalonian circuit of Montmelo. With [...]
Posted in madrid on Apr 24th, 2009
Madrid has become an important capital of cinema. Proof of this is the great cast of stars, movies and Spanish festivals of international recognition such as Pedro Almodóvar, Penélope Cruz and the Goya Awards to name but a few. From 1st May to 10th May the eleventh edition of the International Documentary Festival of Madrid [...]
Posted in paris on Apr 23rd, 2009
Paris is a very tolerant and open minded city where you can express your personality without any problems. It has many gay or gay friendly locals, mostly located near the district of “arrondissements”, on the right bank of the Seine, near Châtelet and Hôtel de Ville. While the main meeting place for the gay community [...]
Posted in berlin on Apr 22nd, 2009
If you think that getting a tattoo is a recent fashion, you are totally wrong. The tattoo art is as ancient as the human race. So much so, that even a mummy of the Neolithic period was found with 57 tattoos on his back. Surprised? Polynesia is the region which has the oldest tattoo tradition [...]
Posted in madrid on Apr 21st, 2009
The most important festival of Madrid begins on May 15th. It is the day of celebrations of the beloved patron San Isidro. This day the Madrileños (people from Madrid) have the ingrained habit of going to the San Isidro church near the Manzanares River and to drink the miraculous water of the San Isidro fountain.
There [...]
Posted in barcelona on Apr 20th, 2009
On April 23rd Catalonia celebrates one of its holidays with most character; the famous and charming day of Sant Jordi (St George’s day). In one way or another, this day has always been closely linked to the literary traditions, and in 1996 UNESCO declared the “International day of the Book “. But April 23rd is [...]
Posted in barcelona on Apr 16th, 2009
Sonar 2009, a great line-up of performers
Get your ears in tune because this year’s Sónar is going to be full of the best names in Electronic music as some new proposals from lesser well known bands. The 16th Festival of advanced music and multimedia art of Barcelona has a date: 18th 19th and 20th June [...]
