After dropping our baggage in the Hotel Catalonia Conde De Floridablanca, we immediately get on the way to explore the city. Around the corner is a small but beautiful park, the Jardin de Floridablanca, where the sardine greets us. It’s not decorated yet, but this shall change soon. At the exit of the park is […]
From Frankfurt to Murcia
Daniel Robles, Director of AMYCA Sociedad Cooperativa, and at the same time social media coordinator for the festival “El entierro de la Sardina” (The funeral of the sardine) surprised us in February with an invitation to the festival. Already the first pictures and videos of the last years convinced us that this is a special […]
Barri Gotic Barcelona and Back to Germany
We still want to spend an afternoon in the Barri Gotic, the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona, before returning to Germany. After we arrived with the Renfe high-speed train from Madrid. The next morning we have to take the train via Paris to Saarbrücken and so we have booked the Expo Hotel Barcelona at the station […]
Back to Madrid and Visiting Atocha train station
Slowly but surely, our time in Spain comes to an end, so we return to Madrid. There we still want to visit the historical hall of the Atocha train station. The last day in Toledo starts for us with a breakfast in the Valinor Cafe, where we had some tapas the evening before. By bus, […]
Procession Virgen de la Estrella in Toledo
On the last day of our stay in Toledo, we witness the highlight of the Fiesta Nuestra Senora de la Estrella, the solemn Procession Virgen de la Estrella through the neighborhood. The Plaza Estrella, where one celebrated the evenings before, is decorated with flowers and flags. After a look into the church, we recognize that […]