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Monthly Archives: March 2008
Semana Santa in Spain
Semana Santa, or Holy Week, is in near-full-throttle position here in Spain. While today’s only Friday evening, one notices immediately fewer cars in the streets and the more traffic on Spain’s highways. Madrid, on the other hand, will be comparatively … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Travel
Tagged Easter, Extremadura, floats, Holy Week, jueves santo, Nazareños, pasos, Penitentes, Procesion, procesiones, Procession, saeta, Semana Santa, Spain, viernes santo, Zafra
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11 March 2004 Madrid Train Bombings Anniversary
It really does seem like only yesterday. But in fact, 4 years have passed since the March 11, 2004 Train Bombings in Madrid by terrorists. It was a day when it seemed that time stopped altogether. Nothing else in the … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain
Tagged 11 March, 11M, anniversary, attack, islamic, islamic terrorists, Madrid train, Madrid train bombing, March 11 2004, terrorist attack, terrorists, train
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Zapatero re-elected as Spain’s President
With the elections nearly over and 95% of the votes already counted, both the conservative party Partido Popular (“PP”) and the socialist party Partido Socialista Obrero Español (“PSOE”) have acknowledged the victory of PSOE’s José Luis Rodriquez Zapatero to be … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain
Tagged election, Jose Luis Zapatero, Partido Popular, Partido Socialista, president, president of spain, PSOE, Rajoy, Spain, Zapatero
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International Working Women Day
As in most of the rest of “The Modern World“, Spain recognizes working women in all the media outlets – including THIS one. Today is it, 8 March 2008. http://www.internationalwomensday.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women’s_Day Even I’ve noticed an obvious shift in sex of traditionally … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain
Tagged age, age discrimination, discrimination, equality, international, Madrid, sexual equality, Spain, woman, working, working woman, working women
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Ballet Nacional de España in Madrid
Last night I had the honor of attending the Ballet Nacional de España: Elegía-Homenaje a A. Ruiz Soler, El Café de Chinitas. This was an homage or dedication to Antonio Ruiz Soler – a flamenco dancer, choreographer, and director born … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment
Tagged Balet, Ballet, Ballet Nacional de España, Madrid, Opera, Opera house, Real, Royal Theater, Teatro, Teatro Real
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