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2013 Madrid Gay Pride Parade Route Change
Today at 6pm starts Madrid’s 2013 Gay Pride Parade! The annual, blockbuster “Orgullo Gay” event is a Gay-Pride Celebration, attended by Gays & Straights alike, and one of the biggest in all of Europe and definitely the biggests in Spain. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, atocha, Calle de Alcala, Carrozas, desfile, gay, gay parade, Gay Pride, heat, hot, Madrid, orgullo, Orgullo Gay, parade, Paseo del Prado, Pride, Puerta de Alcala
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2011 Spain’s Fiesta Nacional, Columbus Day, “El Pilar”
Today is 12 October 2011, a National Holiday in Spain. Every October 12th here is the “Día de la Hispanidad“, also known as “Fiesta Nacional de España” or “Columbus Day”, the day Christopher Columbus discovered The Americas. (hey, didn’t The … Continue reading
Pez de Cristal, Glass Fish: Puerta del Sol’s New Landmark
The “Pez de Cristal” – or “Glass Fish” – will be inaugurated as the new landmark in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol on Saturday, 27 June 2009 at 11am and will be presided over by the President of the Comunidad de … Continue reading
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Tagged atocha, cercanias, chamartin, construction, Glass fish, Iglesia del Buen Suceso, metro, Pez Cristal, Pez de Cristal, Puerta del Sol, restos
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