Yes! One more country I have conquered!
Just kidding ;) I've been to Portugal. Our tutor Luis took Sabrina and me on a short trip down the river Miño and across the border. We did "village-hopping" until we reached the coast. Unfortunately the weather was a bit rainy but still, it has been a nice trip! The small Portuguese towns are adorable and not so different from those here in Galicia. We went along the border and it was noticeable how many fortifications there were on the Portuguese side. It seems like they really needed to protect themselves from Spanish attacks in the past!
Just kidding ;) I've been to Portugal. Our tutor Luis took Sabrina and me on a short trip down the river Miño and across the border. We did "village-hopping" until we reached the coast. Unfortunately the weather was a bit rainy but still, it has been a nice trip! The small Portuguese towns are adorable and not so different from those here in Galicia. We went along the border and it was noticeable how many fortifications there were on the Portuguese side. It seems like they really needed to protect themselves from Spanish attacks in the past!
On foot in Spain and one in Portugal!
Reaching the delta of the River Miño we went home via Baiona at the coast, where you can find a huge fort at the sea and a replica of one of the boats of Christoph Columbus, the Pinta, which has been the first one that announced that they found land on the other side of the ocean back in 1493.
Nearly two weeks ago there also was the "Festival Arteficial", a music and art festival in town. We helped with the preparation and we sold tickets during the event. I don't have fotos of the concerts but there will be a video and I can post a link of it when it is finished so you get an impression of what it was like :)
I do have some pictures of the fair, though. We also organised a little music and painting workshop where everybody could simply let out their creativity :D
Additionaly we installed a table called "A Casiña de Cambio", the little house of exchange. It is an idea I got from Germany and I would love to implement it here in Ribadavia. The concept is the following: If you have anything at home that you might not want anymore, you can put it in the house of exchange. And if you spot something you like, you can take it with you! I think it's a great idea to animate people to be active in a way that is not limited to the world of enrichment and profit. We now put all the stuff in the office to have the "house" here, created a facebook page and if the people like and use it, I plan to built a real little house of exchange in the streets of Ribadavia! Let's see how it goes!
I do have some pictures of the fair, though. We also organised a little music and painting workshop where everybody could simply let out their creativity :D
Additionaly we installed a table called "A Casiña de Cambio", the little house of exchange. It is an idea I got from Germany and I would love to implement it here in Ribadavia. The concept is the following: If you have anything at home that you might not want anymore, you can put it in the house of exchange. And if you spot something you like, you can take it with you! I think it's a great idea to animate people to be active in a way that is not limited to the world of enrichment and profit. We now put all the stuff in the office to have the "house" here, created a facebook page and if the people like and use it, I plan to built a real little house of exchange in the streets of Ribadavia! Let's see how it goes!
Next time I will tell you about the "Festa da Istoria" which starts today!
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