Barcelona Spanish School

Monday, October 27, 2008

01/11: Dia de Todos los Santos- All Saints Day

See how in Spain they´ve traditionally celebrated this day before Halloween took over!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

26/10: clock changes backwards!

Next Sunday Oct 26th the clocks will change one hour backwards, so at 3 o´clock in the morning we will have to adjust the time to 2 o´clock.
Check here for more info:

http://www.hora.es/cambiohorario/
http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/clock-changes/

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Sitges Film Festival, October 2nd-12th

If you like horror movies, this is the festival for you. Cult classics and new films are shown during the 10 days of the festival. In addition to that, you can enjoy the nice little seaside town where the festival is held.
For more info on tickets and screenings, visit

http://www.cinemasitges.com/es/

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Spanish National Day, 12/10

Spain celebrates its national next October 12th, which falls on a Sunday this year.
More info, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_Day

Ride the city!

You would like to ride a bike in the city but you don’t want to leave it in the street, you don´t have much room at home, in the Bicing station near where you live you can’t find a bike when you need it or it´s full when you want to park it. The Aula Ambiental- Punt Verd in Sagrada Familia can lend you a foldable bike so you can try it before buying one.

Requirements: 100€ deposit
More information in http://www.aulambiental.org/ (in Catalan) , 93 435 05 47 or aula_ambiental@telefonica.net

European Day of Languages, Sept 26th

Europe celebrates its linguistic diversity with activities all around the continent, like free intercambios and 20 minutes crash courses in many European cities.
Check the website of the European Commission for more info:

http://ec.europa.eu/education/policies/lang/awareness/day05_en.html