Archivos de July, 2006
CLAIRE´S OPINION ABOUT FOOTBALL
Jul 31
I don’t like football much. I can’t see the point of 22 men kicking a ball around for 90 minutes. That said, I have some ideas to improve the sport and make it more interesting for all.
In my version of football, teams wouldn’t win by scoring goals. Instead there would be a points system. Teams can win points by having:
EXPOSITION IN THE SCHOOL
Jul 24
A few weeks ago, we created a photo exposition by Elías Ibáñez Caballero. It includes black and white photos of Valencia. A few questions for the great artist:
Why did you choose these pictures for the exposition in the school?
Because they give a good impression of the city of Valencia, especially for people who don’t know the city.
Which one is your favourite photo? Is there a story behind it?
Without a doubt my favourite photo is the one of the burning Falla. The day they burned the Fallas, I went outside to have a quick look, made 3 or 4 photos and went inside again, where I saw that one of the photos I´d taken was ´this´ one. I like it very much.
SUMMER SEASON AND MORE.. PARTYS!
Jul 19
On 21st of June, the longest day of the year, the summer officially started. The beach party San Juan, on the 24th of June, was a nice inauguration to the summer season as well.
The thermometer rises bit by bit and so too does the number of holidaymakers on the beach and in the centre.
At the beginning of this month, we expect a visitor: the pope. Valencia is prepared for a visit of about 2 million Catholics, who all want to catch a glimpse of the pope. The pope will only be here the 8th and 9th of July, but the whole rigmarolo starts on the first of July.
After the pope goes back to Rome again the next party coming up is: the ´Festival Eclèctic´. This annual festival takes place on the 15th, 21th, 23th and 25th of July.
The celebration will be held in the Rio Turia and the special act of this year will be Pet Shop Boys on the 23th of July.
The same weekend the famous International Festival of Benicássim will start. The festival lasts five days, from the 20th till the 24th of July. Some of the artists are Scissor Sisters y Placebo. For more information you can have a look at http://www.fiberfib.com/
Besides of this festival, July is known as the month of the streetpartys and other celebrations. No time to get bored!
