Exhibition
Entre Dinosaurios – Dinosaurs in Valencia
Jul 29
Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences has been invaded by dinosaurs.
The Umbracle is the new home to a group of 26 animatronic dinosaurs, ranging from 2.5 to 27 metres in length. Valencia’s own Jurassic Park is the largest exhibit of its kind in Europe and gives you the chance to see robotic replicas of the best-known dinos, including the triceratops, diplodocus and velociraptor.
The T-Rex and friends will be on display until May 2011. However, until 31 August the exhibit is open until midnight for those visitors wanting to avoid the heat of the day.
Route 66 Idiomas students who would like more information about opening times and ticket prices (in English) can click here.
Dragon slaying and books
Apr 23
It’s all happening today.
Firstly, it’s St. George’s Day, who is the patron saint of England, and of Catalonia and Aragon in Spain (and of a host of other European countries, it appears that slaying dragons really scores you a lot of points: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George%27s_Day).
And as if that weren’t enough, since 1995 the 23rd of April has been World Book and Copyright Day (as proclaimed by UNESCO). The date was chosen because three great writers died on 23rd April 1616: William Shakespeare (who was also born on 23rd April), Miguel Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. However, UNESCO can’t claim the idea was originally theirs. Giving a rose away with every book sold on the 23rd of April has long been a tradition in Catalonia. This date has been Book Day in Spain since 1930 and in 1964 it officially became Book Day for all Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries.
All book lovers at Route 66 Language School can get their fix at the 41st annual Valencia Book Fair which is on until 2nd May in the Jardines de Viveros. Among the many activities and exhibitions on offer, visitors can get books signed by their authors and attend readings and workshops.
For the full programme of events, check out the Book Fair website: http://www.firallibre.com
Bahala Na
Nov 24
‘Bahala Na. Prevención de desastres naturales en Filipinas’, an exhibition organised by Acción Contra el Hambre en Filipinas, will be on show in the Estación del Norte until the 30 November.
For more information about the exhibition: http://www.bahalana.info/
For more information about Acción Contra el Hambre en Filipinas: http://www.accioncontraelhambre.org/
