Hidden gem

I will probably not share anything else Pope Benedict XVI preached but I do agree with this statement about the organ: "The organ has always been considered, and rightly so, the king of musical instruments, because it takes up all the sounds of creation and gives resonance to the fullness of human sentiments, from joy to sadness, from praise to lamentation. (...) The organs great range of timbre, from piano through to a thundering fortissimo,...

Lady Boys

Every Tuesday evening, I walk through Castle Park and enjoy the silence there. This week, however, as I was approaching, I could hear the first notes of a party hit. I am not sure if it was Lady Gaga, Rihanna or someone else. But as I was approaching I realised the "circus" came into town. "Lady Boys of Bangkok", they are called. First thing that came to my mind when I read it was a night out in Castro District, San Francisco, CA a couple of...

Oink oink! Moo moo! Baa baa!

A green oasis in the heart of the city of Bristol. That's what St. Werburghs City Farm is. Located in the neighbourhood of St. Werburgh (BS2 9YJ), the farm offers a bunch of activities for kids and adults starting from training and educational activities for individuals and schools to a very nice cafeteria with a very unique playground. The vision of the city farm is "to be truly inspirational city-centre farm that supports...

Salseando

Music is part of my everyday life, and so is dancing. I have always liked dancing.  Never danced professionally, I'd tackle anything though. As a child, I did some ballet. During my teenager period, I danced traditional Basque dances. Then, in College, I dare to dance ballroom dances. Samba, Waltz, Tango, Bolero, ChaChaCha... a little bit of everything. I had an exceptional teacher who transmitted his passion for dancing to me. I also competed. 2013...

The man with the ticket machine

Outside Bristol Zoo, there is a man with the ticket machine. In a car park, he charges £1 per car, £5 per coach bus. That is his duty. It is what he has been doing for over 23 years. Families, kids, couples, buses full of tourists... everybody stops in front of the man with the ticket machine, pays and leaves. Nobody pays attention to him, although he is a very pleasant guy. He is just "the man with the ticket machine". Then, just one...