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Where to Meet Us

Café Castellano

Mon, 21.05.12 11:00 - 13:00


Where?

Practice your Castellano with some of our native speaker members.


Cost

Pay-your-own.

Contact

Wendy Dick
wendydick@shaw.ca


Outing to Fundación MONA

Sat, 26.05.12 11:30


Where?

ease join us on 26 May for a visit to the Mona Foundation. The Mona
Foundation is a rescue center for primates (chimpanzees and macaques)
located in Girona. More information regarding the center, their primates
and activities is available on their website:
http://www.fundacionmona.org/en/

Depending on how many people join us, we can vote on which of the following
options we are most interested in:

-A guided tour for groups of 10 or more. The tour will last about 1,5 hours
and costs €6 per person.
-A guided tour with workshop for children 3 and up. The tour plus workshop
lasts approximately 2 hours and costs €9 per person.

MONA Foundation is located in Riudellots de la Selva, Carreterra de la
Selva, Km 4, only 10 km from Girona. Directions to the center can be found
at http://www.fundacionmona.org/en/ElCentro/comollegar.html

Please note that the MONA Foundation is most easily accessed by car.

If you are interested in joining us, please contact Francesca Facchini at
francesca@facchini.net no later than 16 MAY. Please let her know in which
of the two tours you are interested and also if you would be willing to
carpool or in need of a ride. Depending on the numbers and preference, we
will decide on the type of visit as we get closer to the date and organize
carpools.


Cost


Contact

Francesca Facchini
francesca@facchini.net


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Happy Easter!


By Christine Kristofits


Exploring the local culture is especially sweet around Easter!



If you haven't already tried bunyols de vent, you better hurry up! They are only sold in the bakeries during Lent. This light "air filled" sweet is the only treat that one should enjoy during the season in which one should abstain from indulgences. At the conclusion of the 40-day Lent, it is custom to celebrate. In Catalonia, the tradition is that the godfather gives his godson or goddaughter a mona on Easter Monday. The original mona was a type of rosco a sort of sweet bread that was decorated with hard boiled eggs. Nowadays the eggs have been substituted for more commercial versions featuring figures such as: Disney Princesses, Barcelona Football Players, Dora the Explorer, Toy Story, etc. Many of these elaborate creations are works of art (with the price tag of fine art too!)
Whether you are celebrating traditions from other cultures or trying some of the local ones, Happy Easter!



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