Santa Cruz de la Palma is still celebrating the anniversary of defeating Drake. In Palacio Salazar, there’s an exhibition of model ships, mostly from the Napoleonic wars. Now model ships aren’t really my thing, but it’s worth a quick visit just because they’re so beautifully detailed. (And if you haven’t seen Palacio Salazar, that’s worth a visit too.) The exhibition fills up the ground and first floor, and contains perhaps…
Progress
The English version of the book is still “in validation” at the publishers. In theory, it should get the green light on Monday, and move into production. I’ve done about a quarter of the translation. It’s not quite as difficult as I expected, and I’m making better progress now that I make a note of puzzling words and carry on, then send an email to a Spanish astronomer asking how…
The Next Big Thing
Recently, I was approached by Simon Harris, (who runs the Barcelona Travel Guide) to take part in a project called The Next Big Thing, where writers blog about their current writing project and then pass the baton onto other writers and link back to the person that got them involved. Simon is an English teacher, writer and translator who has lived in Barcelona since 1988. He’s the author of “Going…
The Next Big Thing
Recently, I was approached by Simon Harris, (who runs the Barcelona Travel Guide) to take part in a project called The Next Big Thing, where writers blog about their current writing project and then pass the baton onto other writers and link back to the person that got them involved. Simon is an English teacher, writer and translator who has lived in Barcelona since 1988. He’s the author of “Going…
An exhibition: “Inspired by Water”
Place: La Molina Artesania art room, Calle Real, Santa Cruz de la Palma Hours: Monday to Saturday from 9:30 to 20:30. Sundays and holidays 9:30 to 14:30. Dates: 2nd-15th November, 2012 Alba Molina paints with a palette knife, oils and acrylics. Half of the exhibition consists of dreamy underwater landscapes, with coral, fish and undulating seaweed. The other half is leaves floating on water. At first glance, these look like…