Hey Everybody!
As requested by some of the attendees, here you have the program for the GWC, this way you can find all the info in need here on our blog:
PROGRAM:
28/12/2013 – Welcome to Girona Winter Camp!!
To the people that will come at morning or will be here from the day before, meeting on the city and the first views.
17:00 first bus transfers to the main house 60 places (include in the price).
21:00second bus transfer to the main house 60 places (include in the price).
If you come on your own, we will give you the meeting point in the city center and you can just follow the bus.
At the main house, go to the reception where we will give you a little present. There you should to pay for the other transfers, and buy your t-shirt if you have booked one.
1rts NIGHT PARTY!!! Link
Concerts with:
GOTTENBERG
EL SISTEMA SUEC
And more with DJ GOSTO, DJ DELAFOU and DJ FISH.
29/12/2013
11h-12:30h - Time to meditation in the forest close to the main house (if is not too cold) more details soon.
10:45h – 18h - “Surrealist day” – Dalí Museum/Figueres – Cadaqués – click here and join the event if you are interested.
12h – 13h – Girona Winter Games – 1rt TOURNAMENT - click here and join the event If you are interested.
14h – 17h – Girona Winter Games – 2nd TOURNAMENT
17h – 18h – Ceramic workshop and torn demonstration with CERAMICAS MARISCAL – Link
18h – 19:30h – Traditional Salsa Workshop with CARLOS MORRA. link
18h – 19:30h – Kick boxing and personal defense Workshop with CEDRIC VILELLA.
18h 19:30h - Photography workshop with GUIDO TODARELLO. Info here.
20:30h – TRADITIONAL INTERNATIONAL DINNER – Bring some food of drinks from your country and share it with everybody!! Include traditional “PA AMB TOMATA WORKSHOP” traditional in Catalunya.
2nd NIGHT PARTY!!
With DJ DELAFOU, DJ FISH and DJ GOSTO.
30/12/2013
13h – 14h – Girona Winter Games – 3th Tournament.
14h – 2h (more or less) - GIRONA DAY – Departure bus to the city where we will spend all afternoon and part of the night. Girona legends competition, catch the fly . This time the bus is not free (you will should to pay the transfer), more info in the event here
Price for the bus: 7€(with return)
After party in the main house with DJ FISH, DJ GOSTO and DJ DELAFOU.
31/12/2013
11 – 12:30 – GIRONA WINTER GAMES – FINAL!!!
12:30 – 13h CLOSE CEREMONY GIRONA WINTER GAMES – Podium and medals, gold, plate and bronze to all participants to the team.
13h – 18h – BANYOLES WALK – We will take a bus to the town where we will walk around the lake, stop in many places and take pictures, check the event here.
22h – “TIO, TIO, Caga turró” – Invisible friend in catalán way!!! (For that you should to bring a little present from your country), hits the “TIO” with the typical sound and he will gives you a present.
23h –Time to share traditions, and follow them.
Be ready to eat the grapes with any ding-dong, 12th grapes, 12th dong bells, not looks your neighbour with his mouth full of them and finish them with the last bell, you will have a good lucky the NEW YEAR!!
Be ready with your “cotillion” bags, put your had, glasses, make ready your balloons and streamers and welcome the NY!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
Last night party in the main house with DJ GOSTO, DJ DELAFOU and DJ FISH.
01/01/2013
YOGA SESSION to purify your spirit.
15h Departure time, transfers to GIRONA…snif, snif,…hope see you again soon.
16h Departure time, transfers to GIRONA…2nd part…more snif, snif…
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
Last night party in the main house with DJ GOSTO, DJ DELAFOU and DJ FISH.
01/01/2013
YOGA SESSION to purify your spirit.
15h Departure time, transfers to GIRONA…snif, snif,…hope see you again soon.
16h Departure time, transfers to GIRONA…2nd part…more snif, snif…
lunes, 23 de diciembre de 2013
domingo, 22 de diciembre de 2013
IMPORTANT REMINDERS!
Hello
Winter Campers!
It’s only 5
days until the GWC! We are very excited about it, and counting down the days to
finally meet you all and have a lot of fun together!
We’d like
to remind you of three things:
1. Don’t forget bringing a little
present for the “Invisible Friend”(Caga
Tió - New year´s tradition in Cataluña)(31/12)
2. For the International dinner (29/12),
everybody should prepare something typical from their country. If you believe
that some ingredients are hard to find in Spain, bring them with you J Of course, nobody will be able to
cook for 170 people, just be sure to bring/cook at least enough for you and a
small group of people.
3. In order to give everybody the best
time during the GWC days, we’ve prepared some House Rules, we’ll also have a
printed version in the house. You can see them below:
HOUSE RULES
1. Please bring your own towel and bed sheets. Blankets are not needed; the house already has blankets available.
2. Do not throw garbage outside the designated spaces.
3 . Do not use the private spaces reserved for the other guests.
4 . Please leave the toilets in good condition for the next people who are going to use them.
4 . Please leave the toilets in good condition for the next people who are going to use them.
5 . You are responsible for cleaning and organizing your room.
6 . The kitchen is for the use of all Winter Camp participants, so after using it , you must leave it clean and ready to be used by others.
7. The food stored in the kitchen must be identified with your name and room number.
8. We must maintain the common areas of the house clean during and after the event. Therefore it applies to all residents that necessary cleanup activities should be performed.
6 . The kitchen is for the use of all Winter Camp participants, so after using it , you must leave it clean and ready to be used by others.
7. The food stored in the kitchen must be identified with your name and room number.
8. We must maintain the common areas of the house clean during and after the event. Therefore it applies to all residents that necessary cleanup activities should be performed.
9. In case property is damaged the responsible person will be held
accountable.
10. It is your responsibility to monitor and take care of your belongings;
GWC organizers are not responsible for loss or damages to the belongings of the
participants.
11. The schedule for the activities/excursions
must be respected.
12. It is forbidden to smoke anywhere else but on the balconies, we are staying in a green area, so risk of a fire is very big. Please do respect this rule; we have to care about the nature.
12. It is forbidden to smoke anywhere else but on the balconies, we are staying in a green area, so risk of a fire is very big. Please do respect this rule; we have to care about the nature.
So, that's it!! We wish you a beautiful Christmas and see you all on the 28th!!
jueves, 19 de diciembre de 2013
Legends of Girona - Pt 8 "El cul de la Lleona"
Well, here I am again!
Now, I'm going to present to you the "Lleona de Girona" (the lioness), to be exact, the legend is about her ass!
El Cul de la Lleona
In front of the Sant Felix church, close to Onyar river, there's a little column with a lioness climbing on it. She might be the most famous Girona's animal, after the Sant Narcis's flies.
It's not sure about her origin, but some people say that she (and the column) is the remaining ruins of a very, very old hotel called "Hostal de la Leona", obviously not existent anymore. The original version of the lioness is in the Art Museum of Girona, the one on the street is a copy.This corner is not her former location, she was placed there after the hotel was destroyed.
But you might be wondering, "what's so special about this little lioness?"
It's because every visitor, who wants to show their respect and will to coming back to Girona, or live here, should KISS HER ASS as a sign of respect to the city!
Many tourists do that every day, depending on the season, even queue up for that, and do the famous touristic photo!
This is the last legend of our series of posts. I really hope they could bring you a good feeling about our city, that will be waiting for you with open arms! :*
Now, I'm going to present to you the "Lleona de Girona" (the lioness), to be exact, the legend is about her ass!
El Cul de la Lleona
In front of the Sant Felix church, close to Onyar river, there's a little column with a lioness climbing on it. She might be the most famous Girona's animal, after the Sant Narcis's flies.
But you might be wondering, "what's so special about this little lioness?"
It's because every visitor, who wants to show their respect and will to coming back to Girona, or live here, should KISS HER ASS as a sign of respect to the city!
Many tourists do that every day, depending on the season, even queue up for that, and do the famous touristic photo!
This is the last legend of our series of posts. I really hope they could bring you a good feeling about our city, that will be waiting for you with open arms! :*
Legends of Girona - Pt 7 "La Mayordoma"
Now, a legend! ;)
La Mayordoma
Many, many years ago, when the bishop came to Girona, he brought with him his housekeeper, who was an ancient 100 years old lady, immensely fat, and she used to wear very flashy coloured clothes and accessories, she was a very gossip and unpleasant woman, but she was a great cook and invented many delicious dishes. The things was that she happened to master the mystic and magical arts, but she used that for the evil!
La Mayordoma
Many, many years ago, when the bishop came to Girona, he brought with him his housekeeper, who was an ancient 100 years old lady, immensely fat, and she used to wear very flashy coloured clothes and accessories, she was a very gossip and unpleasant woman, but she was a great cook and invented many delicious dishes. The things was that she happened to master the mystic and magical arts, but she used that for the evil!
Every time
this woman walked on the street, everybody looked, due to her not very modest
clothing and behaviour. One of those days, she got so angry that she put a spell on all the churches in Girona with
huge spider webs with even bigger spiders on it, really huge spiders in every colour you can imagine!
After that,
Sant Narcís took all her power from her and turned her into the Jester of the
city. Until one day, she had a vision of the tragic death of Saint Narcís and Saint
Felix, and it really happened, since this happening, she became into a humble
woman and devoted her life to help the poor and weak people. Before she died,
she wanted to make another love gesture to show that she had really changed and
made a huge fire in front of the cathedral and prepared mint soup to all the
poor and sick people around.
After her
death, during her funeral, people were very surprised when they went to carry
her body and realised that she was lighter than a little bird!
So, what do you think of this legend?
So, what do you think of this legend?
Legends of Girona Pt 6 - The Eiffel Bridge and Movie "Perfume"
Hey everybody!
Today I'm not posting legends, but two interesting facts about Girona:
Today I'm not posting legends, but two interesting facts about Girona:
Puente Eiffel
The “Eiffel Bridge”,officially called “Pont de les Peixateries Velles” or “Pont de
Ferro”,is one of the most special points of Girona due to its intense red colour
and modern design, and since is made out of iron, it looks like a lying mini
Eiffel Tower.
It was built by Gustave Eiffel, in 1876,
two years before the Eiffel Tower was made, and it represents a great progress
on the union betwen the old town and the new center of the capital of the
Girona province.
This bridge is one of the four bridges
that cross the Onyar river, being the most emblematic of all.It’s an obligatory
stop when you visit our city! For the bridge, that’s beautiful and for the view
to the cathedral that you have from there!
Not everybody know, but the movie "Perfume - The story of a Murderer" , from 2006, with the awesome actors Dustin Hoffman and Alan Hickman, was made here! The most important point of Girona showed in the movie is the "Pujada de Sant Domenic", it's a really beautiful spot of the city, where we are going to visit in our Girona day!
Have a look on the trailer!
Have a look on the trailer!
jueves, 12 de diciembre de 2013
FAQ'S
Hello campers! Here you have our Frequently Asked Questions:
Just a towel and bed sheets, the blankets will be provided.
2. How does the kitchen work?
The house has a very big industrial type of kitchen; it’s equipped with pans, cutlery and glasses. Everybody is free to use it and prepare any dish they want, as long as the kitchen is left clean and ready to use for the next person.
3. Is it possible to store our food /leftovers in the house?
Yes, you can store your food in your room, and the things that need to be in the fridge should be identified (name; room nr).
4.What’s the best connection from Barcelona airport to Girona?
You have two options: It’s possible to go by train or bus .(Just click on the words "train" and "bus" for more details)
5. Where are the winter campers meeting in Girona? Is there a meeting point?
The organisers will be waiting for the winter campers here and our buses will depart from there.
6.What are the times of the buses from Girona to the main house?
We will have two buses on the 28th: The first one departs at 17:00(this one will make a stop at the groceries shop so wc’rs will be able to do some shopping until leaving the house again) and the second one will depart from 21:00. ( For the ones from the bus from 21:00 and weren’t able to buy the groceries, there will be some sandwiches available for low prices)
7.Is there any supermarket, bakery, shop available in the area?
The nearest ones are 5km away from the main house; we will provide bread every morning (for the ones who've ordered the day before). The other things should be bought when the buses go to the supermarket, on the excursions day.
8.Do we also have to buy drinking water to bring to the house?
No, there’s a fountain very nearby and you can drink water from any tap in the house!
9. Is it expensive eating in a Restaurant in Girona?
We are going to provide a list with some restaurants/bars that will offer special rates for the participants of the GWC.
10.Will it be possible to get some drinks during the GWC?
We will provide bar service during all the evenings of the GWC, drinks with special prices!
11. Is there wi-fi signal on the main house's surroundings?
Yes, but with limited signal .(Provided by the camp where the house is located)
12. Is it allowed to smoke in the house?
Since we are staying in a natural area, surrounded by many trees and vegetation, smoking will only be permitted at the “verandas”. Please follow this rule, we need to preserve the environment!
13.How can I get the contact info of all the participants of the event?
After the GWC we are going to provide a complete list of the facebook and couchsurfing contacts to all the participants, including organisers, and post it on the group/blog.
14. Is there a “bed time”?
Of course not! But, we all have to respect the resting zones, and the other people’s sleep if they want to go to bed a bit earlier than us. If you want to stay awake until late, please head to the main house's common spaces .There you’ll find more people to enjoy a good time together!
15.What ‘s the average temperature in Girona during the Holidays?
During the night it can be lower than 0ºC, since the air here is very humid, but during the day it can reach 10ºC.
16. When can I apply for the excursions activities ?
This is the first thing you should do as soon as you arrive in the house, during the check in. That’s when you choose the activities/excursions and pay for the ones that are needed.
17. In case of emergency, how to proceed?
There is a emergency number that will be informed during the check in.
If you have any other question, please contact us!
martes, 10 de diciembre de 2013
Legends of Girona - Pt 5 - Torlana
Hi everybody!!
So, we are very close now to the Camp!! I hope you are as excited about it as we are!! We are a little bit more than 2 weeks to go!
The legend for this week is a little bit scary, but I hope you like it...
Around the 14th century, Girona received many Jews people and they started a community here, called "Call". It was located in the neighbourhood that now we call "Barri Vell" (Catalan name for "Old neighbourhood".
Among all the Jews living here, there was this woman, very devoted to her faith and respected by her people, they used to call her Torlana. It's still not clear the origin of her name, but it's believed to be related to Torana or follower of Torah.
One night, her body was found beheaded at the Gironella Tower, and until now, nobody knows the responsible for this terrible crime. It's not sure whether the crime was done by a Jew or a Christian. The reasons are also unknown.
In the Jewish museum, in the courtyard ,there used to be a female head made out of bronze , in honour to this beloved woman, but it's not there anymore.
It's said and believed by many people, that if you walk in the Old Center at night, you might hear a woman's voice singing. You can't identify where is the sound coming from, because it seems to be coming from everywhere...as if she was still wandering through the quarter...
So, we are very close now to the Camp!! I hope you are as excited about it as we are!! We are a little bit more than 2 weeks to go!
The legend for this week is a little bit scary, but I hope you like it...
The Torlana
Around the 14th century, Girona received many Jews people and they started a community here, called "Call". It was located in the neighbourhood that now we call "Barri Vell" (Catalan name for "Old neighbourhood".
Among all the Jews living here, there was this woman, very devoted to her faith and respected by her people, they used to call her Torlana. It's still not clear the origin of her name, but it's believed to be related to Torana or follower of Torah.
One night, her body was found beheaded at the Gironella Tower, and until now, nobody knows the responsible for this terrible crime. It's not sure whether the crime was done by a Jew or a Christian. The reasons are also unknown.
In the Jewish museum, in the courtyard ,there used to be a female head made out of bronze , in honour to this beloved woman, but it's not there anymore.
It's said and believed by many people, that if you walk in the Old Center at night, you might hear a woman's voice singing. You can't identify where is the sound coming from, because it seems to be coming from everywhere...as if she was still wandering through the quarter...
This was the Torlana story, see you next week with more legends!
jueves, 28 de noviembre de 2013
Legends of Girona - Pt4 El Tarlá
Hey guys
and girls!
This week
I'm bringing two versions of the same story. Which one do you
prefer?
Today I'm telling you the story of the “Tarlá”.
Version 1
The 28th
of August used to be the day when people celebrated the San Augustín day, and
it was a huge party, with a lot of traditional and special moments. Each year,
one person was elected to be the responsible and guardian of the image of the
saint. They used to make some kind of procession, bringing the saint from the
house of his guardian towards the Sant Feliu church, and then the party
started. On a stage prepared for this event, there was a contest to decide who
would be the king of the party, called “Tarlá”, which means “Crazy”. So, you
can imagine the kind of performance they presented back then. He had as a
mission, bringing laughter and happiness everywhere he went, for the whole
period of the festivity.
When the "craziest" Tarlá was chosen, he was treated like an actual king! He had this kind of special car, where he sat on, and made this march through the city. On the next morning , the actual Saint’s day, there was a religious solemnity and then the Tarlá went to visit the houses of the neighbors in order to collect the money spent to prepare the party. After that, they went back to this big saloon where delicious food was served, and some people did sardanas (traditional Catalan dance) presentations while the Tarlá was watching and at the same time entertaining the people by making his crazy and funny stuff.
Version 2
(The best one!)
(Not trying to make your mind, but this version of the story is really great!)Many years ago, around the 19th century, a very severe plague had reached this region. People were all very sick and unable to leave their houses for weeks and weeks. The Argentería street was one of the saddest areas and the most affected by the plague.
Since the disease was so bad, people were isolated in quarantine, and the street was closed with some iron bars so nobody could pass.
Among all
that depressing environment, there was one of the neighbors , who was a very cheerful
and funny guy, who decided to try to distract people from all the disease and happiness,
so he was making crazy and funny things to make people laugh, even hanging
himself on the iron bars so people could see him and forget, at least for a
brief moment about all the problems.
A lot of families come with their kids every time the Tarlá/Xato is hanging on Argentería street,so they can control the puppet and make him spin around the iron bar while they’re singing “Viva el Xato!”
I hope you
liked at least one of the stories! See you next week for more legends!
viernes, 22 de noviembre de 2013
T-shirt...is coming
After reading the legends and tales, meeting us all a bit and all that jazz... guess what?
Nope, not that...
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Almost...
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Yeah right... you wish!
keep trying...
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Better! You are getting closer
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I guess you’ll have to wait and see if you got it right
Whahahahahaha
WUAHAHAHAHA
Nope, not that...
...
...
Almost...
...
...
Yeah right... you wish!
keep trying...
...
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Better! You are getting closer
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I guess you’ll have to wait and see if you got it right
Whahahahahaha
WUAHAHAHAHA
miércoles, 13 de noviembre de 2013
Legends Of Girona Pt 3- The witch of the Cathedral and The Girl of Constitution Square
Today, we are going to tell you two stories: the first about The Witch of the Cathedral, and the second about The Girl of Constitution Square.
The Witch of The Cathedral
Once upon a time, many many years ago, there used to live in Girona, a very bitter and mean woman, who was known as a witch. She devoted herself to the practice of black magic and the hate towards all the other people but herself. She used to fly around on her broom cursing at people and throwing rocks at them!
But one day, she was flying around the cathedral doing her favorite thing: cursing and hurting people with her rocks, when a very deep and loud voice was heard by everybody. The voice said “Rocks you throw, rock you will remain!”. At this moment, the witch was turned into stone ! She was placed as a gargoyle (the only human-shaped gargoyle on the cathedral’s walls) on the Carlomagno’s Tower.
She was put faced down, so she would never see the sky again, and used as a gargoyle so water would always pass through her mouth in order to clean it, since she was such a dirty mouthed witch!
The Girl of Constitution Square
This one is not exactly a legend, but a very interesting fact.
At the Constitution Square (Plaza de la Constituición) there’s a statue of a lovely little girl sitting there all by herself watching every step of the day-to-day life.
Her name is María del Mar Cabeza Catalán, and the reason of the tribute is that she was the only girl born in Girona on December, 6th of 1978, the day when the first democratic constitution was enacted, just after the end of Franco’s dictatorship.
The original Project was to make the statue of María del Mar Cabeza Catalán, when she was 4 years old, based on a model made by the sculptor from Madrid Francisco Lópes,but it turned out that so many years passed since the idea of the Project , that the model wasn’t good anymore and the artist concluded his work based on a photo, when María was already 12 years old.
This art piece attracts tourists every day, everybody wants to take a photo of/with the girl.
viernes, 8 de noviembre de 2013
Legends of Girona , Pt 2 - "Sant Narcis and the Flies"
Hello
Winter Campers!!
As the second part of our series about the Legends of Gerona , we are going to tell you the one that might be the most famous story : The Legend of Sant Narcís and the Flies.
As the second part of our series about the Legends of Gerona , we are going to tell you the one that might be the most famous story : The Legend of Sant Narcís and the Flies.
It’s been
said that in September of 1286, the current French king, accompanied by a
massive army, decided to invade Gerona. Since the army was so big, Gerona’s citizens
had no other choice but surrender.
They were
acting really disrespectful towards the city: stealing all the goods from
honest people, destroying monuments and churches, including the Sant Felix’s
church , where Sant Narcis was buried.
But something unexpected was about to happen… From Sant Narci’s tomb started to
come out millions of flies, but not just regular flies, they were huge!! Some
say there were as big as a horse head, and poisonous, and they attacked the
army and their horses, killing most of them, including their king!! The ones
who survived were so scared that they ran back to France.
We hope you like the story, see you next week for more Legends Of Gerona!
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