Author Archives: JBinnacle

Flashback to a bunch of walk-arounds and visits in Santander (Spain) 2008 – 2011

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I’ve realised I’m very bad at exploring (or at least documenting) areas close to where I live…

  • Palacete del Embarcadero (Small Palace at the Quay)
  • Bahía de Santander (Santander Bay)
  • Parque y Playa de Piquío (Piquío Park and Beach)
  • Casino de Santander (Santander Casino)
  • Parque de Las Cachavas (Cachavas Park )
  • Plaza Porticada (Plaza Pedro Velarde) (Square of the Arcs)
  • Ayuntamiento de Santander (Santander Townhall)
  • Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Santander (Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary)
  • Playa del Camello (Beach of the Camel)
  • Palacio de la Magdalena (Magdalena Palace)
  • Faro de Cabomayor (Cabomayor Lighthouse)
  • Parque de la Vaca (Park of the Cow)
  • Iglesia de Santa Lucía (Saint Lucy’s church)
  • Glorieta de los Osos (Bears’ roundabout)
  • Parroquia de San Juan Bautista (Saint John the Baptist’s church)
  • Colegio Salesianos (Salesianos School)

Flashback to 13th August 2011: Altamira & Santillana del Mar (Spain)

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Altamira Caves Museum

Santillana del Mar

  • Museo de la Tortura (Torture Museum)
  • Plaza Mayor de Ramón y Pelayo (Main Square)
  • Iglesia de la Colegiata (Colegiate Church)

Note: This is a flashback post, which means it is just a collage regarding a trip I took before I started the blog in 2012. Tags may be incomplete or slightly off.

Flashback to 27th – 31st July 2011: Barcelona (Spain) for Gackt / Yellow Fried Chickenz

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  • Basílica de la Sagrada Família (Church of the Holy Family)
  • Torre Glòries (Glory Tower)
  • Gackt / YFC concert.

Note: This is a flashback post, which means it is just a collage regarding a trip I took before I started the blog in 2012. Tags may be incomplete or slightly off.

Flashback to 26th & 27th June 2011: First time in Glasgow

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  • Central Glasgow
  • Glasgow Central Station
  • River Clyde
  • Glasgow City Chambers
  • Glasgow Necropolis
  • Saint Mungo’s Cathedral
  • Glasgow Museum of Modern Art

Note: This is a flashback post, which means it is just a collage regarding a trip I took before I started the blog in 2012. Tags may be incomplete or slightly off.

Flashback to 28th December 2010 – 2nd January 2011: New Year’s in London

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  • Hyde Park
  • Piccadilly Circus
  • Sherlock Holmes Museum
  • London Eye
  • Houses of Parliament
  • Big Ben
  • River Thames
  • Tower Bridge
  • Tower of London
  • St Paul’s Cathedral
  • Globe Theatre
  • London Aquarium
  • British Museum
  • London Natural History Museum
  • Buckingham Palace

Note: This is a flashback post, which means it is just a collage regarding a trip I took before I started the blog in 2012. Tags may be incomplete or slightly off.

Flashback to 28th – 30th November 2010: Worktrip to San Sebastián and Bilbao (Spain)

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San Sebastián

  • Playa de la Concha [Beach of “The Shell”]
  • Teatro Victoria Eugenia [Victoria Eugenia Theatre]
  • Iglesia de San Vicente [Saint Vincent’s Church]
  • Puente de Santa Catalina [Saint Catherine’s Bridge]
  • Plaza Mayor de San Sebastián [Main Square]

Bilbao

  • Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa [Guggenheim Museum Bilbao]
  • River and Estuary
  • Iglesia de San José [Saint Joseph’s Church]

Note: This is a flashback post, which means it is just a collage regarding a trip I took before I started the blog in 2012. Tags may be incomplete or slightly off.

Flashback to 15th – 18th September 2010: Valladolid get-away

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  • Academia de Caballeria (Cavalry Academy)
  • Campo Grande (Gardens)
  • Museo de la Ciencia de Valladolid (Science Museum)
  • Museo Nacional de Escultura / Colegio de San Gregorio (National Sculpture Museum / St. Gregory’s school)
  • Museo Oriental de Valladolid (Museum of Eastern Art)
  • Palacio de Santa Cruz (Holy Cross Palace)
  • Puente Colgante de Valladolid (Hanging Bridge)
  • Universidad de Valladolid (University of Valladolid)

Note: This is a flashback post, which means it is just a collage regarding a trip I took before I started the blog in 2012. Tags may be incomplete or slightly off.

Flashback to 21st – 24th August 2010: Frankfurt and Kronberg (Germany)

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Frankfurt

  • Frankfurter Dom (Frankfurt Cathedral)
  • Euro-Skulptur (Euro sculpture)
  • Römerberg (Market Square)
  • Alte Nikolaikirche (Old St Nicholas Church)
  • Main Tower
  • MyZeil shopping centre

Kronberg

  • Old Town Of Kronberg Im Taunus
  • Schirnplatz
  • Kronberg Castle

Note: This is a flashback post, which means it is just a collage regarding a trip I took before I started the blog in 2012. Tags may be incomplete or slightly off.

Flashback to 11th – 14th August 2010: Granada & the Alhambra

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  • Catedral de la Encarnación de Granada (Cathedral of the Incarnation)
  • Alhambra de Granada (Granada Muslim fortress)
  • Jardines de la Alhambra (Fortress Gardens)

Note: This is a flashback post, which means it is just a collage regarding a trip I took before I started the blog in 2012. Tags may be incomplete or slightly off.

Flashback to 17th – 21st June 2010: First time in Barcelona (Spain), with the excuse of Gackt

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  • Basílica de la Sagrada Família (Church of the Holy Family)
  • Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia (Cathedral of The Holy Cross and St Eulalia)
  • Mercat St Josep (St. Joseph Market)
  • La casa de los paraguas or Casa Bruno Cuadros (House of Bruno Cuadros)
  • Museu de Cera Barcelona (Wax Museum)
  • Edificio de Aduanas (Customs Building)
  • Puerto de Barcelona (Barcelona Harbour)
  • Estatua de Colón (Colombus Statue)
  • Iglesia de Santa María del Mar (Church of St. Mary of the Seas)
  • Museo del Mamut (Mammoth Museum)
  • Arc de Triomf de Barcelona (Bartelona Triumphal Arc)
  • Parc Güel (Güel Park)
  • Montjuic
  • MNAC or Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (Museum of Catalonian Art)
  • Poble Espanyol (Spanish Village)
  • Plaça d’Espanya & Torres Venecianes (Square of Spain & Venecian Towers)
  • Barrio Gótico (Gothic Quarters)
  • Gackt’s Are you Fried Chickenz concert.

Note: This is a flashback post, which means it is just a collage regarding a trip I took before I started the blog in 2012. Tags may be incomplete or slightly off.

Flashback to 28th December 2009: Comillas (Spain)

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  • Cementerio de Comillas (Graveyard)
  • Capilla Panteón de los Marqueses de Comillas (Comillas Marchis’ Chapel and Pantheon)
  • Palacio de Sobrellano (Sobrellano Palace)

Note: This is a flashback post, which means it is just a collage regarding a trip I took before I started the blog in 2012. Tags may be incomplete or slightly off.

Flashback to 26th December 2009: Winterday in Madrid (Spain)

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  • Palacio Real de Madrid (Royal Palace)
  • Templo de Debod (Egyptian Temple to Debod)
  • Arco de la Victoria (Victory Arc)
  • Palacio de la Moncloa (Palace of La Moncloa)
  • Puerta del Sol (Square Puerta del Sol)
  • Plaza Mayor de Madrid (Main Square)
  • Plaza de Colón (Columbus Square),
  • Puerta de Alcalá (Puerta de Alcalá Arc)
  • Edificio de Correos (Postal Building)
  • Fuente de la Cibeles (Cibeles Fountain)
  • Edificio Metrópolis (Metropolis Building)
  • Gran Vía de Madrid (Gran Vía Avenue)
  • Círculo de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Club)
  • Estación de Príncipe Pío (Príncipe Pío Station)

Note: This is a flashback post, which means it is just a collage regarding a trip I took before I started the blog in 2012. Tags may be incomplete or slightly off.

Flashback to 4th – 14th September 2007: ZEE-2007 on the BIO Hespérides

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ZEE-2007 Campaign of the Buque de Investigación Oceanográfica Hespérides (Oceanographic Research Vessel “Hesperides”) belonging to the Spanish Navy.

Note: This is a flashback post, which means it is just a collage regarding a trip I took before I started the blog in 2012. Tags may be incomplete or slightly off.