Sunday, 9th April: The last week was the famous “Semana Santa”, the week before Easter, when many prozessions take place. As it was my last week, I wanted to enjoy it as much as possible and so I didn’t write any blog. We went to “San Sebastian”, did a hiking and a...

Wednesday, 5th April: Finally I also went to Madrid! Together with my host-aunt I was spending the last four days in Madrid where we lived in the house of some friends. Everyday from the morning until the evening we made excursions to famous sights in Madrid, like for...

Thursday, 30th March: A village in one of the smallest federal states of Spain, not located at the Camino de Santigo and with just about one main street and two hundred residents, seems boring to you? Well I can tell, that San Millán de la Cogolla, a village...

Friday, 17th March: Even if there already are some blog entries about wine cellars, in Spanish "bodegas", I want to write about my visit in a "bodega" yesterday because the "bodegas" are the most famous things of La Rioja. Since a friend of my host-aunt is the owner...

Sunday, 26th of March: It's just a small, but important sign that makes the difference between a German and a Spanish fountain: "Agua potable" is what they write in Spain, in Germany it mostly says: "Kein Trinkwasser". Until now, in the three month I have been here, I...

Wednesday, 21th of March: Everything I eat here in Spain is soo delicious! Each day after school, Rebeca, Ángel and I eat in the house of Rebeca’s mother. She is a brilliant cook and offers us at least three dishes. In the beginning I thought she wants us to eat of...

Wednesday, the 22nd of MarchLast weekend my host family and I went on a hike in the mountain range called Sierra de Codés in the west of Navarra. It took us about 40 minutes to get there by car and luckily we had great weather that day!Hiking to the top of the...

Yesterday the students from Ireland, their Spanish exchange students and we went on a trip yo Bilbao together. Bilbao is an industry and harbour city surrounded by the mountains. It’s located in the North of Spain and the biggest city in the Basque country. Bilbao has...

The most traditional food in the North of Spain: Pinchos. They are little dishes you have with a drink like wine or mosto in little bars. But how do you eat pinchos? (Yes there is a special way) What´s the difference between pinchos and tapas? And what are the best...

This week Jana, Milla, Jonathan, Franzi and I presented Germany to the students from the 3° de ESO (comparable with the 9th grade at our school).We talked about topics like music, media, our school, free-time and our region and traditions.As we did some brainstorming...

Sunday, 19th March: What to do with four days of vacation in Spain? You could go to a city further away as Jonathan did [A day in Burgos] or how about taking advantage of the last snow in the Pyrenees [Skiing in the Pyrenees], which was what Jana's family did? Or...

,Friday, 17th March Last Sunday was one of my best days since I have been here in Spain. I visited San Sebastián together with my host-aunt and a friend of hers. San Sebastián is located at the Atlantic Ocean in the Basque Country near to France. There live about 190...

This Saturday we visited Alquézar, a small village in the province of Huesca in the autonomous community of Aragón. There we met Isabel’s unflexibel,, aunt, one of her cousins and another family member. Together we had something to drink and some snacks in a...

Monday, 20th of February:Jonathan already presented you the school we are at here in Spain. But there is a lot more behind the walls of "Hermanos D'Elhuyar".Listen to the video; you know this melody, don't you? It's the "Ode to Joy" or also known as the Anthem of...

Monday, 13th of March My second weekend in Logroño comes to an end and here is a small recap: On Thursday we drove to Pamplona, the capital of Navarra. The city is in the north of Spain and from Logroño it took us about an hour to get there. We visited the bullring of...

Monday, 13th of March: Be honest: the first thing coming into your mind when you hear "La Rioja" is its wine, isn't it? And of course, the wine and its viniculture, that's what "La Rioja" is famous for. I am going to present you a "Bodega" (spanish for wine cellar),...

,,,,,,Friday, 10th of March: Yesterday my host-aunt and I made a trip to Burgos, one of the oldest cities in Spain with about 175 000 inhabitants in the west of Logroño. After a two-hour ride by bus we finally arrived and had a guided tour through the old town of...

Today Jana, Nacho, Milla and I visited Clavijo and what first looked like a small village with little to see, turned out to be such an amazing place!El Castillo de Clavijo: In the small pueblo are the remains of the Castillo de Clavijo, where, according to a legend a...

Last week we had two days holidays, so my family decided to spend these days in Madrid and show me the city. We started our little trip on Thursday and the drive took about 4 hours.THURSDAY:Banco de España Museo del Prado Congreso de los Diputados FRIDAY:Plaza de...

Today is Sunday and my first weekend here in Logroño comes to an end. On Friday after school I met my host sister for the first time because she came from her university to Logroño to visit her family. In the evening she and I went for a walk together and we talked a...

Yesterday was a really long but beautiful day. My host family showed me one of the most famous wineries near Logroño (Herederos del Marqués de Riscal which is known for its very special hotel). There we took part in a guided tour, got an insight into the production of...

Friday, 3rd of March:La Rioja is formed by seven valleys, each of them is crossed by a river that ends up in the north in the river Ebro. The river which gave "La Rioja" its name, is the one the most in the west, called "Río Oja".onlyIn this valley there is a village...

Hi guys , Last evening, after my first day at school and a siesta, my hostmother and I went for a little walk and she showed my the city. On our way we also went to the cathedral (which is very impressive) and had a look at a small art exhibition ("dancing in the...

.We really brought the German weather to Spain! On Sunday -in the evening- Milla, Jana and I (Emilie) arrived in Logroño and one of the first things we saw was snow. The first evening was really short because we arrived very late. But on Monday, when we went to...