A guide to Spain – O
b =blog and news archive, d= directory, f=forum, rt=rural tourism, *= big topic
The Spanish Civil War- Obituary of Jimmy JumpThis obituary of International Brigader James “Jimmy” Jump was published in the Guardian in 1990, but is not online. It was sent to me by Peter who did a tour with me a few months back. The story at the end at Gare de Lyon in Paris is hilarious. Pictured here second from right on back row […]
- Memorial in FulhamMemorial in Fulham, London to volunteers from Hammersmith and Fulham who fought in Spain. Kindly sent to me by John Turner who came on the tour in October. “In honour of the volunteers who left Hammersmith and Fulham to fight in the International Brigade, Spain 1936 – 1939. They fought alongsidethe Spanish people to stop […]
- Obituary of Jimmy Jump
- Lucy’s nature blog
- How to spot a Praying MantisWritten by Lucy Brzoska One way is to look out for unusual portents, unnatural juxtapositions, something that just doesn’t feel right. Like an immobile upside-down butterfly. This butterfly was not responding to the other Large whites visiting the sticky fleabane on this warm October day. A closer look revealed it was firmly in the grip […]
- How to spot a Praying Mantis
- Barcelona blog
- Barcelona’s SomorrostroPhoto by Ignasi Marroyo showing photographer Joan Colom hanging from railing of Barcelona Somorrostro seafront, today’s Olympic beaches, in 1964. Here still lived some of those who had lost the war. More here on the photo:
- Barcelona’s Somorrostro
