Formula 1 Team Made In Murcia

Murcia was filed yesterday in what will be Formula 1 team for next season: the Campos Meta Team. The car will be built in Murcia, and the first pilot will be Bruno Senna (nephew of the legendary Ayrton Senna).
The presentation took place at the Naval Technology Center building (Centro Tecnológico Naval y del Mar), which is located in the Technology Park of Fuente Alamo.
News published in the press: 1, 2, 3

Electric Car

This experimental car was developed by the Academy of Sciences of the Region of Murcia. They are seeking to make a transit vehicle for the city and could be used by anyone.

In the second picture an elderly access into this electric vehicle.

Science And Technology

From 5 to 8 of November was held in Murcia the Week of Science and Technology (in the gardens of El Malecon). This is the ninth edition of this week, which each year attracts more public. During this week, aims to bring science and technology to the general public.

In the picture, stand at IES Floridablanca (Secondary School) where among other things showed the double helix of DNA, and several robotic experiments.

Sunset In The Courtyard Of The Former Artillery Barracks.

About the old artillery barracks I have published several pictures. The truth is that I like much the architecture of this site. On labels, you can see photos I've taken from this site.

Junterones Chapel. Cathedral Of Murcia.

This photo is from the outside of the Junterones Chapel in the Cathedral of Murcia.

"The best Renaissance chapel burial of Murcia. It was promoted by Don Gil Rodriguez de Junterón, a leading figure in the court of Julius II. Plant is oblong and is a unique set of novelty and of exceptional quality, which merges architecture and sculpture. It should be noted that the magnificent high relief, representing the glory, rises above the altarpiece of the Adoration of the Magi, and the figures of Isaiah, John the Baptist and the twelve Sibyls in a mixture of religious and pagan, so characteristic of the Renaissance". (Source: Francisco Javier Valera Bernal Professor of Geography and History).

In next links you can see inside the chapel:

(I think the link number 5 will impress you.)

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- 2

- 3

- 4

- 5

Dialogue

With the time change (a couple of weeks ago we had to clock back an hour) it is usual that I leave work after dark.

In the background two people converse in the light of a lamppost in the parking lot of Parque Tecnológico de Fuente Álamo (a Technology Park) where I work.

2 Years Old

My son is growing. On day 1 November, my son turned two years old. He is now a man! Two years of sleep deprivation, two years of volatile mood. But with a smile of his, everything is forgotten.

Backlight

Inside the Arab wall of Santa Eulalia (ninth to tenth centuries) there is an exhibition of pottery found with these walls.

I do not focus well, and I had a backlight very thorough.

Theme Day: Doorways

Today is the first day of the month.

The Theme Day has arrived. Today: Doorways.

I have chosen this door. This gate is located at the Museum of Fine Arts of Murcia (Museo de Bellas Artes de Murcia). It is a door that was part of the facade of the Palace Silk Contrast (17th century). Now is the doorway to one of the temporary halls of the museum and the pavilion is also documentation room and library.

Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

Bank of Spain. Another point of view.

About this building I have commented things here. Now I have taken this other perspective of this building. In the background the Garden of St. Elizabeth.

The cross street is the Gran Via.

Provincial Traffic Headquarters. Jefatura Provincial De Tráfico De Murcia.

This is one of those ugly public buildings.

Here come the Murcians to obtain a driver's license, but also to pay traffic fines. Fines for violations on state highways.

Theological Centre

Another perspective of this "factory of priests".

Diocesan Seminary. Seminario Diocesano De Murcia.

This is the main entrance to the theological center of San Fulgencio and San Jose.

This building is a training center for new priests and those who want to receive an advanced degree in theology.

The building is located in the downtown.

Here you can visit its website.

Buildings

At the exit of the city of Murcia to the Murcia-Cartagena motorway, is this set of buildings.

The picture I didn't shoot by the buildings, but by the color of its walls.

Swans

These swans are in the garden of Salitre (saltpeter) or La Pólvora (gunpowder).

In the early eighteenth century set up a treatment plant for the production of saltpetre gunpowder on the express orders of Philip V: this factory remained in operation until production was moved slowly to the nearby town of Javalí. But it was not until the late twentieth century when the Ministry of Defense gave the lot to the city of Murcia for the construction of a public garden. (Source: Municipality of Murcia)

Last Rays Of Sun On The Gardens Of El Malecon.

After a cloudy day and very windy, the end of the afternoon was sunny.

Wind Power.

Next to the Museum of Science and Water (in Murcia) is that windmill. One way of making people aware that renewables are the present and the future of energy.

Autumn Has Come To Murcia.

This week, the autumn has come to Murcia. In fact, until last weekend you could still swim in the sea and sunbathing. The image is of a boat on the Mar Menor in the Murcia coast.

Detail Of A Plant.

I don't know the name of this plant, but when you use the macro function you can obtain amazing results.

Keep Murcia Clean. Ayuda A Mantener Murcia Limpia.

Murcia clean.
In the poster for Murcia! (M!) Reads: Help us to keep it clean.
As you can see in the second photo, there are some people who throw rubbish on the ground while the trash is next.

Eagle Detail

Detail of the Cathedral of Murcia.

In labels you can see more pictures of this Cathedral.

Arrixaca

Yesterday was a long day.

Yesterday they operated again to my 23 month old. Probably going to be the last time he has to undergo surgery. We arrived at 8 am at the Ciudad Sanitaria Virgen de la Arrixaca. And problems of beds, and some urgency, until 3 in the afternoon they could not operate him. Then he had to wake up from anesthesia, and finally, at 10:30 pm, we went home.

In the picture, emergency entrance of the children's hospital building of city health Virgen de la Arrixaca.

National Spanish Day

Yesterday was the National Spanish Day. A good day to go to the beach.

In the photo, an image of a solitary bird on the beach.

All about why this date, here.

Iberic Crew

This is one of those pictures you take looking for a different frame, then a dog appears that I had not seen before and which ultimately gives title to this photo: Iberic Crew.

This bridge or pedestrian bridge is located between the parking lot of the Malecon and the esplanade of the artillery barracks. The river: Segura.

Park Of Firemen. Parque De Bomberos De Murcia.

Another of the bodies that protect the city: firefighters.

In 2005, firemen in Murcia met 150 years old (so they'll get 154).

This is the fire station that is located in the Infante Juan Manuel, a fairly central area of Murcia.

Here you can see pictures of the 150th anniversary.

Local Police Murcia. Policia Local De Murcia.

Local Police Murcia created in 1854. During these more than 150 years, security in Murcia has experienced the Carlist Wars, the 1st Spanish Republic. The return of the monarchy, the 2nd Spanish Republic, the Spanish Civil War, the dictatorship of General Franco, and the current Democracy (or parliamentary monarchy).

Here you can see photos of that policeman in 150 years.

Murcian Craft Centre. Centro Para La Artesanía De Murcia.

This building is located next to the gardens called Jardín del Salitre, or sometimes known as Jardín de la Pólvora.

It is a display and sell products from the Region of Murcia legally produced by artisans on the register of the Autonomous craftsman.

The building creates a volume contrasted with the environment in the form of parallelepiped.

The Center is divided in two distict zones: One area where samples are exposed to continuously changing and artisanal products. A temporary exhibit, which showcases current monthly designs produced by artisans.

More about tis Centre of Craft, here, in its website. (Spanish and English)

Palace Of The Pacheco. Palacio De Los Pacheco.

16th and 17th centuries. The Pacheco family, related to the Fontes, used this palace as an ancestral home, but only the facade has been preserved, as well as part of the inner construction. The semi-circular arch of the entryway is was from the 16th century, while the upper windows are from the baroque period.

It serves as the current office for the General Management for Fine Arts and Cultural Patrimony of the CARM. (Source: Municipality of Murcia).

Today, I have arrived to the 365 photos. This is really my first year in pictures, although the first year of this blog was on 4th of June of 2009. Here you can see the first photo of this blog.

The Hangman. El Ahorcado Cafe.

El Ahorcado Cafe is one of those places in Murcia to have a coffee in the afternoon and going out for a drink at night.

It is located in the neighborhood of Santa Eulalia.

CCT. Qualification Tourist Center.

Following the theme of yesterday, another point of view of this place of education of quality in tourism.