Ice Skating

More things to do during christmas time, ice skating. In the city of Murcia several ice skating rinks are mounted.
Today is the day of New Year's Eve. Enjoy this coming night, and I wish you a very good New Year.

Theatre For Children

At Christmas time, keep the kids entertained. Some of the free offers for kids is the children's theater at the city of Murcia.

Snow Mountain

As the snow doesn´t fall to the city of Murcia, must be invented.
In the picture, ice slope so that children can pull sledding.

Christmas Station

At Basabé Street (between Santo Domingo Square and Romea Theatre), every Christmas time, there are many Christmas scenes, and in that place, Santa Claus has his house for some days.

Christmas Opera

For several days, we have been enjoying good opera on the street. Using as a theatre the Belluga Square and, as background, Moneo building facade.

Santa Claus Is On Holiday

After a long night of work, Santa Claus has been seen in ordinary clothes on the way to his vacation. ;-)

Xmas Day 2013

Merry Xmas for all of you from MurciaDailyPhoto. I wish you the best for the end of this year, and the best for 2014.

Xmas Eve Parade 2013

This morning, you could see the Christmas parade that featured Father Christmas for the joy of all children.

Darth Vader At Xmas

Our peculiar statue for Darth Vader at Xmas, with the Xmas lights of Gran Via.

End Of A Week.

End of a hard week of work. A welcome break arrives ahead.

Blue Control.

It seems that the blue statue is controlling the traffic.

Upright

All points up.

Scary Shapes

Look at the top middle mountain. Scary!

Xmas Time 2013

Each year, the malls have to innovate in Christmas decorations to promote consumerism.

Forest Paths.

In the lung of Murcia (El Valle Perdido / The Lost Valley), you can do, among other sports, hiking, in a healthy natural environment.

Mountain-Bike

Mountain bike at The Lost Valley (El Valle Perdido).

Shapes

Solar / Frost protector on a mall.

Moon For Ads.

This could be the next ad for that automobile company.

Calm River

The Segura River, the river that runs through the Region of Murcia, is a calm river (usually). It has a flow rate of 26 m3 / s. For example, the Seine river (France) has a flow rate of 500 m3 / s.

Island Creation

Nature is like that. Sediments accumulate behind the stones placed by man, and thus created a new island that using waterbirds.

Waterwheel

Answer to the quiz from last Saturday : this is a waterwheel . Specifically , a replica of the big waterwheel in Abarán (Gran Noria de Abarán) . The largest waterwheel in Europe that is still in operation.
The large size of the Gran Noria is justified by its 11.90 meters long and 1.20 meters wide. Its function , which is to raise the water, takes place thanks to 128 buckets that straddle what is known as a crown, and their radii 32 and 64 blades, with a yield of 30 liters per second .
The materials consisting unchanged. The wooden frame is supported by cast iron gears, which are the engine of the entire system, of course, with the invaluable help of water. Its importance within the irrigation system of the town is indisputable, and which was responsible for supplying the main ditch : distributed by 7 kilometers of ditches and channels the water needed to irrigate more than 170000 square meters of vegetables and fruit crop.
It's was built in 1819 (the original).
Picture: replica placed in a mall.

Fire

A serious fire destroyed a storage shed of a Murcian clothing company, Liwe. Manufacturer of, among other brands, Solido, Grin's. Pepe Pardo, Cyberjeans ...
Only property damage. Firefighters took 8 hours to control it.

Dec'13 Theme Day: Looking Out (Introversion)

1st of the month: the Theme Day is here.
Yes, it's a version of looking out. Looking out across a keyhole, Murcia Parque public pool (only open in the summer months).
Click here to view thumbnails of all participants.