Ryanair to fly to Lanzarote from Germany

August 7, 2009 By 1 Comment

Last week Ryanair announced that they will start flying to Lanzarote this winter from two airports in Germany.

Starting in October there will two flights per week to and from both Frankfurt-Hahn and Düsseldorf-Weeze, and Ryanair are promising low prices on the routes thanks to a 100% discount on airport tax from AENA, who operate the airport in Arrecife.

There are, however, two big “buts” to consider.  Firstly, the flights are currently only available until the end of March 2010.  Deputy CEO of Ryanair Michael Crawley is quoted as saying that the continuation of flights beyond that point is dependent on that discount being extended.

The other consideration that potential travellers should consider is the location of the airports in Germany.   Düsseldorf-Weeze is 75km from Düsseldorf, and Frankfurt-Hahn is a staggering 126km from Frankfurt itself.  It remains to be seen if the additional expense of getting to those airports outweighs the savings of the flight, or whether tourists will remain loyal to existing carriers.

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Bolivian’s National Holiday

August 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Yesterday (6th August) was Bolivia’s national holiday.  On this day, the President visits the constitutional capital – Sucre – and various organisations take part in a parade around the town square from where he traditionally waves to them from the balcony of one of the Government buildings.

Among those marching are the Scout Groups from Sucre, and 9 years ago I was lucky enough to take part in the parade with one of them.

Grupo Sagrado Corazón, Sucre

Grupo Sagrado Corazón, Sucre (6th August, 2000)

This year the parade looks to have been slightly different.  The online newspaper La Razón has a report this morning containing a photo of the President himself walking around the square.  Was he leading the parade?  Is this a new idea?   Or did his predecessor do the same thing and I missed it because I was so far behind?

Walking at the head of the parade may well be a sign that he is leading the country with the people rather than from above them, and comes at a time when parts of the new constitution are coming into force.

The constitution not only allows President Morales to be re-elected in December, but is said to give more autonomy to indigenous communities.  This fact alone must create some difficult situations, as last year one region did try to hold a referendum on autonomy, only for this to be opposed by none other than Morales himself.

So is it one rule for indigenous communities, and another rule for the rest?  We will have to wait and see what difference the new constitution really does make.

Back to the national holiday, and I was hoping to see some photos of the event on the website of the local newspaper: Correo del Sur.  But for some reason, their website is down.  Not the best week for that to happen.  Anyone know why?

And whilst on the subject of photos, it is worth mentioning that at the end of the parade all of the Scout Groups get together for a District photo – something that takes some organising.  I am on the photo that was taken in the year 2000, and was promised a copy of it.  Unfortunately, I am still waiting for it.

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Was ist sinnvoll für die Schultüte?

August 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Das ist die Frage aller Fragen kurz vor Schulbeginn für die Eltern und evtl. für die Paten des ABC-Schützen.

Das Wichtigste für die Kinder sind die Süßigkeiten und die sollen in der Schultüte natürlich auch nicht fehlen. Aber es gibt auch allerlei gesündere Naschereien wie Trockenobst oder wenn das Kind Nüsse mag evtl.  Studentenfutter. Etwas weniger Kalorien haben auch Salzstangen oder fett reduzierte Kekse.

So, nun ist die Süßigkeitenration erfüllt. Was könnte man sonst noch in die Schultüte legen? Ich würde da an kleine Bücher denken, Rätselblöcke, Stifte, etwas anderes Nützliches für die Schule oder Hausaufgaben. Auch für die Freizeit gibt es sicherlich schöne Dinge die klein sind wie zum Beispiel ein Hüpfseil. Gutscheine für Ausflüge sind sicherlich auch interessant.

Ein Thema für ein Buch wäre die Sicherheit auf dem Schulweg. Unter anderem auch, dass das Kind nicht mit Fremden mitgehen darf. Das sollte auch schon vor Schulbeginn eingehend mit dem Kind besprochen werden. Es gibt zu viele Menschen die nichts Gutes mit Kindern im Sinn haben. Kinder sollen nicht in Angst leben, aber vorbereitet sein.

Das waren so meine Gedanken, aber welche anderen Ideen haben Sie noch?

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