VIDEO Mungia November 2015

Jone, Estitxu and Leire have made a video about the exchange. Enjoy!

Bilbo Tour

BILBO

It is the largest municipality of the Basque Country and the tenth largest in Spain it one of the most populous metropolitan areas in northern Spain.

Bilbao is situated in the north-central part of Spain Its main urban core is surrounded by two small mountain ranges with an average elevation

Bilbao was a commercial hub of the Basque Country that enjoyed significant importance in Green Spain.

Ayuntamiento de Bilbo

The building was built in 1892 by Joaquín Rucoba, on the former site of a convent in the district of Uribarri. It was built in Baroque style. One of the highlights of the building is the Arab Hall, a richly decorated hall in the Neo-Mudéjar style that resembles the decorations found in the Alhambra of Granada. The hall is used for official receptions and weddings.

Before 1890, the city's council was located in a building inside the Old Town.

ARRIAGA

The Teatro Arriaga is an opera house. It was built in Neo-baroque style by architect Joaquín Rucoba in 1890, (the same architect that built the city hall). It is named after Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga, known in his time as the "Spanish Mozart".

The theater was rebuilt in 1985 after severe flooding destroyed it in August 1983.

Biscay Foral Delegation Palace

It was built between 1890 and 1900 by architect Luis Aladren, in the Gran Vía de Don Diego López de Haro avenue. It is important because is a branch of government of Biscay.

CATHEDRAL

Santiago Cathedral is a Catholic Cathedral in the city of Bilbao. The temple was originally built during the 14th-15th centuries as Bilbao's main parish church, and was only declared cathedral in 1950 when the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bilbao was officially created. Its origins probably date to well before the foundation of the city in 1300, when Bilbao was little more than a small enclave of fishermen.

BILBO
Architecturally, the present building is a mixture of styles: from the 15th century Gothic of the cloister and the main vault, where of special interest are the cloister and the beautiful portal that gives access Correo street (Puerta del Angel), to the ostentatious Gothic Revival façade and spire.

Parque de los patos

Doña Casilda Iturrizar park is a public park . It is named this way after Casilda Iturrízar, donated the terrains.

It was the only lung of the city until a few years ago. It is an English-style garden created more than 100 years ago, in which the main highlights are the perfectly preserved examples of many centenary tree species.

Attractions

Within the park there is a duck pond with various species of waterfowl, the park is nicknamed Parque de los Patos (Duck's park) by the locals because of this pond. There is also a cybernetic fountain that offers annually sound and light shows during the holidays, surrounded by a large space where concerts are held and a pergola.

SAN MAMES

San Mamés is the name of Athletic Bilbao’s football stadium. The stadium replaced the "old" San Mamés as the home of Athletic Bilbao.

The first san mames was opened in 1913 and 100 years later in 2013 was inaugurated the new san mames. The old san mames was the oldest stadium in Spain before the delosion

The new stadium have capacity to 53,000and it was built next to the old san mames.The construction began in 2010 and 3 years later Three quarts was compete, when de `liga´ finished the athletic demolished the old san mames and they started paying in the new when it wasn't finished yet.

Euskalduna Jauregia

It was designed by architects Federico Soriano and Dolores Palacios and work started in 1994. It was opened in February 1999 and contains a variety of spaces, functioning as a conference center, opera house and concert hall. In 2003 it was declared by the International Congress Palace Association as the world's best congress center.

It is used as an Auditorium (for opera productions by the ABAO (The Bilbao Association of Friends of Opera) and the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra. It has the largest stage of any theatre in Europe), as a commercial gallery, a restaurant, an Exhibition Hall, a commercial gallery.

Mungia Tour

MUNGI TOUR

• Lauaxeta:

It is the school where we study. This building has the name of a famous poet who was killed in the civil war.

• “E”-> Euskararen ikurra:

This monument is in honour to the Basque language, Euskera. It changes its position, it is always moving with the wind.

• Torrebillela:

Torrebillela is a castle in Mungia. It is one of the oldest buildings in the town and it was built in the 14th century. Nowadays, it is a public library and inside it, it has a small cinema too.

• San Pedro Church:

It was built in the 12th century. Nowadays, the front of the church is the only part of the church that hasn't changed.

• Andra Mari Church:

It is the oldest church in the town. It was built in the 14th century. Nowadays, it has been refurbished and it is used for important events.

• Plaza “Alkartasuna”:

This fountain was built in 1983 and it is situated in the middle of Mungia. Next to it there is a big “M” which presents Mungia´s first letter. There are two squares: “Foruen Enparantza” and “Matxin Enparantza”. The market is held in this place.

• Agirre Jauregia:

This palace is a historical building from the 18th century. Inside it, there are some Town-Hall offices and it is a music school nowadays.

• Town Hall:

It is the town council of Mungia. It was made in 1900. This building has Basque characteristics and it also has the pelota court inside.

• Fronton (pelota court):

It is a very big place with lots of seats where you can see pelota matches. When the town's festivals are celebrated, some famous pelota players come and play here. It was refurbished some years ago.

• Olalde:

In this building a lot of different kinds of culture activities are held, like dances and concerts. There is a café too. Outside the building there is a place where you can play some Basque sports.

• Railway station: 

The old train went from Mungia to Erandio, another town in Biscay. We only have this wall to remember the station. Nowadays it is also used to put rides on festivities.

• Olentzeroren etxea: 

Landetxo’s family built in the 1510 the first farm of Basque Country, so it's the oldest farm house of Bizkaia, After that, they lived there more or less three centuries. After four centuries of that occurred, in the 1999, Mungia’s town hall, decided to broke down the building. Finally, they built again the house and nowadays, it is cultural center of the mythology of Basque Country which tell stories and legends of the Basque mythological characters.

• Idi-probak:

They are a typical basque sports. They are part of Basque tradition and they are still famous. They consist in a veeeeeery big cow carrying a huuuuuuuuuuge, enormoussssssssssssssssss and bigggggggggggggggggggggg stone. This “floor” makes them it easier to carry it. In front of here we can see a typical bar of the Basque Country.

MINI DICTIONARY

ENGLISH	SPANISH	BASQUE	DUTCH
hello	Hola	Kaixo / Apa	hallo
good morning	Buenos días	Egun on	Goedemorgen
good afternoon	Buenas tardes	Arratsaldeon	Goedemiddag
good evening	Buenas noches	Gabon	Goedenavond
good night	Buenas noches	Gabon	Goedenacht
goodbye	Adios	Agur	Dag
How’s it going?	¿Que tal?	Zelan?	Hoe gaat het?
yes	Sí	Bai	Ja
no	No	Ez	Nee
I don’t know	No lo se	Ez dakit	Ik weet het niet
maybe	Tal vez	Agian	Misschien
please	Por favor	Mesedez	Alsjeblieft
thank you	Gracias	Eskerrik asko	Dank je
sorry	Perdon	Barkatu	Sorry
big / small	Grande/Pequeño	Handia/Txikia	Groot / Klein
good / bad	Bueno/Malo	Ona/Txarra	Goed / slecht
a lot / little	Mucho/Poco	Asko/Gutxi	Veel / weinig
My name is …	Me llamo...	Nire izena ... da.	Ik heet...
What’s your name?	¿Como te llamas?	Zein da zure izena?	Hoe heet jij?
Where are you from?	¿De donde eres?	Nongoa zara?	Waar kom je vandaan?
Where is the…?	¿Donde esta...?	Non dago ...?	Waar is de...?
How much is this?	¿Cuanto cuesta esto?	Zenbat balio  du honek?	Hoeveel kost dit?
I don’t understand	No entiendo.	Ez dut ulertzen.	Ik begrijp het niet.
Can you repeat?	¿Puedes repetirlo?	Errepikatu ahal duzu?	Kan je herhalen?
Do you speak English?	¿Hablas Inglés?	Ingelesez hitz egiten   dakizu?	Spreek je engels?
I like this.	Me gusta esto.	Hau gustatzen zait.	Dit vind ik leuk
I don’t like this.	No me gusta esto.	Ez zait hau gustatzen.	Dit vind ik niet leuk.
It is really tasty.	Esta muy bueno.	Oso goxoa dago.	Het is erg lekker.
What is this?	¿Que es esto?	Zer da hau?	Wat is dit?
I am hungry.	Tengo hambre.	Goxe naiz.	Ik heb honger.
I don’t feel well.	No me siento bien.	Ez naiz ondo sentitzen.	Ik voel me niet lekker.
water	Agua	Ura	water
bread	Pan	Ogia	brood
milk	Leche	Esnea	melk
coffee	Café	Kafea	koffie
tea	Té	Tea	thee
cocoa	Cacao	Kakaoa	cacao
butter	Mantequilla	Gurina	boter
fruit	Fruta	Fruta	fruit
sugar	Azúcar	Azukrea	suiker
salt	Sal	Gatza	zout
potatoes	Patatas	Patatak	aardappels
home	Casa	Etxea	huis
High school	Instituto	Institutoa	middelbare school
school	Colegio	Eskola	school
bus stop	Parada de autobús	Autobus geltokia	bushalte
shop	Tienda	Denda	winkel
chemist’s	Farmacia	Farmazia	apotheek
baker’s	panadería	Okindegia	bakker
bank	Banco	Bankua	bank
doctor’s	Médico	Medikua	docter
supermarket	Supermercado	Supermerkatua	supermarkt
one	uno	bat	één
two	dos	bi	twee
three	tres	hiru	drie
four	cuatro	lau	vier
five	cinco	bost	vijf
six	seis	sei	zes
seven	siete	zazpi	zeven
eight	ocho	zortzi	acht
nine	nueve	bederatzi	negen
ten	diez	hamar	tien
twenty	veinte	hogei	twintig
thirty	treinta	Hogeita Hamar	dertig
forty	Cuarenta	Berrogei	veertig
fifty	Cincuenta	Berrogeita hamar	vijftig
sixty	Sesenta	Hirurogei	zestig
seventy	Setenta	Hirurogeita Hamar	zeventig
eighty	Ochenta	Laurogei	tachting
ninety	Noventa	Laurogeita hamar	negentig
a hundred	Cien	Ehun	honderd
a thousand	Mil	Mila	duizend