https://pamelacahill.com/about/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/35.jpg35Me in Santander Spainhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/30.jpg30Pamela Cahill in Santander2024-01-09T20:33:26+00:00weekly0.6https://pamelacahill.com/freelance-journalist/2024-01-08T13:26:27+00:00weekly0.6https://pamelacahill.com/2020/03/21/santander-in-lockdown-with-three-children-and-two-dog/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/lockdownmar2020.jpglockdown March 2020Lockdown in downtown Santander March 21 20202020-03-28T18:53:18+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2013/04/03/urban-spain-why-i-love-it/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/beach-santander1.jpgBeach Sardinero SantanderSardinero beach, Santander - I love walking on the empty beaches in Winterhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/plaza-velarde.jpgPlaza VelardePlaza Velarde or Plaza Porticada as it is know locally - great for people-watching (and ice-skating in the winter)https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/picosdeeuropabrez.jpgPicosdeEuropaBrezBrez circular walking route in the Picos de Europa https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1960s-santander-sun.jpg1960s Santander sunMy side of town in the sunshinehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/pam-salamanca-crop.jpegPam.Salamanca.cropMe in Salamanca not today or yesterdayhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sanfernandoretail.jpgSanFernandoretailCalle San Fernando, Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/playground-magdalena.jpgplayground.magdalenaPlayground at Palacio de la Magdalena, Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bahiasunsnowpeaks.jpgSnow and the bay SantanderThe views from Puertochico port & bay Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/lopedevega.jpgLopedeVegaCalle Lope de Vega, Santander - all it needs is a tram and its a mini San Franhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/puerto-viento-sur-night.jpgPuerto Viento Sur nightViento Sur evening by the seafront (off Paseo de Pereda) Santander2019-11-05T11:23:16+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2013/05/16/37-doors/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/viewbay.jpgviewbayWhat the doors look out onto - a spectacular bayhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/strolling.jpgstrollingThe road was widened significantly at the turn of the last century - creating plenty room for strollinghttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/36.jpg36A sense of the original purpose for the street - number 36 houses a shipping agency established in 1853 that traded with Cubahttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/35.jpg35Number 35 Paseo de Peredahttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2829.jpg28&29Another door responsible for two numbers - 28 & 29 Paseo de Peredahttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1819.jpg18&19Numbers 18 & 19 Paseo de Pereda share this single doorhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/13detail.jpg13detailA detail of number 13 Paseo de Pereda - it's a Ministry for Finance buildinghttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/9-12.jpg9-12Number 9-12 is the location for Banco Santander - the historical headquartershttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/78detail.jpg7&8detailNumbers 7 & 8 Paseo de Peredahttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/3.jpg3Number 3 Paseo de Pereda2019-11-05T11:20:14+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2013/05/23/funicular-santander/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/viewgrass.jpgViewgrassView from the top is well worth the triphttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/landscaping.jpglandscapingAnimo - or Go for it! appears on the outside of the light rail carhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/thetop.jpgthetopGreat views of the bay and the mountains at the top https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cabviews.jpgcabviewsA stainless steel and safety glass box takes 20 people up and down at any one timehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/lookingdown.jpglookingdownThe funicular creeping up one of Santander's hills2019-11-05T11:19:26+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2013/05/30/los-raqueros-bay-sculptures/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/backstanding.jpgBackstandingA raqueros stands and examines the water belowhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/legsdangling.jpgLegsdanglingOne raquero has his legs dangling in the waterhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cloudypeople.jpgCloudypeopleThe raqueros attract a lot of attentionhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/plaque.jpgplaqueThe plaque that explains the memorial to the raqueros https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/legsdanglingwaternautico.jpgLegsDanglingWaterNauticoOne raquero has his legs dangling into the water https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2sitting1diving.jpg2sitting1divingTwo raqueros sit as another dives into the bayhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1diving1standing.jpg1Diving1StandingOne raquero looks on as another dives in to the waterhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1sittingnautico.jpg1SittingNauticoA raquero sculpture sitting with the Club Nautico in the distancehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/headstandingbay.jpgHeadstandingBaySculpture of the raquero standing in front of the bay2019-11-05T11:18:51+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2013/06/28/isla-de-la-torre-tower-island/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ae5e9-retratodeograciasmarianolastra1917-20-1.jpgae5e9-retratodeograciasmarianolastra1917-20-1https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/682f0-retratodeograciasmarianolastra1917-20-1.jpg682f0-retratodeograciasmarianolastra1917-20-1https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/7ee00-retratodeograciasmarianolastra1917-20-1.jpg7ee00-retratodeograciasmarianolastra1917-20-1https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1000085.jpgP1000085The Club Maritimo (1934) is another rationalist structure. Lastra has put together some designs for this site but put the ideas into Tower Island insteadhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1000636.jpgP1000636If I were Isabel II, I'd have a camp set up on the island also. What a location...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1000629.jpgP1000629I'm having a bit of fun with the new camera at this stagehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1000457.jpgP1000457The pier seems connected to the island - some reports say it was oncehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1000573.jpgP1000573You can see the curves I love so much in a building - referred to as utopian in one commentary https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1000537.jpgP1000537You wouldn't get planning permission nowadays - would you?https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p1000422.jpgP1000422A lick of paint in time for the Championships next September?2019-11-05T11:18:23+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2013/09/29/mercado-esperanza-market-santander/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1030201.jpgP1030201The inscription reads 'De la muy noble, siempre leal y decidida Ciudad de Santander' which means 'From the very noble, always loyal and decisive City of Santander'https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1030161.jpgP1030161Why do I like this?https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1030220.jpgP1030220Inside, it's even nicerhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1030145.jpgP1030145Here you can see the tiles and some of the iron-workhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1030134.jpgP1030134De la muy noble, siempre leal y decidida Ciudad de Santander which means from the very noble, always loyal and decisive City of Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1030121.jpgP1030121The view from behindhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1030113.jpgP1030113This is it - Mercado or Markethttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1030277.jpgP1030277Centollo or spider crab - I'm not a fan of these guys but they are might popular herehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1030282.jpgP1030282My current weakness doesn't break the bankhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1030240.jpgP1030240Is it for today? That's what you'll be asked when you say you want some peaches or nectarines2019-11-05T11:15:51+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2013/10/31/cliffside-pantheon/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1030952.jpgP1030952The route continues west and looks onto Liencres and the Picos de Europa. I call it a dayhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1030985.jpgP1030985I probably should have had a few glasses of wine when I got back at the lighthouse but it was a bit early in the afternoon and I was flying solo...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1030979.jpgP1030979As I walked back east towards the lighthouse, the horse grazing in the distance caught my eye... https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1030969.jpgP1030969So many questions...and so much griefhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1030950.jpgP1030950Inside and down low - it feels very empty. Too empty really. I wonder whether there were flowers left here initially...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1030951.jpgP1030951Looking inside and up tophttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1030949.jpgP1030949The gate to the pantheonhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1030965.jpgP1030965The inscription inside the pantheon from the restoration in 1994. It says Jose was head of Telegraph Installations from 1877 -1909. My dates (taken from a number of reliable sources) don't tally at allhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1030966.jpgP1030966The cross of the pantheon is looking very clean against the blue. The structure was restored by the City of Santander in 1994https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p1030959.jpgP1030959The elegant neo-gothic structure was completed in 1892. It is a beautiful yet solemn building2019-11-05T11:13:20+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2013/12/09/santander-llamas-park/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040823.jpgP1040823A couple of the playground fixtures aren't made from wood for obvious reasons...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040708.jpgP1040708Am I the only one who thinks these look a bit like pixelated cacti plants? https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040704.jpgP1040704Like I said - peering in is a popular activity in the parkhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040702.jpgP1040702Markers from the 5 & 10km charity runs. The park is also used for other charity fundraisers, environmental workshops and treasure huntshttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040700.jpgP1040700Last pic of the bridge ever I promisehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040740.jpgP1040740The steps of the amphitheatre look great with the sun bearing downhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040697.jpgP1040697Many of the walkways are made from woodhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040685.jpgP1040685The reedbeds have provided lots of coverage and shelter for those with webbed feet. It's great peering in to see what you can spothttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040682.jpgP1040682Everywhere you look there's something flying, swimming or growinghttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040677.jpgP1040677Helicopters :)2019-11-05T11:11:09+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2014/10/03/market-tour-in-santander-spain/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1100526.jpgMarket tour exchange SantanderCheers everybody for a great dayhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1100524.jpgMarket city tour exchange SantanderAnd enjoy the freedom...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1100522.jpgMarket city tour exchange SantanderHard work done. Time to relax!https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1100447.jpgMarket and city exchange tour SantanderThe old and the new cranes in Santander's skyline by the waterfronthttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1100438.jpgMarket tour Santander city ExchangeAnd enjoying a look at the Botin Centre under constructionhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1100424.jpgMarket & city exchange tour SantanderInside the re-modelled Pereda Gardens...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1100397.jpgMarket city exchange tour SantanderGlorious weather in the Plaza del Velardehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1100387.jpgMarket tour SantanderThe mix of the old and the new is very visible in the city centre https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1100369.jpgMarket tour SantanderOut and about on Juan de Herrerahttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1100318.jpgMarket tour SantanderThe 942 and Raquera going down a treat!2019-11-05T11:07:31+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2014/05/07/magdalena-palace-santander/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1060569.jpg_1060569The stairway to heaven - the views are stunning from the buildinghttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1060551.jpg_1060551The Royal crest, the fleur-de-lis decorated balcony and the lion with a crown - show us that this is no ordinary residencehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1060552.jpg_1060552Tudor influences visible in the sharp geometric lattice. The tower to the left is five storeys high and has a terrace at the top https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1060605.jpg_1060605The stonework - imitating brickwork - was sourced from Cueto. https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1060682.jpg_1060682The lovely and very leafy Magdalena Parkland - a pleasure to visithttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1060630.jpg_1060630Looking from the mini-tower out to Mauro Island and lighthouse - some really special views herehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1060624.jpg_1060624Around the back there's a great map of the world and a drop down into the oceanhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1060631.jpg_1060631My new find in the parkland - all I need now is to find out a bit about ithttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1060679.jpg_1060679One of many stunning wooden carvings made directly from the tree stumps by Rogelio Verdeja from the Parks & Gardens Dept of the Town Hallhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1060690.jpg_1060690Another sculptural addition from 1988 is the Cobweb or Tela de Arana 2019-11-05T11:03:40+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2015/11/05/santander-machichaco-tragedy-1893/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/10602.jpg1060‘The Explosion of the Cabo Machichaco’ by Pablo Isidro Duomarco on 3 November 1893. From the Víctor del Campo Cruz Collection. © Centro de Documentación de la Imagen de Santander. Ayuntamiento de Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/18161.jpg1816https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1704.jpg1704https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/01-851.jpg01.85https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/10061.jpg1006https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/10051.jpg1005https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/10601-e1446732001395.jpg1060https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4081.jpgmachi 4xxxhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4082.jpgmachi 3xxxhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4070-e1446675278780.jpgMachi 2xxx2019-11-05T11:02:48+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2013/08/02/1941/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/asuncion.jpgAsuncionThe Church of the Assumption was all that was left of the old Calle Compania. It was restored and the street rebuilt and renamedhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mappost1941.jpgMapPost1941Map of Santander post-1941https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mappre1941.jpgMapPre1941Map of Santander pre-1941https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bancoespanacorner.jpgBancoEspanacornerThe Banco Espana was built in 1924/5. It's structure withstood the flames.https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/isabelii.jpgIsabelIIThis section of the city is completely different to its pre-1941 self. I like the centre buildinghttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/juandeherreracalle.jpgJuandeHerreraCalleJuan de Herrera was the brand new commercial street - that leads down to the Plaza Porticada https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/velarde.jpgVelardeThe Plaza Porticada or Plaza Velarde is a post-1941 grand squarehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/avenidacalvosotelo.jpgAvenidaCalvoSoteloThe new Avenida Calvo Sotelo - a thoroughfare through the city - reminding me of a mini Gran Viahttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/plazacathedral.jpgPlazaCathedralA dozen streets lay where this square is now - the Plaza de la Catedralhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/lealtad-buzzing.jpgLealtad-buzzing72 years on - the natural heart of the city has been jolted back into life2019-11-05T11:00:54+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2013/04/25/walking-trail-beaches-santander/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/videoimage.jpgVideoImageMy Animoto 30-second video of Beach Walks in Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sardinero12.jpgSardinero1&2Sardinero La Primera (centre left) and La Segunda (right) where the waves are usually goodhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sardinero2-1.jpgSardinero2.1Both of the Sardinero beaches are great for swimming if you like waves. Surfers and bodyboarders like it herehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bikini3.jpgBikini3Los Bikinis - and there were a few. Great views from here of the mountainshttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/matalenas-1.jpgMatalenas.1Mataleñas beach - near the lighthouse, Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/peligros2.jpgPeligros2I started off on the boardwalk which runs from Los Peligros to La Magdalena beach - useful for pedestrians, buggies and bikeshttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/googlemaps.pngGoogGoogleMaps screengrab of the Santander peninsula and bay2019-11-05T10:58:57+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2019/08/11/currachs-in-santander-bay/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1170060-2.jpg_1170060 (2)https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1170226.jpg_1170226Coming in from the water...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1170168-1.jpg_1170168 (1)Two traineras and two currachshttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1170164-1-1.jpg_1170164 (1)The 'Ron Dubh' powering through the waterhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1170084-2.jpg_1170084 (2)Astillero dockyards in the background https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1170050.jpg_1170050Turning around to see what's aheadhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1170089.jpg_1170089A break for the crews before heading back into Puertochico. That's the Hotel Real up in the distancehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1160974.jpg_1160974Pushing through - it's the 'Ri na Laoi' https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_5760.jpgIMG_5760Jaime hopped off the trainera and started serving hte 'marmita'. Pity I didn't get a pic of the actual meal but it was delicious! https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_5862.jpgIMG_5862Two Spanish rowers getting the lowdown from two Irish rowers with Brittany Ferries 'Connemara' in the distance heading back to Cork2019-09-02T13:34:02+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2014/06/21/trainera-rowing-santander-bay/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1070432.jpg_1070432 rowing Santander bayA century or more ago it was all about the fish. Now it's all about the fun...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1070121.jpg_1070121 rowing canoe Santander bay boatThey zoom around and are tricky to spot when you're in the bay but we chat back on terra firma...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1070645.jpg_1070645 rowing Santander bay boatsI'm starting to think I must be obsessed with cranes. I like the delicacy of the translucent sail here against the hard lines of the towering craneshttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/10703851.jpg_1070385 rowing Santander bay boatThis one reminds me of the first trip I took with Santander en Boga to the Puntal (or Treasure Island as I nickname it) which you can see in the background Boat Santander Cantabria Spain https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1070385.jpg_1070385 rowing Santander bay boatThis one reminds me of the first trip I took with Santander en Boga to the Puntal (or Treasure Island as I nickname it) which you can see in the background Boat Santander Cantabria Spain https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1070385.jpg_1070385 rowing Santander boat bayThis one reminds me of the first trip I took with Santander en Boga to the Puntal (or Treasure Island as I nickname it) which you can see in the backgroundhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1070284.jpg_1070284 rowing Santander bayWhenever we go east, towards the Puntal, upriver or the open sea we go through this refinery bridge which is a nice landmark on our way back - we're nearly homehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1070365.jpg_1070365 rowing Santander bayI had the great complaint of to much light at the Bahiana. I love this shot taken against the late afternoon sun of the two traineras and crewhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1070571.jpg_1070571 rowing Santander bayImagine the bay without these beauties? I'll never be able to look at the water without thinking of the trainerashttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1070798.jpg_1070798 rowing Santander bayOff the water - weary but smiling2019-07-04T10:00:49+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2018/09/17/brittany-ferries-cork-santander/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1160811-1.jpg_1160811 (1)Do you think they'd like a trip to Ireland? I think so!https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1160775.jpg_1160775Farewell Connemara! Until next year! XXhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1160765.jpg_1160765Driving down the ramp with the Centro Botin in full sight!https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1160757.jpg_1160757Back at base by the Centro Botin. Did you know that before the Centre was built - this patch of land was used as a carpark?https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1160708.jpg_1160708Hola. Ya estamos de vuelta! (We're back!)https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1160685.jpg_1160685Selfie in front of the Palace!https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1160671.jpg_1160671Mucking about trying to get the Magdalena Palace in the centre of the lifebuoy!https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1160680.jpg_1160680Captain's view isn't bad! https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1160669.jpg_1160669Land ahoy! It's Santander up ahead!https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_2883.jpgIMG_2883Cars on deck - a lot of these are brandishing a sticker showing there is a dog on board - which is a fantastic facility. The dogs can stay with their owners in special cabins...2020-01-29T13:48:24+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2017/06/24/inside-centro-botin-renzo-piano/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1150545-1.jpg_1150545L-R: Udo Kittelmann, Director of the Nationalgalerie Berlin; Carsten Holler, artist; Ana Botín, Chairman of Santander Group; Renzo Piano, architect; Javier Botín, President of Fundación Botín; and Cristina Iglesias, sculptor.https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1150751.jpg_1150751The orange coloured flooring and the ceramic tiled ceiling is just part of the reason to check out the cafe and shop in El Muellehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1150795.jpg_1150795The first of the selfies overlooking the bay of Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1150695.jpg_1150695Lightness and Audacity is the name of the Goya exhibition inside but it just as easily applied to the buildinghttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1150693.jpg_1150693The sea-blue colour of the pathways works wonderfully with the ceramic tiles, steel and glass Pachinko walkway and of course the city and the parkhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1150691.jpg_1150691The interaction between the centre and the gardens is a joy to experiencehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1150679.jpg_1150679Fernando Caruncho is the landscape gardener who’s worked with Renzo Piano since the project was conceived. I spoke to him about those blue pathways which have faded in tone, allotments in Portugal and being happy with a job well done. https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1150671.jpg_1150671The mother-of-pearl ceramic tiles on the roof terrace with Santander in the distancehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_9897.jpgIMG_9897You can build an office-block in 18 month but not something like this, says Renzo Piano. This is the second floor of the art space where Carsten's work is on showhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1150647.jpg_1150647Inside the auditorium on the left-hand side structure. A rehearsal was taking place – how inspirational is this backdrop? 2017-06-27T11:27:20+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2017/01/14/renzo-pianos-botin-centre-santander-not-the-new-guggenheim/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/15mysantanderpamelacahillbotincentre8713.jpg15mysantanderpamelacahillbotincentre8713A few more of those ceramic tiles and the job is done and dusted ;)https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/14mysantanderpamelacahillbotincentre8711.jpg14mysantanderpamelacahillbotincentre8711You can see how the height of the Botin Centre is in line with the Hotel Bahia behind the museum...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/13mysantanderpamelacahillbotincentre8709.jpg13mysantanderpamelacahillbotincentre8709The view from the old crane - you can just mnake out the edge of the Pachinko that overlooks the bayhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/12mysantanderpamelacahillbotincentreimg_8705.jpg12mysantanderpamelacahillbotincentreimg_8705Will these columns or pillars hold up the weight? I certainly hope so! https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/11mysantanderpamelacahillbotincentre8700.jpg11mysantanderpamelacahillbotincentre8700Under the belly of the Botin Centre where you can appreciate the pilars that support the strcuture...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/10mysantanderpamelacahillbotincentre8699.jpg10mysantanderpamelacahillbotincentre8699I'm squeezing the camera in between the bars of the scaffolding to show you a close up of what is the East Wing where the auditorium will be located...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/9mysantanderpamelacahillbotincentre8694.jpg9mysantanderpamelacahillbotincentre8694From the wonderful bandstand, with a crane up in the distance stillhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/8mysantanderpamelacahillbotincentre8687.jpg8mysantanderpamelacahillbotincentre8687Nearly always blocked by trees - Wintertime is the best time to appreciate the shell that is the Botin Centrehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/7mysantanderpamelacahillbotincentre8686.jpg7mysantanderpamelacahillbotincentre8686A tighter angle on the space between the two buildings where the Pachinko is being fitted as I typehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/6mysantanderpamelacahillbotincentre8685.jpg6mysantanderpamelacahillbotincentre8685The two separate structures that made up the one and only Botin Centre in Santander2017-06-27T11:22:44+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2017/06/10/the-wait-is-almost-over-santander-centro-botin/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1150273.jpgCentro Botín Santander270,000 ceramic tiles coat the Centro Botín and reflect and diffuse the light ever so beautifully. You can also see the glass space on the ground level where the café /restaurant by Jesus Sanchez will be locatedhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_9757.jpgCentro Botín SantanderCentro Botín seems to float above the water. Pictured also is the new Cristina Iglesias sculpture commissioned for this very space. https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1150391.jpgCentro Botín Santanderxxhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1150375.jpgCentro Botín SantanderYou can just about make out the edge of the Pachinko which extends right out into the bayhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1150253.jpgCentro Botín SantanderAs I learnt from a course I did with the Foundation, by telling a story, doing a dance or simply taking a walk or even a skate for just 10 mins and you'll return to your work, re-energised and ready to be productive. The Centro will be imparting workshops that help the people of Santander become more creativehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1150368.jpgCentro Botín Santander underneathUnderneath the Centro Botin - you really can appreciate the bay and its existing architecture. It was put on stilts to facilitate the views from Paseo de Pereda towards the bay. This is taken with a zoom but in a fortnight I look forward to walking through here!https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_9745.jpgCentro Botín SantanderSliced in two - the Centro Botín is actually two buildings not one - and is connected by the Pachinko - a series of glass and steel walkways named after the Japanese pinball machinehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_9771.jpgCentro Botín SantanderThe landscape design by Fernando Caruncho perfects compliments the architectural lines created by Renzo Pianohttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1150389.jpgCentro Botín Santander270,000 ceramic tiles coat the Centro Botín and reflect and diffuse the light ever so beautifully... https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1150402.jpgCentro Botín SantanderThe play area in Pereda Gardens with the Centro Botín in the distance alongside the old petrol station (now a cafe) on the right2017-06-14T17:00:45+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2016/09/13/patrick-oconnell-football-manager-racing-santander/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/02-07-31-carta-del-fc-barcelona-sobre-oconnell-low.jpg02.07.31 Carta del FC Barcelona sobre O'Connell -lowThis letter dated 2 July 1931 from FC Barcelona to Cossio, board member of Racing, shows how the Catalan club was interested in O'Connell for years before he actually joined. Pic credit: La Casa Tudanca via Jose Manuel Holgado Munozhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/racingclub100yearsbook.jpgRacing Club 100 Years BookRacing Club de Santander HQ with that great book about the club in the foreground! Pic credit: yours trulyhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/casinosueoconnell-book-e1472569951948.jpgCasinoSueO'Connell bookIt was here at the Casino in Santander that O'Connell bid farewell to his friends and club. Pic credit: yours truly https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sueoconnellbookracingpitch.jpgSueO'ConnellbookRacingpitchIn very safe hands - Sue O'Connell's book is being propped up by Racing's Jose Manuel Holgado Munoz - O'Connell's greatest fan in Santander! Pic credit: yours trulyhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sueoconnellbookon-the-beachsantander.jpgSueO'Connell Book on the BeachSantanderTalking my copy of Sue O'Connell's book on Patrick O'Connell for a walk by the beach - as you do! https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/paco-hernacc81ndez-ortega-y-mr-oconnell-en-la-48-49-low-res.jpgPaco Hernández, Ortega y Mr. O'Connell en la 48-49The former footballer Paco Hernández (on the left) took over as Racing trainer from O'Connell (seated on the right) who resigned after two bad results in the 1948-49 season. https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/oc2b4connell-entrenador-retrato-de-charlotte-delarue-low-res.jpgO´Connell entrenador - Retrato de Charlotte DelaruePortrait of O'Connell by Charlotte Delarue. The cigarette is a nice touch. I imagine this was sketched from a photograph but I had no date for either. Pic credit: https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/oconnell-santiuste-y-naveda-en-una-capea-taurina-low-res.jpgO'Connell, Santiuste y Naveda en una capea taurina (low-res)O'Connell with Racing's footballers including Santiuste, Naveda and Amos - at a 'capea'. Pic credit: https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/mr-patrick-oconnell-low-res-e1472631876699.jpgMr. Patrick O'ConnellI have no date for this image which is probably taken in Seville. Sue O'Connell suggests in her book that O'Connell often wore a trilby even in the heat of Seville - but he couldn't do this on the pitch. Pic credit: Jose Manuel Holgado Munozhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2006-los-oconnell-en-el-palco-del-sardinero-low-res.jpg2006 Los O'Connell en el palco del Sardinero (low-res)Sue and Mike O'Connell pictured at the Real Racing stadium in Santander's Sardinero in 20062017-05-09T13:15:10+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2016/01/25/trip-gaudi-capricho-comillas/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ceilings-gaudi-capricho.jpgceilings Gaudi CaprichoEach of othe ceilings are different and designed to suit the requirements - here we have the bedroom ceiling - one of the most oppulant of allhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/window-sunflowers-lintel-gaudi-capricho.jpgwindow sunflowers lintel Gaudi CaprichoThe detailing of the protective ledge over the windows shows Gaudi knew where he was designing for. This is Green Spain and we do get our share of rainfall :)https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/leaves-birds-column-capricho.jpgleaves birds column CaprichoYou can appreciate the detail in the columns - unfortunately - some of the carving was never completed - as tools were downed when Quijano arrivedhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/bridge-tower.jpgbridge tower CaprichoYou can see hte bridge which brings walkers from the perimeter of the garden down to the patio. I like the reflection of the tree - you get a sense of how compact this site ishttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/drive-approach-to-capricho.jpgdrive approach to CaprichoThe gift shop is located where the servants quarters were - in this raised basement - which is only on this, the west facade...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chimney-pots-capricho-gaudi.jpgchimney pots Capricho GaudiIf I ever have customised chimney pots I'd like them to be this bespoke also!https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dappled-south-facade.jpgdappled south facade Capricho ComillasEven on a wintery morning, it was hard to leave this beautiful and interesting house - I'll be back again soonhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/capricho-portico-entrance.jpgCapricho portico entranceWish you had an entrance like this? You can see right through to the conservatory from this north-easterly position. This very sturdy portico is topped off by the most elegant of minarets or towers - see pic below...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/north-facade-with-balcony.jpgnorth facade with balconyEverywhere you look - there's something to attract your attention - for example the lovely iron balcony-seatshttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stained-glass-crow.jpgstained glass crow window in El CaprichoThe stained glass offered another opportunity for Gaudi and his craftsmen to embellish this house with its owners hobbies and interests...2019-10-16T10:51:15+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2015/12/30/tabacalera/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1130873-1.jpgTabacalera SantanderIt's impossible to get all of the building in one shot given the buildings around the site. I do love this angle and the cold blue hues on the shutters!https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1130794.jpgTabacalera SantanderOne of the two Ricardo Lorenzo's near the Tabacalera - this is the Pasionistas Church. You can see the Tabacalera building peeking out at the end of the road…https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1130770-1.jpgTabacalera SantanderYou know the views have to be good with those mountains as a backdrop!https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_4466-1.jpgIMG_4466 (1)https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_4446.jpgTabacalera SantanderYou can see the building's east facing facade here, the cranes on the left are in the industrial port. The busy road to the right brings the traffic in from the everywhere between here and Bilbaohttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/11307061.jpgTabacalera SantanderWill this building be serving its resdisents better this time next year?https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1130706.jpgTabacalera SantanderFrom the street, the roof terrace is completely invisible offering complete privacy...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1130673.jpgTabacalera SantanderThe light and shade of the Tabacalera - from this angle you can see how the "floating" roof sits on the building https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1130433.jpgTabacalera SantanderFlying the flag for 1950s rationalism - the Resineshttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1130341.jpgTabacalera SantanderYou can see the roof terrace and what must be the executive suite here...2016-09-23T13:53:33+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2013/04/10/new-botin-centre-santander/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/southfacing-views-bay.jpgViews bay Botin CentreThe south-facing views that the Botin Centre will enjoyhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/location-grua-botin-centre.jpglocation grua botin centreSite for Botin Centre from Jardines de Pereda with glimpse of old cranehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/banco-santander-building-site.jpgBanco Santander building siteBanco Santander looks onto the Botin Centre building sitehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/shard-london1.jpgShard LondonRenzo Piano's London Shardhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/centre-gardens.jpgPlans for Botin Centre & Jardines de PeredaPlans for Botin Centre & Jardines de Pereda, Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/estacionmaritima.jpgestacionmaritimaLorenzo's ferry building - Estacion Maritima - Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/grua-jardines.jpggrua jardinesOld crane surrounded by construction site - and current Jardines de Peredahttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/grua-piedra-santander.jpggrua piedra santanderOld crane - Grua de Piedra - Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/overview1.jpgoverview1Area around the Centro Botin - Jardines de Peredahttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/botin-model.jpgBotin modelModel of how the Centro Botin will look2015-10-22T18:01:33+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2013/08/27/botin-centre-in-3d-santander/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1010769.jpgP1010769'Two boxes raised on stilts’ is how architecture critic Richard Ingersoll described the designhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1010768.jpgP1010768The Botin Foundation on Calle Pedrueca, Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1010787.jpgP1010787The web-cam with great images of work in progress on show at Calle Pedrueca, Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1010779.jpgP1010779The buildings will sit at the edge of the much-enlarged Pereda Gardenshttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1010792.jpgP1010792Two boxes raised on stilts?https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1010777.jpgP1010777The Pereda Gardens and the outdoor cinema at the Botin Centrehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1010715.jpgP1010715The north facing section is completely protected by the building site walls and the foliage in the Pereda Gardenshttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1010784.jpgP1010784The back or north-facing view of the buildinghttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1010703.jpgP1010703The petrol station on the left is staying puthttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1010776.jpgP1010776Overhead of the Botin Centre2015-10-22T18:00:13+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2014/02/04/perfection-and-complexity-at-the-botin-centre/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050605.jpgP1050605The old curvy petrol station that's due to be converted into a cafe - is hanging in there...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050604.jpgP1050604Jose Cobo's memorial to the 1941 fire is in there in the thick of it. (He's the same guy who sculpted the raqueros I wrote about a few months agohttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050469.jpgP1050469The tunnel is a key element of this project. Getting the traffic underground opens up more space for Pereda park and elements such as the amphitheatrehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050409.jpgP1050409This looks like an architectural drawing with the scaffolding as the guide lineshttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050493.jpgP1050493Spot the ceramic tile that was put on in December - and the angry sea which has been like that since roughly then alsohttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050510.jpgP1050510Yellows and greys abound when you zoom inhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050514.jpgP1050514My favourite crane is being towered over. I'm looking forward to seeing it when the work is finishedhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050523.jpgP1050523You can see the underground tunnel for traffic is coming along. It's also due to be ready by the summerhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050525.jpgP1050525Pereda Gardens is to be completed by this summer. A lot of landscaping needs to happen between now and then...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1050595.jpgP1050595Although it's dusty and unpleasant at the moment, these will be highly coveted seats in a few months2015-10-22T17:59:19+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2014/08/25/santander-pereda-gardens-by-botin-centre/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1090712-coffee.jpgBotin Centre coffeeRe-hydration point with views of the bay, the Botin Centre and the playground so you'll never be bored...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1090693-coffee-cup.jpgPereda Gardens coffee cupHave one of these with me next time you are in the park. If you've made it this far, you must be as big a fan as I am...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1090323-arte.jpgPereda Gardens ArteConnecting the past with the present and the future? Take a stroll and decide for yourself...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1090327-path-botin.jpgPath Pereda GardensCaruncho's paths are very prominent while the plants are bedding inhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1090353-merry-go-round.jpgMerry-go-round in Pereda GardensDon't miss out on the carousel in the park. It's a big-un!https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1090204-trees-aerial.jpgPereda Garden TreesSometime when it seems a bit manicured, I look up to see a bit of unruly naturehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1090009-botin-wall.jpgThe Botin Centre work in progressThis is how close you can get to the Botin Centre construction site from inside the Pereda Gardenshttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1080997-cafe-close-up.jpgCafe Pereda Gardens Santander Botin CentreThis little gem of a cafe is perfectly located between the playground and amphitheatre . Views of the bay for those who want solitude...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1090587-above-pereda.jpgFrom up high in the Paseo the Pereda you an appreciate the location and the viewshttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1090281bay.jpgSantander BayThe Gardens are bordered to the south by the bay2015-10-22T17:58:38+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2015/09/26/anticipation-building-at-renzo-pianos-botin-centre/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1130017.jpg_1130017I'm not the only one who stands looking at what's happening, I promise you!https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1120984.jpg_1120984Why does everything about this project pique my curiosity? I found this on the construction barrier this week. Is it supposed to be here or has somebody else been inspired? https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1120959-1.jpg_1120959 (1)It was early in the morning so I had a coffee instead of the usual vermouth, squid and mussels that this street is best known for. I'll be back. Will you be too?https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1120878.jpg_1120878As Carly Rae Jepson says "I really really really really really really (yep, that's six reallys) like you" https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1120894-1.jpg_1120894 (1)Right now you can look out but the pachinko walkways and viewing platform will mean to will be able to look down at this view!https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1120875.jpg_1120875Why does this project fill me with such hope? When does architecture stop being and bricks and mortar and start becoming poetry?https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1120950.jpg_1120950Jose Cobo's ladies from his memorial to the 1941 fire are looking decidedly unimpressed. Wait until they get a look at Carston Holler and Cristina Iglesias' workhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1120941.jpg_1120941Yet to come - the wall facing the waterfront will be paned with glass that can be set at three levels of translucency...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1120922-1.jpg_1120922 (1)Renzo Piano has designed a building that CAN'T be seen from many angles - by hiding it behind the trees and foliage of the Pereda Parkhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1120994.jpg_1120994Dogs, bikes and lots of walkers - although not so many first thing in the morning...2015-10-22T17:57:48+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2015/03/12/kate-obrien-santander-spain-limerick-literary-festival/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_1830-2.jpgIMG_1830-2de Areilza's talk at the Kate O'Brien weekend in 1989 published in John Logan's 'with warmest love'https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/limk-literary-fest-013.jpgLimk Literary Fest 013I have to credit Sean Curtin for this pic of Roslyn Molloy, Derek Cahill (my uncle) and myself grinning very cheesily...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_1457.jpgKate O'Brien My SantanderI made sure to squeeze in a Guinness and crisps in Souths, around the corner from the proceedings on Saturday. I was of course reading over my talk :)https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1100969.jpgKate O'Brien My SantanderA rare shot of Kate O'Brien in Santander - courtesy of the Specials Archives Collection, Glucksman Library, ULhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1100917.jpgKate O'Brien My SantanderEye candy for the festival attendees. You'll find these online and in good bookshops in Ireland.https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1100891.jpgKate O'Brien My SantanderThe book I was in Limerick to talk about - Farewell Spain published in 1937https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1100975.jpgKate O'Brien My SantanderThe audio-visuals https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/limk-literary-fest-041.jpgLimk Literary Fest 041Writer Joseph O'Connor officially opened the festival with aplomb. Image courtesy of Sean Curtin Photography. www.seancurtinphoto.iehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/edna-obrien-limk-024.jpgEdna OBrien Limk 024Sean Rocks interviewing Edna O'Brien with Kate O'Brien overlooking hte proceedings! Image courtesy of the wonderful Sean Curtin www.seancurtinphoto.iehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1100978.jpgKate O'Brien My SantanderIt had it serious moments but there were lots of laughs too... 2015-10-07T11:03:42+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2014/03/05/1930s-santander-kate-obrien/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1200.jpg1200What we now call Plaza Pombo. Air-raid Defenses in the Plaza de la Libertad. Photographer: Pablo Isidro Duomarco. Taken 1936. Victor del Campo Cruz Collection. © Centro de Documentación de la Imagen de Santander. Ayuntamiento de Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1667.jpg1667This square was later renamed to the Plaza Vieja and burned down in the 1941 fire. Plaza del 14 de Abril, Santander. Photographer: GH Alsina. Taken 1935. Victor del Campo Cruz Collection. © Centro de Documentación de la Imagen de Santander. Ayuntamiento de Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1648.jpg1648I had to scratch my head quite a bit to work out where this was taken because the street names have changed. Plaza de Pi y Maragall & The Town Hall. Photographer: GH Alsina. Taken 1935. Victor del Campo Cruz Collection. © Centro de Documentación de la Imagen de Santander. Ayuntamiento de Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1602.jpg1602La Ribera, Santander. Photographer: Fuertes A. Taken 1926-1935. Victor del Campo Cruz. © Centro de Documentación de la Imagen de Santander. Ayuntamiento de Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1492.jpg1492The Primera Playa and the Concha Beach, Sardinero. Photographer: Lucien Roisin Besnard. Taken 1930-1936. Victor del Campo Cruz Collection. © Centro de Documentación de la Imagen de Santander. Ayuntamiento de Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1445.jpg1445The Magdalena Palace (former Royal Residence). Photographer: Lucien Roisin Besnard. Taken 1931-1940. Victor del Campo Cruz Collection. y © Centro de Documentación de la Imagen de Santander. Ayuntamiento de Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1443.jpg1443The Three Beaches of the Sardinero: La Concha, Primera Playa and Playa Castañeda. Photographer: Lucien Roisin Besnard. Taken between 1925 & 1932. The Victor del Campo Cruz Collection. © Centro de Documentación de la Imagen de Santander. Ayuntamiento de Santander https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1228.jpg1228Plaza Alfonso XIII or as it was known then - Avenida de Galan y Garcia Hernandez, Santander. Photographer unknown. 1933. Victor del Campo Cruz Collection. © Centro de Documentación de la Imagen de Santander. Ayuntamiento de Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/origin_4537127119.jpgorigin_4537127119The Royal Family at the Beach. Photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49093093@N02/4537127119/">Old Photographs Archive Spain</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2653.jpgIMG_2653The miradored buildings that Kate O'Brien highlighted in her travel book published in 19372015-10-07T11:01:11+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2014/12/23/santander-wholesale-fish-market/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1100535-lonja.jpgEel Santander MarketHuge conger eels wrapped around each otherhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1100571-lonja.jpgBreakfast after the lonjaA coffee and snack was just what was needed after the early starthttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_3012-lonja.jpgPamela by the boatsEnjoying the morning at the lonja!https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1100566-lonja.jpgBridge Take IIAnother angle of the bridge at Raos to access the lonjahttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1100556-lonja1.jpg_1100556 lonjahttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1100565-lonja.jpgBoat leaving Fish MarketAnd off home to bed...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1100557-lonja.jpgUnloading catch fish market Santander boatEasy does it...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1100556-lonja.jpgFishing boat at dawn SantanderEasy does it...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1100555-lonja.jpgTrawler unloading Santander MarketWhen the Boat Comes In...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1100551-lonja.jpgFish Market Crate RedThese little guys are metaphorically going under the hammer - don't look too closely at their little mouths :(2017-08-01T09:40:43+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2014/11/29/visiting-ribera-foodmarket-in-bilbao/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_9969.jpgConor in BilbaoMy brother giving a thumbs up to the wide pathways alongside the River Nervion in Bilbao. He'd like the same in Dublin by the Liffeyhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_9899-bio1.jpgMarket Bilbao Ribera Basque Country SpainOutside the Ribera market in Bilbao. Measuring 10,000 sq metres, it was named the biggest market by the Guinness Book of Records in 1990. You’ll find 60 or so stalls operating here…https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_2984-bio.jpgShopa Alhondiga cool BilbaoThe brilliant Shopa Alhondiga and its co-founder Natalia Gomez Acebo, a Santanderina in the Basque Country https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_2977-bio.jpgInside Alhondiga Bilbao by StarckInside it's all very funky - the lights change colour constantlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_2973-bio.jpgAlhondiga Bilbao wine warehouseOutside the former wine warehouse known as Alhondiga Bilbao - re-designed by Philippe Starckhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_2955-bio.jpgBilbao City Centre TourAbout to start the tour of the Siete Calles...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_9984-bio.jpgSelfie Bilbao SpainWell, it had to be done, didn't it? A selfie of Clemente, Conor and myself before we had to run for the bus back to Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_9982-bio.jpgwinetasting Txacoli Alhondiga Shopa.esSome fulls and empties from the Txacoli wine-tasting...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_9961-bio.jpgCakes Basque Country Santander Bilbao MarketMarta anticipating the sugar-rush...https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_9960-bio.jpgDomingo Lastra Bilbao watercolourDomingo working on a watercolour of the group on the Foodie Exchange2014-12-02T09:57:32+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2013/12/30/twenty-thirteen/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1050198.jpgP1050198Third in the popular vote was plenty good for me in the regional blogging awards in December 2013https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040900.jpgP1040900I love this photo - even if I say so myself. And why is snow so pretty?https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1040423.jpgP1040423The crest and motto for Santander: De la muy noble, siempre leal y decidida Ciudad de Santander’ which means ‘From the very noble, always loyal and decisive City of Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1030847.jpgP1030847Henrietta Street in its grandeur. If you are interested in social history, read about this streethttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1030549.jpgP1030549A masterclass in pulling a pint of plain. And if I don't look Irish enough, my teacher does!https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1030396.jpgP1030396Paella for 500 - and it was tasty!https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1030255.jpgP1030255I got the cards and the holder for the TBEX bloggers conference in Dublinhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1020541.jpgP1020541A couple of hundred photos later and I was getting the hang of the zoomhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1020296.jpgP1020296The ISAF Sailing trials took place in September. I went out with the local photographers and a Dutch guy to capture the actionhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p10202731.jpgP1020273I like this building from every angle. This one is from inside the bay and youcan just see the Magdalena Palace on the right...2015-03-24T12:19:20+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2013/05/03/deserted-villa-catches-my-eye/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/villa-luisa-front.jpgVilla Luisa frontThe attractive modernist design of Villa Luisa (1917) at 292 General Davila in Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/villa-luisa-tiles.jpgVilla Luisa TilesBeautiful tile detail in this 1917 beauty built when it became popular to have a summer residence near the coasthttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/villa-luisa-tower.jpgVilla Luisa TowerSide view of the Villa Luisa, 292 General Davila, Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/villa-luisa-rear-overlooked.jpgVilla Luisa rear overlookedVilla Luisa from behind. You can see the neglect here and appreciate how small the site is nowhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/hacienda.jpgHaciendaThe Hacienda building by the Plaza Velarde by architect Jose Ramon de la Sierra Naleshttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/villaluisabars.jpgVillaLuisabarsThe front of the Villa Luisa (built 1917) on 292 General Davila, Santander2015-03-02T10:34:44+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2013/03/19/at-this-precise-moment-i-am/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/08.jpgMe on my keyboardMe on my keyboardhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pamglintbahia15022013.jpgpamglintbahia15022013.jpgViews of the bay from Puertochico, Santander https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/viewbahia2012.jpgSantander bay2013-12-11T20:13:55+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2013/03/27/wherefores/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/wherefores.jpgWherefores chapter Hostage to FortuneHostage to Fortune written by Joseph O'Connor in 1952 2013-08-08T10:38:15+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2013/04/18/making-curvy-cool-with-the-humble-brick/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bardelpuerto.jpgBarDelPuertoEntrance to Bar del Puerto, Santander - an institution for calamari (rabas) and morehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/barelpuerto1.jpgBarElPuertoEntrance to Bar El Puerto, Santander - an institution for calamari (rabas) and morehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/d-daniel-1975.jpgD.Daniel.1975Balconies are again the prominent feature, Calle Don Daniel, Santander, 1975https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/castros-1972.jpgCastros.1972Gorgeous curvy edge to the block on Avenida Los Castros, Santander, 1972https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/faro-1974.jpgCarretera.Faro.1974Balconies puff out like scales, Carretera Faro (Lighthouse Road), Santander, 1974 https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/barelpuerto.jpgBarElPuertoEntrance to Bar El Puerto, Santander - an institution for calamari (rabas) and morehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/caminos-1976.jpgCaminos.1976Curves balancing the geometric lines on the Civil Engineering Faculty (Caminos) building, Avenida de los Castros, Santander 1976https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/don-daniel-1975.jpgDon Daniel.1975Balconies again featuring prominently, Calle Don Daniel, Santander, 1975https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/loscastros-1972.jpgLosCastros.1972Gorgeous curvy edge to the block on Avenida Los Castros, Santander, 1972https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dondaniel-1971.jpgDonDaniel.1971Curvy views of the bay and Puntal sandbank from Calle Don Daniel, Santander 19712014-02-06T15:12:57+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.com/2013/05/10/my-favourite-scoop-ice-creams/https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/icecreamtownhall.jpgIcecreamTownHallMy favourite ice-cream in my favourite placehttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/enjoyitice.jpgEnjoyItIceSmall-sized container of frozen yoghurt with Ferrero Rocher chocolate sauce and choco-muesli crunch topping cost 1.80EURhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/enjoyit.jpgEnjoyItENJOYit! is one of the new frozen yoghurt spaces in Santanderhttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/capriice.jpgCapriIceThe mango and pineapple (lactose free) single scoop from Capri cost 2.10EUR https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/capri.jpgCapriCapri Heladeria or ice-cream parlour on Paseo de Peredahttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/italianaice.jpgItalianaIceChocolate and vanilla scoop in a cone that cost 2.10EUR https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/italiana.jpgItalianaLa Italiana underneath the Casino in the Sardinerohttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/regmaice.jpgRegmaIceRegma's massive strawberry ice-cream cone cost 2.10https://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/regma.jpgRegmaRegma on the Sardinero beach and another 16 locations around Cantanbriahttps://pamelacahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/monerrisice.jpgMonerrisIceTiramisu single scoop which cost me 2EUR2013-08-08T10:32:54+00:00monthlyhttps://pamelacahill.comdaily1.02024-01-09T20:33:26+00:00