CoverTime and Yaniella Brooks

CoverTime and Yaniella Brooks are two great bands which play the Polaris circuit, if you have not seen them then you should.

Covertime will be playing Bamboo at La Torre Golf Resort on Friday 27th August at Bamboo


And also on Saturday 28th Augustat Sandalo in El Valle Golf Resort






Yaniella will be playing Mombassa Cafe on Thursday 26th The bouleverd Mar Menor Golf Resort.


She will also be playing at La Torre Golf on Saturday 28th August


So go out and enjoy :)

TAPAS TRAIL UPDATE

Well, we went down on Sunday to try the Tapas Trail (in the interests of keeping you informed of course!) And what a superb idea, loved it. Unfortunatly it was Sunday and some of the bars were closed. See my blog earlier for more info running from 20th August to 29th August, alongside the Audi Med Cup Regatta.
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/08/audi-med-cup-and-tapas-route.html
You can print off the trail below by clicking one of the pics which will take you to the page.



As you can see each bar and tapa is numbered and this correlates to the map. Once you go into the first bar, you can pick up a proper smaller version.

We started at Number 18 - El Barril del Tapeo. And I must say this was my favourite, due to the food, ambience, and decor.

Located just down from the roman ampitheatre, this is a picture taken from the door to the ampitheatre (above)
A Place I would have never have found, had I not gone on the trail.
Busy with local people and service was great. The bar was laden with Tapas.
An amazing looking coffee machine!
These were the best Tapas we had, aubergine slices which were sandwiched with a tuna mayo filling and gratine on top! And a couple of beers to wash it down! all for 5 euros (2.50 each! I couldn´t reccomend this place highly enough. And will go back again and again.

Our next stop was number 16 which is "La Vieja Taberna"

Where we had a Meat and vegetable croquette on top of a carrot puree with cherry toms.

We did gobble this one down too quickly that I had forgotten to foto it! So asked lady next door and she kindly held hers up to foto!

Just along from this was the number 17 - restaurante Casino. But we decided not to have one in here, as needed a walk first.

So we continued on and ended up in Restaurante La Marquesita, which was just simply gorgeous,
Here we had a cannelloni filled with duck confit and mushrooms in an almost sweet and sour sauce.

This was a restuarant and not a tapas place, but very very nice and quaint, the food coming out to the diners looked sublime and extremely well presented. I will definatly go back and try their restaurant menu next time I am in Cartagena, service was great and friendly.

We continued on, but by now were actually not that hungry, so spent a while walking the streets staring upwards at Cartagena bulidings because they are incredible
Churches and the most fascinating buildings!
We walked by number 4 "Cerveceria Azafran" which unfortunatly was closed on a sunday.

Other wise I reckon we could have been tempted into another! As each participating place has a Poster in the door with the Tapa on it and check this one out!

Yummy looking or what!

I Have also been reccomended EL PINCHO DEL CASTILLO (number 34) and BARRIO DE SAN ROQUE (number 6) but unfortunatly both were closed on Sunday. So I will have to go back and try them.

This trail runs alongside the Audi Med Cup Regatta where there are also loads of concerts, parades, kids entertainment on, I have added pictures of the Village area to the Earlier blog post

http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/08/audi-med-cup-and-tapas-route.html

MEXICAN NIGHT!

There will be a Mexican themed night at the Woodhouse in La Torre Golf Resort tommorrow Tuesday 24th August at 8.30pm, the same as what was held on 27th of July.


Booking is advisable.

This will feature Mexican entertainment, a prize for the best Sombrero (hat)

There will be a Mariachi band singing around the tables. For any of you who have not heard Mariachis. This Youtube video is superb " El Mariachi Loco" (the crazy mariachi)and quite amusing!


Margarita Cocktails will be 3 euros!
Starts at 8.30pm

Enjoy

BLOG UPDATE

I have now added a "Subscribe to Polaris World and Beyond by Email" link on the Blog. So that you can receive my posts into your inbox. It will only send you new posts so you will need to keep checking the links I keep updating.

Also if any of you have any reccomendations, please send them to me and I will endevour to add them to the blog. Its all about us sharing information and making a onestop page of information. If you have any pictures you have taken of these reccomendations, these would be appreciated too.

sam@murciagolfproperties.co.uk

If you have attended any of the events I have posted and got some pictures, please send them on so that I can add them to the blogs, or if you have enjoyed one of the events please post a comment below the post.

I would like to point out that I do not receive anything from the places I reccomend, or from the links on the webpage, nor from MurciaGolfProperties. This webpage is a labour of love which I do in my spare time, and is done purely to spread the word of events on and things to do and great places to eat.

Thankyou for reading my blog and keep spreading the word.

FLAMENCO AT BAMBOO UPDATE

Well a good night was had by all on Thursday night. I managed to have a good catch up with a couple who have been reading my blog and after exchanging a few emails, it turns out they own a property 20 steps from my house! Good music, singing, atmosfere and company and a glass of vino :) HAPPY ANNIVERSARY FOR NEXT WEEK!

I went down to see the Flamenco singers which will be performing in the Festival Internacional de Cante Flamenco in Roldan next week.
It was a full house with I would say 70% Spanish people there.

They had set up lots of rustic chairs for everyone to sit and watch.



The guy clapping was the singer and yes could he sing, with a huge grin even though it did sound like he was in pain (but very good), then there was the guitarist who was superb and the drummer used the box he was sitting on!

The girl got up and danced with passion.

The little kids were enthralled by her.

Quick costume change AKA Michael Jackson styley

And a standing Ovation at the end :)
They also had a promotion on where if you ordered one of the HAVANA 7 cocktails you got a free massage!

Well done Polaris for a great night !

FIESTAS PATRONALES DE RODA

The Village of Roda, which is located next to Roda Golf and Beach Resort, is holding its yearly fiestas this week.


Starting today 21st August and ending on the 29th of August.




A week of dancing, verbenas, sports, food, childrens activities and finishing off with fireworks. So head down there and have fun


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FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CANTE FLAMENCO

The Festival Internacional de Cante Flamenco starts on Monday the 23rd of August and runs nightly until the 29th of August.

In lo Ferro (which is nextdoor to Roldan and la Torre Golf Resort)



Each night it starts at 10pm and costs 10 euros. Tickets can be bought in advance at the festivals office between 5pm and 9pm. This is located on Murillo Street number 2
Below you Can see a street Map of Roldan and Lo Ferro, The Festival is located in Square E3 on the grid, and you can also see Murillo street right next to it.



Below you can see the programme, with who is playing/singing and who is dancing.





On Sunday 29th it looks like the event will be Free, as there is no cost on it, and it starts at 8pm.

AUDI MED CUP AND TAPAS ROUTE

The Audi Med Cup 2010 will be held in Cartagena from the 24th August to the 29th of August. Click foto below to go to Audi Med Cup homepage.

The "Public Village" will open though on Satuday 21st through till Sunday 29th and this is open to everyone from midday to 10pm, they will have an intense programme of activities, concerts, competitions, exhibitions, parades, carthagians and roman spectacles and things for the little ones to do.

Saturday 21. Children´s activities. Parades and Gala carnaval.

Sunday 22. Children´s Activities . International Festival of improvised music and poetry.

Monday 23. Regional Championship of the Optimist teams. Children´s activities. piragua. Exhibitions of rythmic Gymnastics, table tennis and Taekwondo.

Tuesday 24. Children´s activities and Roman spectacle.

Wednesday 25. Regional Championship of the Optimist teams. Children´s activities. Prize giving. Magic show

Thursday 26. Children´s activities, Jazz Concert.

Friday 27. Children´s activities. Running competition(La Milla de los Pisionarios) Cuban party.

Saturday 28. Children´s activities. swimming across the port. Classic motorbike congregation. rock Concert.

Sunday 29. Children´s activities. Audi med cup prize giving. Acrobatic exhibition.

Some pictures we took while down on Sunday 21st
A Huge inflatable area, all free for kids and supervised.
A Funzone, which had simulators
And things like learning how to tie knots!

There was also obviously many an Audi parked around!



There will also be a "Tapas Route" throughout Cartagena, lots of bars and restaurants are involved and each one will be preparing a special Tapa. So the idea is that you walk the route and have a different Tapa and drink in each bar. The cost in every bar will be 2.50 euros for a tapa and a drink.

20th - 29th August

Rules Below.



You can pick up the route and a passport with details of each tapa and restaurant, in any of the bars participating, or at the tourist office.
Also if you go on their webpage http://www.rutadelatapadecartagena.es/ you can download the guide and see pictures of all the tapas in each restaurant,bar, bodega. Below are a few pictures to entice you!




This is a really fun idea which gets you to taste tapas the way you should.

Enjoy.