Much has happened here in Donostia since July. Amongst other things, the city is presently a contender for the 2016 European Capital of Culture award. The website, which is in English too, is worth visiting if only to watch the 5-minute video. Whilst on the subject of the Town hall webpage, they have an interesting selection of photos related to the city, which can be viewed here.
Back in October there was another very successful edition of the 19th Horror and Fantasy Film Festival, which once again I managed to miss completely (this blog hasn't been the only thing to be neglected in the last few months!). The event drew in 44.157 people, many of whom were very active participants of a kind too since this festival is all about having a good time (Not so good, however, for those who don't like staying up most of the night!). It's curious in fact how enthusiastically people here take to this film festival each year since other events, such as Carnavales, don't seem to hit it off in quite the same way.
One more thing to mention now - there is a project underway, not without a certain degree of controversy, to construct an elevated walkway beneath the cliffs of Monte Ulía, from the esplanade of Sagüés as far as the point of Mompás. In fact the scheme has brought into conflict local, regional and central government authorities as well as dividing opinion locally. It would seem that the project is to go ahead and perhaps, in time, the majority view will be favourable. A similar kind of division amongst Donostiarras was caused when the proposals for the Kursaal Congress Centre were first made public. I am sure that most people here would agree now that, apart from the obvious commercial benefit it has brought, the Kursaal has enhanced the city, both aesthetically and culturally.
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