The twinners tell us

2022: Douro Cruise and Wine harvesting & Tasting – 9th to 11th September

duro Cais de Gaia 170What a lovely group of people we were for this Eurojumelages event! Participants came from 5 different countries:
7 from Germany, 3 from Malta, 1 from Poland, 8 from Portugal and 5 from France. The atmosphere was really one of friendship and everybody had the chance to get to know all
Day 1: Arrival - 9th September

2022: Cycling and Walking Event NYSA-ODRA

The 11th NYSA-ODRA cycling and walking meeting organized by the Gorzów Eurojumelage Section took place in Świnoujście from 7th to 11th September 2022.

This year's meeting marked the end of the first round (NYSA-ODRA 1.0) of cycling and walking meetings starting at the source of the Neiße River and ending at the Baltic Sea. It was again a great pleasure for all participants to meet and spend a few days walking, cycling and exchanging ideas.

2022: Walking Week Saint-Dié-des-Vosges

vog Argental bei Auberge Johe 170After the forced break caused by Corona, a walking week was organized by the Strasbourg association in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges for the first time ,from 11th to 17th September 2022.

24 participants from Germany, France and Switzerland arrived in the afternoon on Sunday 11th September in the CAP France holiday village LA BOLLE, a few kilometres away from Saint-Dié-des Vosges, after a private journey.

2022: Eurojumelages french course in Lyon

lyon rathaus 170"Language is the key to the world" (Wilhelm von Humboldt).

In line with this motto, Jumelage Lyon offered a French course this year from 16th - 22nd October in which Jumeleurs from England, Spain, Germany and Mexico took part..

2022: International meeting in Fintel

Sunday 28th August

95 participants from 3 countries (12 from Spain, 12 from France and 71 from Germany) were welcomed to Fintel by the organisers, Irmi & Alfred Corbet from the association of Darmstadt (Germany), in 3 languages. The 6-day meeting at Eurostrand in Fintel then commenced with a buffet dinner.Everyone received a button with their name and their country of origin together with a present consisting of 3 typical products from the area. The foreign participants received information material in Spanish and French regarding the the excursions.

2022: Franco-German meeting, Clermont-Ferrand Nuremberg from 12 to 18 June 2022 in Amboise

Villandry

Finally we were able to meet again this year after having cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.

We had chosen the Loire Valley and we do not regret this choice, a territory with multiple facets between its historical heritage and its natural landscapes. For a week we lived the life of a castle and went back in time from medieval times to the great royalty.

2022: 11th International Boule Tournament

 Eurojumelages invited boules players to the 11th International Boule Tournament. JUMELAGES EUROPÉENS de la Poste et de France Télécom of the association of Strasbourg was responsible for the organization of the event

The Boulodrom is located in Strasbourg's leisure park directly by the Rhine. It is an extensive boules facility with many playing fields and a sports hall which is only used for playing boules during bad weather. Opposite the Boulodrom, the Europe Bridge crosses the Rhine and leads to Kehl in Germany.

2022: Spanish Language Course in Girona

girona22 graben 170Only a few months after the language course in Benidorm (November 2021), we were surprised to hear that another Spanish language course would be held from 24th – 30th April in Girona! I was a bit surprised when I heard where it would take place!

Girona is in Catalonia, and there, in contrast to the capital Barcelona, they really do speak "catalá". My Spanish friends were also very amused that I should undertake to learn Spanish here. But the "real" Catalans also speak Spanish, and many people who have moved here from other regions of Spain speak