Reservoir Boadella-Darnius runs less water than last year

ROSES / CATALONIA / SPAIN: Over the next three weekends, Roses will offer residents and visitors alike a range of events to actively participate in or simply watch or listen to.

The beginning will be made this Saturday with a "Speed Painting Competition", where everyone can participate after registration. Registrations are accepted on Saturday from 15.00 clock in the "Ca l'Anita" (at the La Sirena Square). Paintings take place at the Posta de Sol, a specially prepared stretch of beach.

Next weekend, which will be a bridge day from the 1st of November, there will be readings, concerts, walks, sightseeing and more, and on the 9th and 10th of November small scale concerts will be offered on the beach. The complete program for the next two weeks can be found next week on ARENA-Online. There are some very interesting events here.

CATALONIA / SPAIN: Saturday night or Saturday morning (27.10.), Depending on the way of viewing and the party, the clocks will be changed again. At 3:00 o'clock it goes back to 2:00 o'clock and the consequence is, that one "wins" one hour of sleep and it is already a little lighter when getting up.

The disadvantage is that it gets dark early in the afternoon and then depressive moods arise - an hour more sun or at least brightness is simply nicer. Another drawback is that some people get some kind of "sun jetlag", that is, the time change affects sleep (as the author of these lines) and you have days - albeit minor - problems with the "new" time. But again it is good that the winter time lasts only five months and from the end of March then the beautiful life starts to feel more brightness.

Another one for those who just can not remember the rules of winter or summer time. Many years ago, ARENA explained this to Andi, the operator of the bar "El Rastro" in Empuriabrava: In the spring the landlord puts his tables, benches and chairs outside the shop and in autumn the whole procedure and the faded furniture come back to the camp.

Crisis prevention list for Germans at the consulate in Barcelona BARCELONA / CATALONIA / SPAIN: All Germans living abroad may register with the responsible German mission abroad in a list of Germans pursuant to § 6 (3) of the German Consular Code. The password-protected online procedure has made this registration even easier. The entry in the German list is a voluntary measure. The Federal Foreign Office advises to make use of this possibility, so that the local diplomatic missions can - if necessary - quickly get in touch with the Germans in their district in crisis and other exceptional circumstances. In addition, there is the possibility of using the e-mail addresses to be stored in the list, e.g. to refer to upcoming federal elections and elections to the European Parliament or to provide other consular information. The possibility of online registration replaces the previously manually maintained German lists of German diplomatic representations. We therefore ask you to register electronically via the Internet, even if you have already been entered in the so-called list of Germans. In the future, you will automatically be asked at regular intervals to confirm or update your information. In order to ensure completeness and timeliness of registrations. Please ...

ROSES / CATALONIA / SPAIN: As every year, a number of shops offer a fish stew, the "Suquet de Peix", in October. This year, 16 restaurants take part and offer local delicacies. The basis of every recipe is - of course - fish and potatoes. Originally this was a pure food of the fishermen and they cooked the fish stew on a regular basis either on the ship or in one of the bays. Over time, "Suquet de Peix" has become a Mediterranean specialty and is now available in various preparations around the Mediterranean. The original, however, comes from the local fishermen and the restaurants that offer the stew keep to a large extent to the original recipe. The participating restaurants are: Bitákora, Ca la Valeria, Caltre, El Mirador del Almadrava, Falconera, Flor de Lis, l'Àncora, La Cala, Norat Dia, Pika Pika Beach, Punto 21, Roc Fort, Rome, Santa Llúcia, El Trull and Tramonti Platja. The offer of the fish stew is one of the initiatives of the town hall in Roses, to fill the place even outside the season with guests. The Suquet week is truly a great opportunity, because a dish - and that's our very own subjective opinion - is definitely worth a visit to a restaurant and if you like fish you should not miss this opportunity. The action will continue until the ...

EMPURIABRAVA / CATALONIA / SPAIN: The announced triathlon in Empuriabrava on Sunday was not a good star and especially suffered from the swimming competition - which had to be canceled due to high waves and jellyfish masses (!!!). Instead, they let the numerous participants run a few more kilometers, then cycling and then running again.

All athletes were apparently in agreement with this solution, although the times and results were not officially evaluated. In the end, all participants were exhausted, but proud of the finish and winner of the two competitions - sprint and Olympic distance - received their deserved medals and trophies.