Catalonia
Travel Blogs from Catalonia, Spain and Canary Islands
Barcelona-2003
... reckon! White as a ghost and a little stir crazy I turn my sights upon somewhere that has outdoor eating and only needs single glazed windows.....Spain LP guide in hand I land in Barcelona. Parroting Spanish phrases out of the guide book for my 'one ...
Barcelona
... got into a decent, cheap place just of La Rambla, the heart of Barcelona. Barcelona has long, wide stretching boulevards and a modern water front complex down on the harbour. We visited the La Sagrada Familia, Gaudis half-finished cathedral with only 5 ...
My First Game
... whole crowd is whistling in encouragement...now they are clapping in unision. SNAP! A GOAL for Barcelona! The flags are waving frantically and the people are going insanely mad. They are hugging and singing! You can't HELP but join in. The last 5 minutes ...
Nitetime Nurse and Language Lessons
... oblivious to the clatter of feet passing by. Now thats one chilled out cool cat. We went to the nearby fountains and watched a FANTASTIC water show, accompanied by uplifting music. The lights changed the mist into clouds in heaven which got us a ...
Paella and Happy Park
... eyes open as I trudged up the stairs. I laid down for a few minutes until it was time for supper. Efrat, Micheal, Dave, Paul and I went out for paella with John for his birthday. Paella is a filling spiced rice dish with lots of yummy bits and bobs ...
Big city bussle
... on it. Silly tourists such as us took no heed to the siren that rang beforehand for three minutes. Fortunately, nothing happened and I managed to run into a clothing shop called H&M where I bought a new polo shirt for myself: 10 euros of quality clothing ...
Parc del Carmel
... was suddenly knee deep in a huge field of the fine white powder. His eyes lit up and with huge grin, he bubbled 'I would make the biggest snowman ever!!' Well, no snowmen to report in Spain at the moment. Just warm weather and warm people with big ...
Fat Falafels and Midnight Laundry Sessions
... tracks were being worked on, then another train. Travelled for 8 hours but got some good rest. Read a bit, wrote a bit and watched France turn into Spain out my window. It started to get so hot and sticky that I had to open the window for some fresh ...
Costa Brava
... water at the beach really was lush and everything was so god dam cheap compared to France and Switzerland. Needless to say we spent most of our time swimming and sunbathing at the first beach of our trip and necking a few good ol' San Miguel's in the ...
Rumble on La Rambla
Barcelona, Spain Things We Did: 1st Day- Slept in until dinnertime 1st Night- Strolled down Las Ramblas, watched local performers, including a band of gypsies playing "Guantanamera" Dinner on waterfront (I had the seafood paella and ...
Here come the Weirdos and Wackos
... . Luckily, she caught them and they gave it back, laughing at her giving her a thumbs up. I was told to be very careful in Spain and now I understand why. It seems to be a game to try and rip people off here. That's not cool. That night, a large group ...
Walk through the park
... share secrets in. Fernanda, Efrat and I drank sangria and soaked up the atmosphere. I think I may have finally gotten ´Lo siento´ and ´De Nada´ straightened out. Everyone got a big chuckle when I bumped Lory in the head with my locker door and I kept ...
Adios Barcelona !
... 3pm so we had a couple extra hours to do a little shopping. We made a visit to the El Corte Ingles, Spain's largest department store chain, adjacent to the Placa de Catalunya. Exiting the El Corte, we crossed the ...
Barcelona - Day 2
... the crypt and one partial facade was built. Construction has been going on since. It was almost torn down during some conflict spain had or something but it survived. The church is still under construction and is expected to be completed in the next ...
Barca Hearts Cold Meat
... feels like air when you crunch into its small leafs (think China Grill spinach with less salt). And the reasonably priced sangria is tough to beat. In Spain, the food is wild, but the timing is wilder. Our normal Barcelona day would involve a lunch ...
Back to Barce
Finally I have arrived to Barcelona, a cornerstone of inspiration for my journey throughout Europe. Living in Spain to practice and study my Spanish was a driving force behind my idea to travel throughout Europe. Surely the experiences, sights and ...
LATE night out in Barcelona
... long night of bar hopping, finally rolling back home around 5:30am. Our patented movie producer line didn´t help us get in any faster, we might need to try something different for Spain. That´s it for now....gonna go grab something to eat... ...
Our last day in Barcelona - with ups and downs
We had a fabulous day today during the day. Went to see Gaudi's unbelievable Sagra Familia and also La Peredra. Had lunch where Kim recommended - Les Quatro Gats - a historical place where Picasso and Gaudi used to hang out. Then we headed to the ...
Olla From Barcelona
... I had my shoulders uncovered we couldn’t go in). Overall, having a fabulous time! Seeing some amazing things and absolutely exhausted from walking around. Please keep the comments coming we are loving them! Love Always Belinda and Luke ...
Spain France and Italy
... to my Mum and Dad and Aunt and Uncle and headed off on our travels again, as fast as our little bus would carry us out of Spain. (Not sure we will be adding Spain to our top 10 or even top 100 list of favourite countries in a hurry) So we drove for a ...
Barthelona... more like funalona!!!
... these other delicious veggie things, some guy tried to pick pocket Matthew, and a bum tried to steal his kebab!! It was crazy! So we got to the hostel and not sleep for one hour, so we showered and got on our way... Tired, but very sad to leave ...
La casa, la dolce Gràcia
Gràcia è il dolce quartiere di Barcellona che mi ospita. E' tutto un telaio di vie che si incrociano a scacchiera rettangolare, larghe poco più di cinque metri. Da finestrelle e balconi di ferro come nei carrugi di Genova o nella Marina di Cagliari si ...
Barcelona
... had a couple mojittos out in the El Born district. My only regret is that we did not have any flan while in Spain..........Oh well, we will have to make another trip back to Barcelona! Love it!! We are off to southern France tomorrow, and ...
City of tapas!
We got into Barcelona quite late (after 11:00), but the city was still buzzing with restaurants and people drinking out on terraces. We dropped off our bags and went out for some tapas and sangria. We then headed off to bed to prepare for a full day of ...
Relaxing @ Girona
... streets. When in 797 Charlemagne conquered Girona from the Muslims, the city became one of the most important counties from Catalonia, and by 878 was united to Barcelona’s. During medieval times the city was prosper, and many buildings from that ...
Sightseeing in Barcelona
... mins. We then went to the Barcelona FC stadium and we were VERY dissapointed the Real Madrid stadium was WAY better and less crowds!! Apparently this stadium is the 2nd most visited tourist attraction in Barcelona 1st being the Picasso museum. We ...
Spain 2006 -- Whatta Piece Of Holiday
Evening Gentlemen, Its not like your going to read my entry so I might aswell just lob up the oul Spain Pics. Olé Olé Olé Olé, Olé Olé Olé Olé Olé Olé, Olé Olé We gotta' fight for The World Cup Go and Compete We'll prepare and ...
Barcelona
We are in Barcelona Spain and it is a crazy, sometimes scary (at night) place! Barcelona is home to F.C. Barcelona who just won the Barclays Premiership futbol, having one of the best players in the world in Ronaldinho! The city was also home to some ...
Gaudi Barcelona
... the alarm, or it didnt go off. Everything ended up being ok though. It turns out if you reserve a ticket in spain it doesnt really mean much and you an catch whatever train you want to! I'm now in Nimes in Southern France. Sorry I just like saying ...

