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Travel Blogs from Santa Perpetua de Mogoda
Ugh, Tourists.
... people visiting the country. Much of the development of the country since then has been to continue to increase tourism, and bring in more of the money that comes with it. The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, for example, has brought a lot of tourism to a previously dangerous city. Other art advances like the Reina Sofia and the Prado in Madrid also bring in a lot of tourism to major cities in Spain.
Having been ...
Redemption and fireworks
... and CC have managed to avoid getting a soaking but this year CC and James were taken by surprise (never turn your back on the firemen) and ended up quite wet, even without the insane dancing. Good job it was warm.
Vendimia is on the square and by now we were properly hungry. Inside we spotted Jon Hall who had already bagsed a table to we sat with him and enjoyed several plates of tapas and some wine and beers before finally heading back for a well-earned night's rest.
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Pedals, pillars and the presence of the church
... hub at Placa de Sant Jaume. Most festivals and political demonstrations occur here. As Chris was starting to say a protest happens daily, on cue a small noisy rally started behind us. Nothing violent but very passionate with protesters and figures that appeared to be the focus of protest toe to toe at times. It seems this occurs partially because on either side of the square are the opposing 'houses'- the Adjuntament ...
Ser un freerider per Irene Mateo
"I vas veient coses pel món que t'estan agradant tant..." (doncs no podia començar d'altra manera que no fos cantant... perquè torno a viure cantant)
Possiblement, ja ningú (ni tu, Albert) esperava una entrada, però s'havia de fer doncs m'ho vas demanar (sense desmerèixer la resta de lectors, m'haureu de permetre alguna al-lusió directa doncs al cap i a la fi l'escric (de fet seria més correcta "la faig pública") perquè ell ho va demanar) i, ...
A Place Called Vertigo
... were truly breathtaking.
At this point, I may have been feeling a jet lag symptom - the room keeps feeling like it´s moving. I don´t know if it´s from the boat last night, but this vertigo? just keeps recurring!
Then, some of us made our way back into town. Roxanna and I saw the Arc de Triomf, and then tried to get into the Picasso Museum for free - which we were told was ...