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Farewell to Catalonia - my last day in the city of Barcelona | Sep 15 99'

by actonsteve a 40 year old male from London, on vacation in Barcelona

"And the Spanish themselves - exuberant and noisy on the Puerto del Sol on a Saturday night but also rather introverted, refined and polite. "

If this trip has been set to a soundtrack then the record of the summer of '99 has to be Molokos 'Bring it Back' which is played in every shop/cafe... Continue reading »
A mugging in the morning - the other side to sunny Barcelona.. | Sep 14 99'

by actonsteve a 40 year old male from London, on vacation in Barcelona

"Tourists amble along the medieval lanes while old gnarled long-term inhabitants go about their business - the two inhabit in an uneasy truce."

The attempted mugging happened at 10.00am on a sunny Barcelona morning..I had just come up from the post office on Via Laeitana. It thought I'd cat... Continue reading »
Montjuic - Hill of the jews - where the Olympics float over Barcelona.. | Sep 13 99'

by actonsteve a 40 year old male from London, on vacation in Barcelona

"That is what makes Barcelona so great it has a real tradition of modern art. It combines it in architecture and urban planning. The only place I have seen do this as success is Paris."

If I were to compare the two cities then I would say Madrids manic madness just edges out Barcelonas sophistication but it is still a terrific... Continue reading »
Strolling La Ramblas - the most famous street in Spain | Sep 11 99'

by actonsteve a 40 year old male from London, on vacation in Barcelona

"Once in a while you visit a city and curse you were not born one of its inhabitants. Barcelona is one such city."

So what are the sharpest memories of my first day in Barcelona?The tang of olives and tomato garlic bread in a pavement cafe in the sunshine? The n... Continue reading »
Let the train take the strain...RENFE down to Barcelona.. | Sep 10 99'

by actonsteve a 40 year old male from London, on vacation in Barcelona

"and got my first look at Barcelona. Very impressive - a rectangular grid of streets overlooked by cream coloured apartment blocks and dotted with palms"

I am scribbling this extact on the 11.00am Madrid-Charmartin high speed TALGO to Barcelona-Sants.The journey will take seven hours and will cross f... Continue reading »
Barcelona | Apr 30 99'

by Mariann a 25 year old female from Budapest, on vacation in Barcelona

Barcelona is a big city from the hills to the sea.Its biggest attractions are the Ghoel Park, the Sagrada Familia and the La Rambla. Continue reading »
Day 17. Barcelona (Zoo, Poble Espanyol, Porto Olimpico) | Aug 15 97'

by gomezdegomera a 35 year old male from Trieste, on vacation in Barcelona

16 / 8 : Visita allo zoo di Barcellona (meglio andarci nelle ore meno calde quando gli animali escono più volentieri allo scoperto) (1300 pes... Continue reading »
Day 5: Barcelona (Ramblas, Cathedral, Tibidabo) | Aug 03 97'

by gomezdegomera a 35 year old male from Trieste, on vacation in Barcelona

4 / 8 : arriviamo tardi per cambiare i travel cheques al Central Hispano, vicino a plaça Colon, che chiude alle 12.30-13.00. Saliamo le Ramblas f... Continue reading »
Day 4: Barcelona (Sagrada Familia, Barceloneta) | Aug 02 97'

by gomezdegomera a 35 year old male from Trieste, on vacation in Barcelona

3 / 8 : visita alla Sagrada Famiglia (**) (presso la Sagrada c'è una fontanella da cui beviamo accorgendoci che l'acqua di Barcellona fa schifo)... Continue reading »
Day 3: Barcelona | Aug 01 97'

by gomezdegomera a 35 year old male from Trieste, on vacation in Barcelona

2 / 8 : Seguendo la costiera , bagno a La Platja d'Aro (lunghissima spiaggia tipo Rimini : *), bagno a Tossa de Mar (castello su un promontorio a... Continue reading »