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From ceramic bowl to glass, another fine day in Barcelona

November 24th 2014
Today was a first in that I was served a beer in a glass that resembled a rather large fishbowl on a stem. I would have been impressed, but I had only 20 minutes to drink it, having expected the usual less-than-half-pint effort you generally get when not drinking in the UK. I could have used it as a diving helmet had I been able to keep it and at 9euros for one beer (albeit a big one), I think I s ... read more

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Claire Wade

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I started these blogs as a record for myself- something to read and comfort me when I'm old, cold and broke, wondering where all my money went... With time, my blogs have developed as it turned out other people were reading them! This has inspired me to improve my writing (well I try) and add more photos. I hope you enjoy reading my blogs and please do leave comments. The photos in the blog are taken on my phone, but when I return home, I always have lots of images from my DSLR, that I upload to Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wadeyc ... full info

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