http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Spain , Catalonia , Barcelona , Barcelona en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 09:34:05 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:34:05 +0000 This puppy aint moving tonight.My siesta turned out to be a mucho siesta.Decided to have a quick easy dinner and a night watching Will Farrell speaking Spanish on TV quite entertaining.It definitely takes a few days to settle into the vibe of a city and knowing that Barcelona was playing a rival futbol team along with it being public holiday we knew we39d be in for an all nighter of dru http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/blog-783880.html Seriously Rained everyday since we got here. And cold. Colder than London. Just wrong. In fact we are having Auckland Winter temps. And that is wrong. ALL I can say is THANK YOU Icebreaker.Barcelona is very different to Seville. As someone said to us Barcelona is closer to Europe than it is to Seville and Seville is closer to Morocco than it is to Barcelona. Completely different vibe. The South http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/blog-783588.html Cette anne j39ai eu l39occasion d39aller clbrer l39arrive du printemps Barcelone Quelle ville magnifique Je rsidais dans une auberge tout prs de la rue de la Rambla une des rues les plus pleines de vie de la ville. Pour la premire nuit j39ai fait la rencontre de groupes d39Amricains en change Dublin et Copenhague et de SudCorens en change aux http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/blog-781943.html Forgive the Queen impression Freddie not Elizabeth but I can never ever hear the word Barcelona without the song going off in my head. So you can imagine what writing this blog is like. Better do it quick before I start airmiking.Barcelona has been a bit of a travel bete noir for me. 2 aborted trips in the past and one of my best friends had her hen weekend there at my suggestion.....and I cou http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/blog-778100.html A little over 10 years ago I traveled with a group of high school kids from around the US through Spain including Barcelona. Believe it or not ten years later most of us are still in touch and many have gone on to live in Spanish speaking countries or use their Spanish language skills in their everyday lives.Fortunately someone made the suggestion that we all get together in Spain for a 10 ye http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/blog-773792.html If you want a quiet pleasant safe and inexpensive for your stay in Barcelona.I recommend the Feetup Garden House Hostel a place with a beautiful garden where you can relax and put your feet up in his hammockltspangt or sunbathing on the terrace.It has a rather peculiar staff a mix between agrabable simpatico and crazy ... jejejejWe hope it is right for you .. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/blog-768006.html I am a frequent traveler and often my friends ask for advice about place to visit next. Obviously the suggestions depend on the type of holiday one likes beach culture sports distance willing to travel budget etc. Another important factor is whether you have family and kids.There is another group of travel fans who do not have any concrete preferences and just want to explore. For them the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/blog-765759.html Went into deep thought on the plane from Marrakech to Barcelona. I set about writing the following word for word. Please enjoy it its not serious It seems lazyness has got the better of me during my recent weeks in Marrakech... I have felt no desire to update my blog so let those who care know what I39ve been up to. I would like to think of myself as a responsible person away from home http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/blog-761125.html Casa Mil La Pedrera Barcelona http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/blog-753238.html La Sagrada Familia of Barcelona http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/blog-753234.html In the article 3939 The Funeral Paration Of Pericles3939 they define a democracy as not giving power to certain people but to every person that is under a democracy. The pericles also say that to be a good citizen you do not allowed to be steped on and you stand up for yourself you do not allow absorption. you speak your mind. If I can go back in time I would become a spartan because http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/blog-750106.html My heart raced just a bit when he came at me long knife extended in my direction. YIKESWe were in one of the large modern malls in Barcelona. Just like many North American shopping centres it had Sephora and Pull Bear and Tiffanys and a food court with Burger King McDonalds Starbucks and a dozen maybe 15 other European chains to feed the masses.But the one place that had caught my eye over http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/blog-749641.html This article relates to what we are learning in class because we are learning about the different types of religions and how they have an impact on the society and people around them.Many people are indifferent about the caste system because people disagree and agree with the caste system and some people diagreeded becasue they thought that it was unfair. however many people thought that the caste http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/blog-748958.html This relates to what we are talking about in class because we are talking about the different religions and how they became the religions they are today and also the way they are formed.Many people in india were indifferent to the caste system some of them were against the caste system because they thought that it was unfair and some of them were for the caste system because they thought that it w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/blog-748955.html I believe that kids in europe value education more since there education is higher and they focuse more on education then kids in america because we focuse more on war and video games then anything else.on my college trip to Trinity christian college I asked my tour guide three questions 1 What was the last chapionship that the trolls have one 2 I asked what were the extracurricular activitie http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/blog-748948.html When we came to Barcelona we fully expected a warm celebratory airport greeting from Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johannson actors in the Woody Allen movie Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Didn39t happen They must have confused the flight numbers and stood at the wrong gate.Oh well...we have encountered a number of other famous people on the streets and in the metro cafes and restaurants. John C http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/blog-748181.html Well its almost time for my feet and I to move on again. We have enjoyed losing ourselves and becoming reacquainted with this old very interesting and sophisticated city.I find being the oldest single female in a hostel full of younger people attracts many reactions from curious looks patronising expressions smiles friendliness and occasionally a door held open for me. The other day one http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/blog-746888.html ltstrong stylemargin 0px padding 0px border 0px verticalalign baseline color 555555 fontfamily Arial Helvetica sansserif fontsize 13px lineheight 19pxgtltem stylemargin 0px padding 0px border 0px verticalalign baselinegtBarcelona Europe Spain Catalonia Barcelona BarcelonaHi i am sure that you can find many tourist guides about Barcelona http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/blog-746845.html Arturo says Ballet...ballet...balletWell actually Arturo one of our two daily Spanish teachers really says Vale but in espanol it sounds like ballet. Our first day of classes Arturo a 31 year old skinny scruffybearded goodnatured chico said Vale at the end of just about each sentence. We had no idea what this meant. Never heard the word before. Finally I couldn39t resis http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/blog-746373.html The Barcelona Symphony Last night our first and on a holiday weekend in this Spanish metropoliswe were serenaded by the Barcelona Symphony...every town and city has it39s own unique soundtrack it39s musical background that amuses tempts frustrates lulls frazzles. The music of la noche...the low throbbing bass beat of a rock band floats from the monumental concrete Forum park across http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/Barcelona/blog-745886.html