Blogs from Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe - page 221

Sometime things just work out. After the wedding everyone was off to thier respective locations. I however didn´t have a plan. My friend Tim said he would want to see Barcalona. One of the people at the wedding said they had a friend in Sitges which is just a short distance from Barcalona and I could stay there, which I am learning is really the way to see the world, not just because it is cheaper, but because you have someone to talk with and also a local guide which is great, so I don´t even need a guide book. Well it turns out Sitges is having a major festival and I just saw theses crazy 15 foot dolls dancing through the street and the human castel which is a tradional festival activity. Tonight is fireworks ... read more

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Hello All! We arrived in Barcelona using the overnight train, hopped on the metro heading to our hostel which was off Barcelona's most famous street... La Rambla! After a bit of confusion as to which way to head La Rambla, we made it to our hostel and within 2 hours of arriving to the city we found ourselves queued up with a Canadian from our Hostel to buy tickets to watch one of the most loved sports in Spain... Bullfighting! The circular arena, the Monumental, hosts Bullfights every sunday during this season. A show consists of 6 bulls (Toros) and 3 bull fighters, a few armoured horses and a few guys who help the bull fighters when it comes to tiring and distracting the toros using their pink cloth (Muleta) to intimidate the toros. The show ... read more

My first trip away in Europe... and it couldn't have been better! I think Barcelona will be one of my favourite places. It is so beautiful - amazing buildings, food, drinks, people and even beaches! Gaudi's work is awe inspiring (I don't think I even knew anything about him beforehand!) - it's amazing what you learn on your travels!! Took hundreds of photos and here are just a few... ... read more

I once execrated to a Spaniard about how I thought that Britain was a filthy place, that it was screwed up in the way many of it's citizens were quite content to disregard their environment and foul it profligately with their refuse. I put it to him that this was one of the real reasons why I would never consider myself a patriot, because I could never have empathy with a nation that for it's physical environment did not give a good God damn. And then he told me that if I thought London was bad then I should visit Barcelona. This was about 6 years ago and London has actually cleaned up it's act a bit since then (Hounslow's still shockingly filthy mind). What's also happened since is that I've visited enough foreign countries to ... read more