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Shopping in Barcelona

Everybody coming to Spain will at a certain moment think about shopping, buying souvenirs, clothes, shoes,… anything. This post will guide you around Barcelona and show you some good streets to go shopping. Make the most of the shopping by staying in a flat or hotel close to the best shopping districts! There is plenty of accommodation available in these hot shopping spots. Details

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Tags: accessories, Avinguda Diagonal, Barri Gotic, Bershka, boutique, carrer, Corte Inglés, Creu Coberta, Custo, Decathlon, department stores, designer clothes, designer shops, Diagonal Mar, El Raval, FcBotiga, Gran Via 2, H&M, Havaïanas, International chains, Jack and Jones, L'Illa del Diagonal, la maquinista, La Rambla, La Roca de Vallès, logo, mall, maremagnum, outlet, Oysho, Passeig de Gracia, Personal Shopper, Plaça de Catalunya, Portal D'Angél, Quicksilver, Shopping, shopping centre, Spain, Springfiels, Stradivarius, sunday, y barcelona, y sports

Swine Flu – What you should know

All newspapers are full of articles on Swine Flu or Mexican Flu, but what is the virus and what are the risks for us, Europeans? What are the symptoms? How should we protect ourselves? Is there a vaccination? Details

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Tags: H1N1 Virus, influenza, Mexican Flu, Mexico, Spain, swine flu, Symptoms Mexican Flu, symptoms Swine Flu, Trinidad Jiménez, vaccination, World Health Organization

Fc Barcelona – Chelsea FC

Yesterday Barcelona and Chelsea entered in what would be a real thriller but until half time it wasn’t really such a big game. Barcelona’s defence – without Carles Puyol – made one small mistake, giving Drogba an opportunity to put Chelsea up, but he lost the ball thanks to a great Victor Valdes. Details

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Tags: Bojan Krkic, Carles Puyol, Champions Le, Chelsea, La Blaugrana, Rafa Marquez, Real Madrid, Stanford Bridge, tickets, Victor Valdes, y barcelona, y football

FC Barcelona – Chelsea, 20.45 CET

Today is the big day for La Blaugrana, they are up for one of the biggest clashes of the season: the Semi Finals of the Champions League against Chelsea with the first leg on home turf! Details

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Tags: champions league, Chelsea, Fc, La Blaugrana, Nou Camp, y barcelona, y football

Swine flu

As in the other European countries, Spain is not escaping the swine flu epidemic. Yesterday the Spanish Department of Health confirmed that the first case of Swine flu in Spain was in Albacete. Details

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Tags: A/H1N1 virus, Catalunya, Health, swine flu, y barcelona

La Champañería

La Champañería is a cava and tapasbar that is very popular among locals and tourists. The reason why it is so popular is the whole concept, cheap cava and nice tapas/hamburgers. Details

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Tags: cava, La Champañería, tapasbar, y barcelona

Feria de Abril in Catalonia

The 38th Feria de Abril in Catalonia is celebrated in Parc de Forum between the April, 24 and May, 3. As in Sevilla, El Parc del Forum is submerged in Flamenco, little market stalls, outdoor tapas bars and Andalusian Music. Details

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Tags: casetas, Catalonia, Feria de Abril, flamenco, Parc de Forum

El día de Sant Jordi

What a beautiful day in Barcelona today on the 23d of April. Not only because of the clear skies and great temperatures but also because of El día de Sant Jordi or Saint George’s day. This day is celebrated by Catalans as if it were Valentine’s Day. Details

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Tags: Books, Catalan, La día de Sant Jordi, love, Roses, y barcelona

elBulli, The best restaurant in the world

Catalonia’s world class, three Michelin starred restaurant elBulli, received the price for “the best restaurant in the world”… for the fifth time in seven years!! Chef Ferran Adrià’s restaurant in Roses on the Costa Brava, Details

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Tags: Catalonia, Costa Brava, El Bulli, elBulli, Ferran Adrià, Roses, y barcelona

FC Barcelona – Sevilla 20:00 CET

Tonight the Barcelona game against Sevilla will be one of the most important in the season. Barça’s rival Real Madrid won their derby game yesterday in a thriller against Getafe, thanks to Higuaín they came up fron 1-2 to 3-2. Now they are three points behind on La Blaugrana, that has to win against the third in the league: Fc Sevilla. Details

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Tags: champions league, Fc, La Blaugrana, Primera División, Real Madrid, Sevilla, y barcelona

Moving in Barcelona

Are you going to Barcelona soon? Barcelona is a big city and so it might be useful to know more about the means of transport in the city.
In this entry I have taken the time to explore the many different means of transport in and around the beautiful city of Barcelona! Details

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Tags: Airport, Airport Bus A1, Barcelona Card, Bicing, boat, bus, Bus turistic, cheap, coach, Costa Brava, El Prat, girona, moving, Night bus, Nitbús, private transfer, taxi, train, Transfer, y barcelona

La Milla de Barcelona

Every year, there is a running contest that has been held in Barcelona since 1985. It is called La Milla de Barcelona / The Barcelona Mile and is an initiative of the “La Fundació Claror“. Details

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Tags: La Fundació Claror, La Milla de Barcelona, La Sagrada Familia, The Barcelona Mile, Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona

Concerts in Barcelona

Barcelona is a music city, big concerts and festival can not be missing here. In 2009, Barcelona hosts concerts of some of the biggest musicians in the world such as U2, AC/DC, Madonna, Beyonce, Katy Perry, Slipknot, etc. But off course there are some good European singers such as the Italian Laura Pausini or the popular Spanish band, “La Oreja De Van Gogh”. Details

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Tags: AC/DC, Beyonce, electronic music, festivals, Katy Perry, Madonna, Slipknot, Sonar Festival, Summercase, U2, y barcelona, y concerts

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

People who want to experience a football game in Barcelona but like to save money as well, might choose to go to an RCD Espanyol Barcelona game. RCD Espanyol is the second biggest team in Barcelona and also plays in “Primera División” (First division). Details

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Tags: 1992 Olympics, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Ivan Alonso, Primera División, RCD Espanyol, RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, season, y barcelona, y football, y montjuic

Health in Barcelona – Part 1

When you are fed up with the stress and chaos in this concrete jungle called Barcelona, it is time to relax and step away from everything. I wanted to do this, so started looking for a place where I could relax as well as practice some sports. I ended up at Orthos Fitness y Wellness. The Orthos company has more than 30 branches throughout Spain, Portugal and Argentina. They offer many things such as: Fitness, Dancing, Yoga, Different therapies, Welness facilities, etc. Details

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Tags: Fitness, Orthos, Wellness, y barcelona, y Dancing, y sports

Affordable ways to see Barcelona …part 2

The shopaholics will love to go to some of the many outlet stores scattered around the city. For example a Mango outlet on C/ Gerona, LOGO on Rambla de Cataluña, and Desigual on C/ Diputación 313.. Here you can find products from the last season that can be 50% cheaper than in the normal shops!

For some nice music sessions I would warmly recommend to go to JazzSí taller de music club in Raval. They have different kind of music on different nights. Fridays are flamenco nights, entrance is 7,50 € with a drink included; on Sundays and Tuesdays they have jam sessions with some truly amazing local artists. The club is tiny but the atmosphere is so warm and lovely that it’s impossible to come out without a smile on your face! Details

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Tags: desigual, jam sessions, jazzsí, logo, macba, mango, money, picasso museum, raval, y barcelona

Affordable ways to see Barcelona part 1

As the city is very compact it is easy to get around by walking. However, if you want to see things farther out the T-10 card entitles you to travel around the city with buses, metro, trams and underground trains to a very cheap price of 7,70 €. This is a good option if you don’t want to attend any of the fairly expensive bus tours. With the public transportation you’ll reach the same sights anyway.

In the mornings you can have a very cheap breakfast in many of the local cafes. For example a croissant or a mini-bocadillo + coffee costs 1,80 – 2,00 €.
The lunch is the most important meal of the day. The best deals are the special menus of the day (menu del día) which is a three-course meal including dessert and a drink.

To be continued… more smart tricks on how to save a few bucks tomorrow

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Tags: cheap, lunch, y barcelona, y transportation

Montjuic

Montjuic is one of the two hills around Barcelona and is a very nice place to visit or step away from the crazy city centre. The mountain has two faces, firstly there is the East side of the mountain. You can access it in three ways: on foot, by bus of by Funicular (The cable train/lift who takes you from the Paral.lel Metro station to the top of Montjuic.) Details

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Tags: funicular, Magic Fountain, Plaza Espanya, y barcelona, y montjuic

A night out to Club Get Back

If you want to go out in Barcelona and meet some people from all diferent kind, a good place to go is the club called Get Back. This place is located in the street carrer d’Aribau, 242.
In Get back, you will find two different rooms, in the first one you will be able to listen to House Music and the other one you will hear some spanish music. Details

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Tags: clubs, Get Back, going out, guestlist, spanish music, y barcelona

Bayern München – Barcelona

Yesterday’s game of La Blaugrana was actually a bit redundant given the stunning 4-0 victory in the first game. But never say never!

München, supported by an enthousiastic home crowd, started ferociously but waited too long to score the first goal. Around half time, Frank Ribéry succeeded to round Victor Valdes and score. Details

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Tags: Chelsea, fc barcelona, FC Barcelona - Chelsea, La Blaugrana, semi-finals, Victor Valdes, y football

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Archive for April, 2009

Shopping in Barcelona

Shopping in Barcelona

Swine Flu – What you should know

Fc Barcelona – Chelsea FC

FC Barcelona – Chelsea, 20.45 CET

Swine flu

La Champañería

Feria de Abril in Catalonia

El día de Sant Jordi

elBulli, The best restaurant in the world

FC Barcelona – Sevilla 20:00 CET

Moving in Barcelona

La Milla de Barcelona

Concerts in Barcelona

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Health in Barcelona – Part 1

Affordable ways to see Barcelona …part 2

Affordable ways to see Barcelona part 1

Montjuic

A night out to Club Get Back

Bayern München – Barcelona