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Catalan – English, lesson 1!

inquiets — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:54:49 +0000

Hola!
Bon dia! Com esteu? M’enteneu? Well, probably some words…
Catalan is a very beautiful language. Do you think it is difficult?
Really?! That’s because you haven’t met the right teacher.
And guess what, I have some time!
Here are a few expressions you may need when arriving at Barcelona.
You know how it works… Listen and repeat!

La castanyada

inquiets — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:00:40 +0000

31st october means candles, sweets, ghosts, zombies and witches all over the world… Yeah, it’s Halloween time!
But we have to say that in Barcelona, we are more into “la castanyada”. What? You don’t know about it?
OK. Just take a look at the video. We eat “castanyes” and “panellets”. They are delicicous, but they aren’t really diet food…
But hey, it’s just for one day!
Remember that only these days you will see our “castanyers i castanyeres” all around the city, so it’s in october or never!

We almost forgot! Here we had “castanyes”, and here, “panellets”. Enjoy!

Boqueria’s Market

inquiets — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:02:48 +0000

Where can you find fresh and delicious food in Barcelona? At Mercat de la Boqueria, of course!

It is a very big and wonderful market next to Les Rambles. I love shopping there, because they have everything I like: fresh fruit, fish, meat, vegetables… Everything is so colourful and tasty! Moreover, if you get tired, you can have delicious juices or even have some “tapas” and make a break in one of the bars in the market.

Now you know La Boqueria… Who said that doing the shopping was hard?

If you want to arrive there, here’s some useful information:

Metro:
Line 1 (Catalunya)
Line 3 (Liceu)
Bus:
14, 38, 59, 91

Adress and Telephone:
Plaça de la Boqueria, s/n
08001 – Barcelona, Barcelona.
Tel: 93.318.25.84
Open from Monday thru Saturday: 8:00 – 20:30

Useful links:
Google Maps
11870
Iwannagothere
Official website

Golondrines by the sea

inquiets — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:35:50 +0000

Are you in the mood for a sea ride?

Near Maremagnum and Colom there are the “Golondrines”, some boats that will take you to see a beautiful view of the city from the sea.

They are really typical, and not only for tourists, but also for Barcelona’s inhabitants. They have been working for more than a hundred years (well, the boats are not the same, of course!), and they are as amazing as then!

Useful links:
Metro:
Line 3 (Drassanes)
Bus: 14, 36, 57, 64 and Tourist Bus

Adress and Telephone:
C/ Portal de la Pau s/n
93 442 31 06

Google Maps
Oficial website

Walking through Les Rambles of Barcelona

inquiets — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:47:37 +0000

Les Rambles is the most colourful place in Barcelona. It is always full of people walking up and down, either tourists or not.

The human statues, the animals, the flowers… All of them make a big impression in every visitor.

And guess what! Les Rambles have a special fountain called Canaletes. It isn’t just where we celebrate all of FC Barcelona’s victories.

It has something magical…

Useful Information:

Metro:
Line 1 (Plaça Catalunya)
Line 2 (Plaça Universitat)
Line 3 (Liceu or Drassanes)

Bus: 14, 59, 91, N9, N12, N15

Google Maps
Wikipedia

Plaça Catalunya

inquiets — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:58:22 +0000

Plaça Catalunya is the core of the city. Everybody meets there to go for a drink, shopping of whatever, so it’s normal to see people standing up waiting for their friends.

Well, I am affraid of piggeons (as you can see), but some people gives them food. You can buy it there if you want to feed those rats with wings… I preffer not to do it…