Archives for: July 2008
Hola part 7! Art and Architecture in Catalonia
07/31/08 13:13, by jamesey, Categories: Happenings , Tags: barcelona, catalonia, dali, figueres, gaudi, miro, picasso If you love modern, abstract and surreal art, Catalonia must be your next destination. Some of the strangest but also smartest artists produced their best work in the region.
Antoni Gaudi - is responsible for the architectural highlights of Barcelona… more »
Hola part 6! Out of Barcelona
We rented a car for a couple of days and got out of Barcelona. We took two excursions. The first was inland towards the wine country and Montserrat. The second was down the Costa Brava away from France from Figueres to Barcelona.
Inland Catalonia- We… more »
EARTHQUAAAAAKKE
edit: I pre-empted a Barcelona post with this post, but accidentally dated both for tomorrow. Now this one has the right date and time.
What's shakin everyone? L.A is!!
I just felt my biggest earthquake ever. The USGS says 5.8 (5.4 as of 3:00 PM)… more »
Hola part 5! Toro Toro Toro
07/25/08 07:49, by jamesey, Categories: Happenings , Tags: barcelona, bull fight, catalonia, matador Ole, Ole, Ole!
La Plaza De Toros - I got to see my first bullfight and I thought it was fantastic. I'd definitely be a regular at these events if I lived in Spain. However, I was a little confused at first. Before going to Barcelona, I read that bullf… more »
Hola part 4! Soccer in Barcelona
07/24/08 07:49, by jamesey, Categories: Happenings , Tags: barcelona, camp nou, catalonia, rcd espanyol, soccer Soccer soccer soccer.
Camp Nou - We visited the five star soccer stadium which is home to FC Barcelona. Soccer was in the off-season during my visit, but there are self-guided stadium tours, a massive store, and a huge museum to lure thousands of fan… more »
Hola part 3! I'm Back from Catalonia
Wow, I can't believe someone from Spain was mad enough to leave a comment on my first post about Catalonia. I can't believe someone from Spain actually found my blog in a timely manner and read it and commented. Whatever the person said in Spanish seems… more »
Hola part 2! I'm Back from Catalonia
21/07/08 10:45, by jamesey, Categories: Happenings , Tags: barcelona, catalonia, clara, damm, estrella, ruavieja, sangria, tapas Before heading over to Catalonia, my family knew we'd have to adjust to a different eating and lifestyle. We yanks like to have an early morning breakfast, a lunch, then barrel on through to the end of our work day before going home for dinner at 7:00 or… more »
Hola! I'm Back from Catalonia
My passport stamp says Spain, but If you ask me, I just went to Catalonia. I got back Thursday night and after a few days of fighting jet lag, I'm ready to go. I'll post about some experiences and general thoughts and feelings about the fantastic trip my… more »
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