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A weekend in Viladrau (Montseny)

22 October, 2008 (09:03) | Living in Europe | By: admin

I am writing from the mountainside village of Viladrau, a 45 minute drive from Barcelona. Mark, Haka and I have been invited here for the weekend. Our friends Sara and Ricardo have a countryside compound. It belongs to Sara’s family. We are staying in the apartment of her brother, who never comes here. He is […]

Festa de la Cooperaciò Catalana

11 October, 2008 (04:28) | Living in Europe | By: admin

Barcelona is a city where there is ALWAYS something fun to do. Yesterday I rode my bike to the beach, through Ciutadella Park and ended up spending a couple hours in Ciutadella Park before reaching my goal, the beach. There was (yet another) festival going on at the park; Festa de la Cooperaciò Catalana. There […]

Fiesta San Mercè (end of summer)

29 September, 2008 (07:17) | Living in Europe | By: admin

The one thing the people of Barcelona know how to do, it is how to have fun. No matter how dismal the news of the global economy spiraling downwards, the Fiesta San Mercè has arrived just in time for us city folk to let off steam and immerse ourselves in the 10 day celebration of […]