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Part 2: la vida cotidiana

This is all about my daily life -- where I live, how I get around, etc. First things first, I live in the Grácia neighborhood of Barcelona. This was originally a tiny pueblo that Barcelona basically overwhelmed. As a result, the streets are narrow and tree lined, the shops are tiny and...

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achavero on October 16, 2007 from Barcelona, Spain

from the travel blog: Amanda in Barcelona

The Set-Up, Part 1

Okay, so there needs to be a little backstory... something to put this all into perspective and in some sort of order. This is my version of house-keeping. The Program: I am participating in the Knox College Progam at the University of Barcelona. The director is Tim Foster, a professor at...

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achavero on October 10, 2007 from Barcelona, Spain

from the travel blog: Amanda in Barcelona

I like Barcelona, it just doesn´t like me back, yet.

I guess you could say that I´m going through culture shock. There, I said it. And here´s the kicker: everyone has all this advice to give and I can´t use any of it. I already AM doing what I can to chill out and just let things happen; to just do things that interest me; to relax and not stress...

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achavero on October 9, 2007 from Barcelona, Spain

from the travel blog: Amanda in Barcelona

Barcelona touring day 2

We started our second day with a tour of Casa Mila, a strangely designed apartment building designed by Gaudi. We took an elevator up to the attic room, where there were displays of Gaudi's works. The room had multiple arches of varying sizes. His inspiration was an upside-down version of...

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DRKester on October 2, 2007 from Barcelona, Spain

from the travel blog: Spain 2007

Barcelona touring day 1

We took the train to Barcelona on Sunday, then checked into a very modern 4-star hotel. We started our touring on Monday with a walk to the Sagrada Familia, where we had breakfast at a cafe across the street. After breakfast, we took the Metro to the old city, and toured the cathedral and...

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DRKester on October 1, 2007 from Barcelona, Spain

from the travel blog: Spain 2007

Barcelona, ES

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vassileios_gr on August 5, 2007 from Barcelona, Spain

from the travel blog: Espana 2007

My First Week

So..this is my first week in Spain! Right now I'm living with my dad, in a very big farm house in a town called La Bleda. Its a bit out of the way, but that is what makes it so beautiful. Since I am going to local school in a bout two months, I think its necessary that I learn the language,...

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einav10 on July 5, 2007 from Barcelona, Spain

from the travel blog: ESPAÑA!!

Day 16 - All but Paul

Paul was up early and caught a flight to Valencia to watch the America’s Cup sail races. He will write all about that. The kids and Suzy went to what was advertised as the largest aquarium in Europe. We thoroughly enjoyed it, but were skeptical about the claim of the largest. We then stood...

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pscossette on July 3, 2007 from Barcelona, Spain

from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical

Day 15

We began the day with a ramble down the Ramblas of Barcelona. This wide, tree-filled, walkway is the heart of Barcelona. It starts at a large central plaza and goes all the way to the water over about 2 miles. Again it appeared as though everyone was out and about. Mark passed by about 3...

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pscossette on July 2, 2007 from Barcelona, Spain

from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical

Day 14

We decide to spend the morning at the beach and catch an afternoon train from Perpignan to Barcelona. Wouldn’t you know this is the first and only sold out train we would encounter, so we spent a couple of unplanned hours in Perpignan. Not a hot spot in southern France, we could see why everyone...

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pscossette on July 1, 2007 from Barcelona, Spain

from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical

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