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Salvador Dalí Day Trippin’ to Figueres. Barcelona Part 4.

If you want to see a bit more of Spain, head out to Figueres, Salvador Dalí’s hometown and locale for his self-curated museum paying homage to his own art. There’s so much to see and do in Barcelona that I would recommend staying in the city if you have less than four days there. Consider a day trip, though, if you have more time. It’s a pleasant – though surreal – change of pace.  Continue reading “Salvador Dalí Day Trippin’ to Figueres. Barcelona Part 4.”

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The Morning After. Barcelona Part 3.

As much as past a certain age – maybe it was 27 – we decided that we were never, ever again going to imbibe as much alcohol as we did last night, we do it again. These are the lies we have to tell ourselves to get by in life.

But hey, it was just this one time! I’m in Spain after all, home to wonderful wines like cava and… cava. I don’t know their names, but whatever, they’re awesome. Is my fault the Spanish don’t sell wines by the glass? Continue reading “The Morning After. Barcelona Part 3.”

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Down, Dirty and Real: Christmas and Flamenco. Barcelona Part 2: Barri Gòtic

In Barcelona Part 1, I advised you to go to Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Família. And, I hope you went to church like a good boy or girl. Now that that’s out of the way, here are some options to get yourself back on the sinning side again in Barri Gòtic… Continue reading “Down, Dirty and Real: Christmas and Flamenco. Barcelona Part 2: Barri Gòtic”

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Roja! Xinesa! Barcelona! Part 1: Antoni Gaudí

Barcelonians aren’t afraid to speak their minds, to help you, or frankly, to get you out of their way (for efficiency’s sake, of course). They’ll poke fun at you if you’re flushed with wine. They’ll call you Chinese out in the street, when you’re actually Filipino-American. That happened more than a few times. Which is strange on many levels, one of them being that Spain colonized the Philippines for over three centuries and named the islands for their King. Eyebrow raise.

This is Barcelona. Continue reading “Roja! Xinesa! Barcelona! Part 1: Antoni Gaudí”