Category Archives: Barcelona

New favourite restaurant in Barcelona

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Alexandra

It’s been four years since I was last in Barcelona and during those four years we have both changed. Wushu, my favourite restaurant, has closed and I have started to eat more locally and seasonally. I credit my year in … Continue reading →

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Catalunya

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Alexandra

There’s a documentary on TV now on Catalunya. It’s in Chinese but it’s nice to see so many places we know. If I could re-start my history degree, I would probably study modern Spanish history and write a thesis on … Continue reading →

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Tossa-Lloret

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Alexandra

We had quite the eventful weekend. We gad been invited to a party on Saturday evening at Lloret de Mar, a town about one hour north of Barcelona, at the Costa Brava. While I was checking out the schedule for … Continue reading →

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No-Bull Barcelona

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Alexandra

On Friday, we ran into an anti-bullfighting demonstration in front of the Generalitat (government of Catalunya). Tourists usually expect to see bullfighting everywhere in Spain and get disappointed when they get to Barcelona and find that the only bullring in … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday to me!

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Alexandra

This weekend we celebrated my birthday at Wushu with a few of our very good friends here in Barcelona. Paul, Wushu’s talented dessert chef, even made me a special cake and we spent an amazing four hours at the restaurant, … Continue reading →

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Happy Pills

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Alexandra

This one made me think of my friend Janine; she knows why…

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Quotation

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Alexandra

Per nosaltres, la nació és una cosa viva, plena de sentit i de cara el futur, i la raça és una cosa morta, pobra de contingut i plasmada sobre el passat.[...] Per nosaltres els forasters que vénen a Catalunya – … Continue reading →

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Lunch today

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Alexandra

During my year at the archives in Barcelona, I often wished for a place where I could have a simple salad or a sandwich with more than one ingredient in it. Today I discovered the place I had been looking … Continue reading →

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Dancing egg, Vermut, and Ciutadela

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Alexandra

What a day! We had no plans today and figured we would just have a lazy day since it was raining on and off and chilly. We all woke up late (around 10 AM), Sebastian cooked us brunch and around … Continue reading →

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Weird bike

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Alexandra
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