Tag Archives: Barcelona

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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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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Wushu has a new website!

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Alexandra

Check it out. All the pictures under “menu” and “novedades” (which appear when you click on “ubicacion”) are mine. The middle picture in the middle is also mine. I’ve had everything on their menu and had a plato del dia … Continue reading →

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10 more days…

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Alexandra

I just realized, today, that we only have 10 days left before we leave for Barcelona. Eeeeeeek. I have so much to do! I need to revise my paper for the conference in June, figure out what I’ll need for … Continue reading →

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Barcelona is NOT a war zone

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Alexandra

In about two weeks, Alan and I will be going back to Barcelona for a month. Of course, for us, visiting Barcelona is not quite living any other foreign destination – we lived there and Alan still fondly refers to … Continue reading →

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Longing for Barcelona…

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Alexandra

It’s 3 pm and I should really be reading about Galileo Galilei for next week’s tutorial or perusing some fourteenth-century documents for the first chapter of my thesis; instead, I’m at a café near the library having just finished lunch … Continue reading →

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