Archive for March, 2008
Skiing!
By alun at 20 March, 2008, 9:55 am
One of the great things about Barcelona is that you are never far away from the great outdoors. Catalunya is a spectacular part of the world, and while the area is more famous for its combination of both spectacular cities and beautiful beaches, come wintertime it adds another feather to it’s cap, thanks to the [...]
Read More >>Time for Calçots!
By Barceloner at 11 March, 2008, 6:38 am
Spring marks a special time in Catalonia when it’s tradition to munch burned onions.
What? Burned onions?
Yes indeed, and very tasty they are too!
The Calçot, wikipedia tells us, is a type of Scallion, a long green onion similar to a spring onion but with a leeky texture that is cooked on a barbecue. Here’s [...]
Living Barcelona is Barcelonafied!
By Barceloner at 8 March, 2008, 9:25 am
We have moved!
The site Living Barcelona has been renamed Barcelonafied and placed on it’s own domain — barcelonafied.com. Please update your bookmarks and RSS feeds.
We also welcome two new authors who are going to contribute to the blog: Donderwolkje, the hog-blogging belgian, and Alun, the go-getting welshman and lover of the great outdoors.
Elections this weekend in Spain
By Donderwolkje at 8 March, 2008, 6:40 am
I was watching the second debate between Zapatero and Rajoy last weekend, and couldn’t help but think: where are all the other political parties. Spain hasn’t slid off into a 2 party system yet. has it. I can imagine that all the other parties will have a hard time getting their message out. aaah democracy: [...]
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