Month: August 2011
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Comerç 24, Barcelona
Comerç 24 – a chic restaurant at a hip location – as some publications described this place. Friends and colleagues recommended this place too. We managed only a reservation for lunch. This place and several other “24” restaurants in the chain in Barcelona are very popular with tourists and locals alike. I believe this is…
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Diagonal Mar, Barcelona
For this trip to Barcelona, we bought a 2-day ticket for those open-top tourist bus which circle the city. There are three loops: one goes to the North as far as the city’s university and Camp Nou (FC Barcelona’s stadium); one goes west up to the Montjuic hills and comes back down near the harbor,…
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Trapped in El Pavelló Mies van der Rohe
Pavelló Mies van der Rohe was originally designed as the German Pavilion for the 1929 International Exposition. It was rebuilt in 1986. I came here the last time I visited Barcelona (in the 80’s) – I did not expect anything to change and nothing has changed. Nor does the design look dated or any less…
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alkimia
Alkimia – one michelin star. The name of the restaurant comes from the Arabic word “al-kimia” (the art). We arrived at 8:45pm, 15 minutes after our reservation, having misjudged the distance from Vinçon. Alkimia is located “midtown” in Barcelona. So we were a bit out of breathe but the serene atmosphere and warm towels helped put…
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Designer-bottled evian water
While having lunch at Casa Danone (<– see earlier post) we noticed these designer-branded bottled water by Evian. Since they were placed behind us on display, we took them down and photographed them against the white seatings. Evian is one of the brands of water owned by Danone, their other well known brand being Volvic. …
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Casa Danone, Barcelona
Danone – the French yoghurt giant – runs a restaurant ! Actimel, Activia … their brands. We were looking for a place for lunch in a business area of Barcelona (Av. Diagonal near Pl. Francesc Macià) and came across this place. It was around 12ish and it was pretty empty because the Spanish don’t eat…