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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
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
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.
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
