Tag: spain
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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…
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Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família
Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família is the full name of this Barcelona landmark in Catalan. Translated, it is essentially the Holy Family church. It was consecrated and proclaimed a basilica by the pope in November 2010. Construction started in 1883, Gaudi – the architect died in 1926, and the work has been…
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Chucky’s siblings at Museu del Joguet de Catalunya
We took a day-trip out of Barcelona to visit Salvador Dali’s museum in Figueras. Down the street from Dali’s is a museum of toys (Museu del Joguet de Catalunya). It is a fairly well run place with lots to see, including toys that belonged to famous Spanish people. What startled us were the dolls from…
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Collectible Vinçon graphics
Vinçon has a graphic design business and naturally they design their own bags for the shop. Here is a selection of the bag designs over the years – the first started in 1972. In case you just joined, check out my two earlier posts about Vinçon’s shop in Barcelona, selling small design products here and furniture…