Tag: spain

  • Poblenou: El Canto d’en Pep

    While we were touring Barcelona on one of those hop-on-hop-off tourist buses, we stopped here for a quick lunch when we were changing bus from one route to another. This restaurant is located just outside the historic Poblenou cemetery and opposite the church that was used as a multi-denomination place of worship for the Olympics…

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  • Orio, El Gòtic

    Orio in El Gòtic, Barcelona – it is in the middle of a busy street (C. de Ferran 38), the place looked touristy but it was patronized by locals, the happy hour-after work crowd.  Lively ambiance, a perfect place to mingle and meet people. Two couples, one young and one old, shared the other end…

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  • Vinçon – a design megastore

    Vinçon – a design megastore

    There was one store that I knew I must visit in Barcelona and that is Vinçon.  Many years ago I visited it and it made a long lasting impression on me. On this visit, it surely did not disappoint me – it had all the good stuff and many more that which I did not…

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  • CCCB

    CCCB (Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona) is apparently one of the most visited exhibition/art center in Barcelona.  Wikipedia summed up my impression of CCCB very nicely: … the Centre’s core theme is the city and urban culture. Its success is based on quality, its rather eclectic approach, attention to a broad cross section of…

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