Tag: spain
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
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
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
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