VALE, DE ACUERDO, TENDREMOS PACIENCIA...
Pírrico empate ante el Racing. Y según Cruyff hicieron el mejor partido en años. Confieso que vi poco del partido, aunque lo que vi no me tranquilizó.La misma circulación de balón, el mismo dibujo táctico, y en lugar de Touré y Messi, dos inventos.Pinta mal. No me gusta. Pero tendremos paciencia, porque en Pep es en Pep.Cansancio. Es la sensación que me produce ver al Barça jugar. No me motiva,
EL MISMO CUENTO DE SIEMPRE
Ya estamos con el mismo cuento de cada año... Que si el Barça desprecia Catalunya, que qué menosprecio para los habitantes del pueblo 'X', que qué decepción para los niños de ese tal pueblo, etc.Y a la llegada del Barça al pueblo, la gran pitada, insultos y más. Pitan hasta a los jugadores que saltan al campo con la camiseta.Hay que decir otra vez, y a ver si se entera, o lo quiere entender la
ESTO ES MÁS DE LO MISMO...
Esto es más de lo mismo, esto es más de lo mismo, esto es más de lo mismo, esto es más de lo mismo, esto es más de lo lismo, esto es más de lo mismo, esto es más de lo mismo, esto es más de lo mismo, esto es más de lo mismo, esto es más de lo mismo, esto es más de lo mismo, esto es más de lo mismo, esto es más de lo mismo, esto es más de lo mismo, esto es más de lo mismo, esto es más de lo mismo,
Dali and Gaudi Souvenirs, Stall at Portal de L'Angel, Barcelona
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Another stall at Portal de L'Angel, one of the richest streets in Barcelona. This time selling Dali and Gaudi souvenirs. A couple of days ago I showed you the stand next to this one.
Banco Vitalicio at Passeig de Gracia 11, Barcelona
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This is a detail of Banco Vitalicio at Passeig de Gracia 11 and built from 1941 to January 1950 by Lluís Bonet i Garí. See more details about this bank and insurance company in my previous post: Banco Vitalicio: First High Rise Building in Barcelona. I am always attracted by the beautiful lamps on the façade. I don't know who's in charge of polishing them but they keep them like brand new.
Flashy Colors at Stall in Passeig de L'Angel, Barcelona
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This is a stall at Portal de L'Angel. Some figures are easy to recognize like butterflies. Some others are funny like the mushrooms. Motley articles seem to sell better.
Spanish Menu for Rambla Catalunya Tourists
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Walking down Rambla Catalunya street there are several terraces that are perfect to have some beers while you contemplate the wonderful architecture of art nouveau buildings and why not of some sculptural bodies especially in this time of year. But let's leave the female topic aside cause I digress. Well, you sit there and ask the waiter for a drink and perhaps a Spanish tapa. Man, I don't know if your budget can afford that but we absolutely try to avoid such places. I reckon they are comfortable and with a view but I can assure you that there are a handful of excellent places some blocks away for half the money and much better food. But go ahead, when you are a tourist you have to play the part; they tell you, and in spite of that, you go and squander your money. What the heck!, you say, these are my holidays. I understand I've done the same in Paris or in London. My advice, you try it but just once. Then mix up with locals they know better. Check that board again: tapas (which ones? there are hundreds!) and then Spanish omelette as the bait (isn't that a tapa). Tinto de Verano (literally, summer red wine), a mixture of cheap wine with Casera, a brand similar to Sprite. The drink is lighter than Sangria and more refreshing. Here is a Tinto de Verano recipe. Gambas are shrimps, hmm that's good but certainly you have them cheaper and tastier some other place. And beer, well, that you know. You have several words to ask for a beer according to the kind of glass or cup. You can order a caña (the smallest), a copa (a cup), a tubo (high and cylindrical glass) or a jarra (a jar). Then you have the bottle measure: the small bottle called quinto and the normal size "medianas" (tercios in other regions of Spain). I hope this odd mixture of Spanish food, tourism and bad reviews is at least helpful.
Tibidabo Roller Coaster Thrill, Barcelona, Spain
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Not that it is a big roller coaster but watching the whole city of Barcelona while being up there, taking a scary look at the valley at your feet and raising your hands to enhance the thrilling experience is definitely a different way of approaching our city. Take some time to visit Tibidabo. If you have kids it is really a must-see. Barcelona Photoblog has published many pictures about this park but I will only suggest a very similar shot: Amusement Parks - Roller Coaster Panic.
Tibidabo Amusement Park Barcelona: Log Splash Attraction
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Although the picture today is about the log splash attraction in Tibidabo amusement park, you don't really get to see the log much here nor you see the slide. In fact I didn't want the log to appear since it is not specially attractive. This time I wanted to concentrate on the big waves spreading like imaginary wings over the water.
ADÉU RONNIE
Ronaldinho llegó como un jugador con mucho potencial pero no dejó de ser una apuesta. Ha dado sus mejores años en el Barcelona. Se fichó cuando se debía y salió bien. Ha sido el crack del Barça, como Henry ha sido el crack del Arsenal, punto. Y se ha vendido bien, tarde quizá, aunque la esperanza de recuperarlo ha hecho demorar un final anunciado.He echado un vistazo a la web del Mundo Deportivo,
Canon's House, Barri Gotic, Barcelona
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At Bisbe Irurita Street in Barri Gotic there's this beautiful house called Casa de los Canónigos (Canon's House). Today I show you a detail of a sort of bas-relief you can admire on its façade while walking down the street towards Sant Jaume square. Read all the details about Casa dels Canonges.
Barcelona World Trade Center View From The Sea
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Here is a very deceptive image in the sense that Barcelona World Trade Center looks like a small scale model next to an enormous cruiser moored to the pier. Maybe the other ship on the left helps the viewer find out what is huge and what is normal size here. Perhaps if you are an enthusiast of Barcelona Photoblog you remember that picture where I showed the other side of the pier: WTC: A Close Look. To have an idea of how it would all look from above watch it from the Mirador on Montjuic mountain.
The Nova Duana or New Customs House in Barcelona Harbor, Spain
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Here is another photo of the Barcelona Customs House building (in Spanish, Aduana). There were other posts featuring this beautiful façade: Barcelona Harbor_Las Golondrinas Sightseeing Boat and Barcelona Harbour Cruise: A City Teaser. The Nova Duana (New Customs house), was built by Enric Sagnier (Barcelona, 1858-1931) together with Pere Garcia i Faria. Sagnier was a prolific architect. Other works of his were the Palace of Justice and the Tibidabo Temple. In all, he built about 30 interesting buildings only in Barcelona. To finish I would like to mention the house El Pinar also known as Casa Arnús, a family house in the middle of a pine woods in Collserola mountain. You can see the lights of this house from Avinguda Tibidabo three times a week (Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays) so I recommend you try to spot it if you are in the area.
Barcelona Drummer: African Beat
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We are going to park the bikes for a while cause this is not a motor site. Not that today's picture shows precisely anything about Barcelona but you know I am prone to changing topics easily. In fact, to make it a drastic change, I shifted color for BW. Portraits are not my speciality but I like the way the face insinuates the hands' drumming. For the other part of this photo check my previous link: African Drummer in Barcelona.
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