Vitamin B (arcelona)
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
At the sangria cava @ L'altra Llossa
My first visit to Barcelona in 1996 was short. During one of the better "cultural tours" - we were in Blanes - my former housemate, we made a trip to this city. Yet that was enough to visit in 2001 to decide one month in Barcelona to learn Spanish. Since then I come there almost every year . Last week I was there again, the necessary 'Vitamin B'.
Despite news of the death of the King of Pop was delicious journey. We mainly on the beach, shops combed, made tapas, cocktails and drinks are-finally-out into Shoko (good DJs) and Opium Mar (beautiful club). The news that Michael Jackson was deceased reached us via SMS, while we sat on the sangria cava (which incidentally is much tastier than wine). The real boom came about until the weekend. On a large sign near the entrance proclaimed nightclub Catwalk 'ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS MICHAEL JACKSON. Sunday walked on the beach by beach waiters Sal Café moonwalk around the tables and MJ honked all afternoon through the speakers.
What strikes me every time is that it seems more and more tourists come to this coastal town. During a dinner with two friends, an Englishman who had emigrated and Barcelona, Spain told my friend that people are there to deliver increasingly critical. They do not like that so much 'guiri's' come, people who only come to party and to lie on the beach. I also do not have long to museums and other architectural feats. I would sometimes through a neighborhood walk, but that's all it said. Catalans seem of itself a fairly blunt folks too, but when I compare a few years ago, it strikes me indeed to them stiffer seem - though that may be because my Spanish after 2001 has not improved. Dutch nowadays can also feel at home everywhere and nowhere to rent bicycles and around the city you will find bicycle paths and parking facilities. That we have not tried - would the scooter and all motorists are accustomed to cyclists?
