Category Archives: 2009.05-06.LON.IL.RO.BCN

BARCELONA underground – FIGUERES highlights

Posted on August 11, 2009 by admin

Back to Passeig de Gràcia railway station, right in time for an express train to Dali‘s Figueres. We even had time for a short visit to Casa Amatller‘s kitchen and for a snack. Only that the underground cafe clock had … Continue reading →

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Barcelona MX: mmm… xocolata!

Posted on August 6, 2009 by admin

We’ve planned this day for a trip to Figueres, waked up early in the morning and were at Passeig de Gràcia railway station late enough to miss the express train, so decided to sweeten our day at the Gran Via … Continue reading →

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EIXAMPLE: A Modernista Fairyland

Posted on August 6, 2009 by admin

Our main itinerary in Eixample started by chance near FARMÀCIA NORDBECK and Fundació Vila Casas. An enchanted walk brought us to Passeig de Gràcia, where even a CocaCola window and McDonald’s look … different! Our first destination is La Pedrera. … Continue reading →

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TIBIDABO: On top of the world

Posted on August 1, 2009 by admin

Next on our P L A Y list was Tibidabo Park, and we picked it with this modernista route in mind, thus the tram blau itinerary: – metro L7 from Plaça Catalunya – tram blau – Tibidabo funicular Piece of … Continue reading →

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Barcelona upside down

Posted on July 30, 2009 by admin

Next day’s destination was Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Montjuïc. But we found a very convoluted itinerary to reach it. The Pavilion is right near the Magic Fountain, so we started with the end: the night light show. Here … Continue reading →

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Park Güell: A Modernista Playground

Posted on July 28, 2009 by admin

First day in the Modernista City we went to check the Barcelona Bus Turístic in Plaça de Catalunya. We found the expected long line and decided to try the TMB. Our main destination for the day was the Modernista Playground, … Continue reading →

Posted in .BARCELONA, .Casa_Museu_Gaudí, .Park_Güell, .photo, .Plaça_de_Catalunya, 2009.05-06.LON.IL.RO.BCN, Antoni Gaudí | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

BARCELONA: Girls, culleretes!

Posted on July 27, 2009 by admin

We arrived in Barcelona late afternoon and, after checking in at our apartment in-between-2-worlds, we went straight to Las Ramblas. We already knew where we want to have dinner, and we knew it for quite a while, since our last … Continue reading →

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RO cuts

Posted on July 24, 2009 by admin

Shortcut Romania: – Book stop in Bucharest: Cărtureşti, Humanitas – Cityo: a restaurant review site for Bucharest – Verde Cafe: kid friendly cafe in Bucharest recommended by ZC – Kids Newspaper(ro): thank you for your Harap Alb post! – Constanţa: … Continue reading →

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ISRAEL: To Life!

Posted on July 19, 2009 by admin

Last day in Israel, we said goodbye to hospitable Caesarea, stopped at Ralli Museum for a short introduction to Dali‘s works, and found an eclectic exhibit to accompany Ceasarea‘s own archaeological artifacts too. Went up to Haifa, checked out the … Continue reading →

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TEL AVIV: White Itineraries

Posted on July 13, 2009 by admin

Tel Aviv was proclaimed “The White City”, a World Cultural Heritage site, by UNESCO in July 2003. As a true party city, it celebrates its heritage in an annual White Night and this year seems it was special in homage … Continue reading →

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