Category Archives: Barcelona
Done, and done…
I finally finished the Barcelona World Race Game on April 11, in a very respectable eighth place overall. Not bad, considering I was in worse than 4,000th place (out of more than 40,000 competitors) one month in, in late January. … Continue reading →
Ever so slightly re-enfranchised
Today, not long after moaning about how I can’t vote anywhere (Canada or Spain), I actually…voted! The city of Barcelona held a sort of non-binding, “testing the waters” referendum for (or against) Catalan independence. Amazingly, as a non-resident, I was … Continue reading →
Non-stop
I just found out that Air Canada will be flying non-stop from Barcelona to Montreal next summer (Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from June 3 until October 18, 2010 — other days the flight goes to Toronto). The past few years … Continue reading →
Mar de Medusas
New News Last summer, jellyfish (aka las medusas in Spanish or les meduses in Catalan) ruled the waters of the Mediterranean. It looks like this year will bring more of the same, because we saw huge schools (if this term … Continue reading →
Berlin and Line-ups (two mostly unrelated topics)
Berlin We spent a wonderful five days (but could have done without the pollen allergies) in Berlin over the Easter long weekend. I’d never been there, and was duly impressed…a big city that is very accessible (thanks to great public … Continue reading →
¡He aprobado!
[WARNING: rough road long, rambling post ahead. It's a rough cut from a mind with some sleep deficit -- but I wanted to get it down before I forget...] That’s right, today was Judgement Day. I can’t blame last night’s … Continue reading →
A Disappearing Number
Was my number up? Well, I did disappear for a while, I guess about a month… Was traveling (my first trip back to Canada post-immigration to Spain), visited with friends and family, met and spent some quality time with my … Continue reading →
Good old golden rule days…
A few weeks back I enrolled in an autoescuela (driving school). It has the unlikely name of “Racing School” (something you’re not likely to be doing on the busy streets around here). Although I got my first driver’s licence 20 … Continue reading →
A knight “errand”, part III
Our last chapter left our hapless hero preparing himself mentally for a gruelling visit to the comisería. It was an unusually cool Thursday (at the end of March), and it went something like this: I’m sitting outdoors, with frozen hands, … Continue reading →
Sweet, sweet rain
Ah, that sound is magic…it’s pouring rain outside. It’s the first time we’ve had any serious rain since I arrived in Barcelona almost a month ago. The entire region (Catalunya) is suffering from a drought, the reservoirs are very low, … Continue reading →