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Barcelona Observations: Broken Benches
Walking around Barcelona, I noticed that instead of benches in public spaces, there were sets of three chairs bolted down slightly askew and spread out. I suppose it stops anyone from trying to sleep...
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Barcelona: Quimet i Quimet
When I put out the bat signal requesting recommendations for where to eat and drink in Barcelona, no less than four friends insisted that we try Quimet i Quimet. The small wine shop in the Parallel...
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Barcelona: La Sagrada Familia
Much like our time at home, when traveling, we often mean to explore cultural attractions and sites, but usually end up spending more time exploring the local food and drink. I’ll walk for hours...
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Barcelona: Agua Con Gas
I took a liking to sparkling water back on our honeymoon in Paris. There, as in Barcelona, every meal begins with an offer of water with or without ‘gas.’ Tammi prefers her water flat, but I found...
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Barcelona: Cal Pep
Tapas bar, Cal Pep has been on Barcelona’s must visit lists for so long that I almost skipped it just because it’s so over-exposed. Except that it was clearly on the list for a reason. I wasn’t going...
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Barcelona: The Vila Viniteca Food Market
As usual, I took some time while we were in Barcelona to pick up a couple bottles of wine to take home. After reading about the selection available there, we sought out Vila Viniteca in the warrens of...
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Barcelona: History All Around
Directly across from our hotel in Barcelona stood this plaque honoring Salvador Segui. He was an anarchist and part of the republic that was overthrown by Franco in the Spanish civil war. I don’t know...
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Scenes from Barcelona: Kiosko Universal
Heading to Barcelona, I was obsessed with the Boqueria marketplace. I wanted to photograph it and sample all the different foods there, gorging myself on slice after slice of jamon and who knows what...
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Barcelona: La Cerveteca
If there’s anything I really find myself missing when traveling abroad, it’s the availability of good beer. In Barcelona, we imbibed in wonderful cavas and red wines, but when it came to beer, nearly...
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Quick Bite: Bar Mut in Barcelona
After we left La Sagrada Familia on our last day in Barcelona, Tammi and I went to Bar Mut, in L’Eixample for some wine and a few snacks. We were there in that late afternoon dead period that...
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