Another easy day trip from Barcelona, is the majestic city of Valencia. Hop on the Euromed bullet train at Sants train station, and in less than 3 hours you are in another amazing city by the Mediterranean. Valencia in recent years has evolved from a small city entrenched in old customs and an agricultural [...]
November 24, 2008
Categories: Side Trips . Tags: Americas Cup, Barcelona, Ciutat de les arts i sciences, Euromed, pictures, regatta, Valencia . Author: mambo2 . Comments: Leave a Comment
Just 1 hour north of Barcelona by car, is the beautiful town of Girona. This small city is the capital of the province by the same name, that borders the province of Barcelona one side, and the French border on the other. The city is easily navigable, and a must for anyone that has [...]
November 24, 2008
Categories: Side Trips . Tags: Barcelona, Girona, jewish quarter . Author: mambo2 . Comments: Leave a Comment
One thing few people outside of Spain realize, is the tradition of the Castellers in Catalonia, Spain. These are teams of human ladders that practice all year to compete against each other. These pictures are taken in the town of Vilafranca del Penedes, just 30 minutes outside Barcelona, where there is a prominent Castellers [...]
November 24, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: Barcelona, castellers, human ladders, pictures, vilafranca del penedes . Author: mambo2 . Comments: Leave a Comment
Here are some recent pics taken in September, 2008 of Barcelona!!!
November 24, 2008
Categories: Neighborhoods . Tags: Barcelona, codorniu, Europe, pictures, plaza espana, Spain . Author: mambo2 . Comments: Leave a Comment