Last night to party in Barcelona

// October 5th, 2007 // No Comments » // barcelona

It’s my last night in Barcelona that I can go out, tomorrow night I fly back home to the Netherlands. Velty is visiting me and we made a nice plan for this evening. First we are going to have dinner in Carpe Diem, I haven’t seen this place yet and people told us it is really nice. After that we go to Razzmatazz where Alter Ego is giving a live performance tonight. I’ve been to this club before and that was great.

Tomorrow I will pack my bags and prepare for the trip home…. but first one more big party here in Barcelona!

Before you move to Barcelona

// October 4th, 2007 // No Comments » // barcelona

Make sure you watch L’auberge Espagnol!

The movie is about a French guy that moves to Barcelona to study on the Erasmus program for 1 year. He lives in a small apartment with students from all over Europe. In the movie you see problems all student apartments have, especially when you live with multiple languages together. They visit some of the touristic spots in Barcelona and even mention the street Portaferrissa once. It’s a must see when you want to study in Barcelona!

Where to go in Barcelona?

// September 27th, 2007 // No Comments » // barcelona

There are many bars, clubs, restaurants, touristic stuff and places to visit in Barcelona. I have been here now for almost two weeks and I see new places every day. Here’s a list of some places I visit regularly:

• Start your day with a cop of coffee in a Spanish bar. Every morning I go to a small bar next to my school in “Via Laietana“. The coffee is good and cheap (only € 1) and you can also get some sandwiches, croissants or donuts.
• For lunch I suggest you go to Princesa 23. The place has a great atmosphere and the food is excellent. You can also have dinner here or just enjoy a nice cocktail. It’s not the cheapest place to go for lunch but for around € 15 you get some real good food.
• After lunch you can walk to “Bornet Internet Cafè” in Barra de Ferro (just in front of the Picasso Museum). It’s a small internet cafe where you can plug in your own laptop or use theirs. They play some nice music in the background and you pay 2,80 €/hour for the internet and about € 1,20 for a cafe americano. This internet cafe also is a small gallery, on the walls are paintings you can buy.
• In the evening you can go for a cocktail in Q bar. It’s located in Calle Quintana and every day they have a different cocktail for only € 4. This bar has an international staff so don’t be afraid if you can’t speak spanish.
• After some cocktails go to a chupito bar because thats always fun. I have been in two bars, el gato negro and a bar close to the port. You pay € 1,80 for a shot and its a lot of fun.

Fiesta en Barcelona

// September 22nd, 2007 // No Comments » // barcelona

While sitting in the apartment yesterday we were pleasantly surprised by a big parade in our street. I made a short movie to show what La Mercè looks like. After the parade we went to see some live music and we ended up on a big outdoor MTV party.

la Fiesta de La Mercè

// September 21st, 2007 // 3 Comments » // barcelona

I finished my first week of school today (Mom & Dad: I went to almost all of my classes). This weekend will be really good because there are big parties everywhere. If you walk in the city center you can see the stages where they will play live music. All this is because of la Fiesta de La Mercè:

The Fiesta de la Mercé is held in Barcelona each year with all it’s associated events spread over a few days leading up to the 24th of September. La Mercé is one of the most important fiestas amongst a wide array on offer in Barcelona, as it honours the city’s most popular unofficial patron saint and protector, the Virgin of la Mercé. (Rentspain)

Looks like I picked the right date to visit Barcelona. A few people will leave tomorrow, so tonight we will have a big party in the apartment.