Archive for August, 2006

The Shadow of the Wind

Sunday, August 20th, 2006

Set in Barcelona in the years after the Spanish Civil War, this fantastic book has it all - part Gothic ghost story, part historical crime thriller, part romance, and 100% authentic Barcelona. Part of the pleasure in reading this book, assuming that you’re familiar with Barcelona’s streets, is how it brings alive an older era […]

GrĂ cia Festival - party in the streets!

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

Barcelona’s a great place to live, but sometimes you need a reminder as to what makes it special. Then something like the GrĂ cia festival comes along, something which could never happen in your hometown, and you realise all over again as to just why you live here!
I was up there last night, wandering around […]