Browsing Tag 'Barcelona'

It is but a matter of time

I’m not sure why I started writing again. Not that I feel it necessary to glorify my trivial life in books nor blogs, despite having written much for both mediums in recent years… At this time, now, I know it to be so that one accumulates value from that which I ‘ve seen and experienced [...]

Sunday’s are generally languid. As a child they smelt of roast chicken and freshly cut grass. They came with the sound of church bells, not one, but many. I recall at least two or three within listening distance serving to the denominations that lived within walking distance or a short bus ride. It was no [...]

Sagrada Familia

It was the briefest of visits to one of the more engaging of cities. From May 30 to June 5 I strolled, commuted, sat and wrote my way through every spare moment afforded to me by this opportunity to explore what I could of Barcelona, the capital city of Catalonia, Spain. As a member of [...]

The Practical Laneways of Barcelona

Just another of the many, many gorgeous side-streets that beckon a stroll! Each entirely different from the other, each their own distinct voice and the characteristics of the hour: the smell of freshly mopped floors and the never dull chime of a nearby bell tower striking but once. It is astonishing to the eye to [...]

Barcelona

Am in Barcelona and getting a head full of new web 2.0 applications and uses… along with some of the best food I’ve had since my last trip to Seoul! The tomato’s have a depth to them near forgotten and the ham!!! Hard to give up on meat in this city… Arrived 30 May. APC [...]

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