23 posts tagged “catalonia”
Monastery and waterfalls. (Unfortunately there is no water, though.)
La Bisbal d'Empordà
Another view from our hotel.
This is the view from our hotel room, Parador de Aiguablava (www.paradores.es). We are celebrating my Mum's BD here. Terveisiä ARSKALLE!
There is a very nice Finnish design shop, Marimekko (www.marimekko.fi), in Girona. You can find it in the old town (C. Ciutatans). This is what I bought this time:
Tourists feeding our "flying rats" at Plaça Catalunya.
It was Sant Jordi (St. George's Day) here in Catalonia on Monday, so I went to the (Barcelona) city center to see some books. This day is also known as el Dia del Llibre (literally "the Day of the Book"), so, it's when everybody goes to the city center to buy some books... This, of course, means that you cannot really do or see anything; the streets are so full that you can hardly walk. But it's well worth seeing anyway.
This year, I only bought two books (I usually buy at least 4 or 5, because they give good discounts on St George's Day):
- Cosmofobia by Lucía Etxebarria (in Spanish)
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
I also found an English bookstore, which is nice, because it's sometimes difficult to find good English/American/Irish literature here, except for the top 5 best sellers perhaps. Now I know where to go when I'm looking for something interesting to read in English.
Links:
- Sant Jordi in Wikipedia
- St. George's Day in Wikipedia
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in Wikipedia
- Lucía Etxebarria in Wikipedia (English)
- Lucía Etxebarria en Wikipedia (español)
English bookstore in :
Come In - Llibreria Anglesa de Barcelona, Balmes, 129 bis., 08008 Barcelona
One of my favorite shopping centers in Barcelona:
