Category Archives: Barcelona

Barcelona

Bike stolen, again

It’s incredible, but my bike was stolen today. Incredible because it was next to the main entrance of the University, in the center of the city, and was stolen at 14:00. How can anybody cut an iron cable, untie it and get the bike without being noticed by anybody? Next to the main entrance of… Read More »

The last week of winter

This is (hopefully) the last week of “my” winter. Next week I’ll be in Costa Rica, taking pictures jerkily to all those details of the green jungle. And when I’ll come back to the Mediterranean, 2 weeks later, the Sun will have done its homework. It would be nice to live 6 months in a… Read More »

Small things are the key

Last weekend I took part in the Barcelona’s Go Tournament. As every year many people from Europe came to enjoy the nice weather of Barcelona, while playing some tough games. Three Koreans took the top positions, and among them, my Go (or Baduk) teacher, Lluis Oh 6 dan. My score was 2 wins from 5… Read More »

A farmer

I should have been a farmer, or a gardener. Every single plant grows on my rough hands. Is it me?, or is the nature so beautiful? Even a garlic clove!

Renfe.es: a bad UI case

In the last year I flew 24 times. Too many times, according to those ecological footprint quizs. So I decided to give another try to the train, for my usual Barcelona-Alicante trip. Unluckily in Spain the train’s company, “Renfe”, is really prehistoric: there are always delays, tickets are expensive (domestic flights are cheaper and quicker),… Read More »

Book zapping

The other day I was speaking with Jordi, while looking for a firewood heater in Encants flea market, when I realized I’m reading a lot of books at the same time. I knew I was reading more than 1 book, but I didn’t notice the exact amount of reading threads. Let’s enumerate them: · La… Read More »

Back lights for my bike

A few moths ago Barcelona’s city council signed a new law for (against) the bicycles. In the last years a lot of people has started to use the bike here, despite the lack of bike paths. Therefore the city council decided to write laws to maintain the order. But Barcelona is not like most of… Read More »

Lack of usability in old traffic signs

“By order of the goverment all carts that move on this street should exactly follow the direction that is showed in the drawn cart, otherwise they will be fined with 3 pounds” – From the Museum of Pottery in Barcelona. Did anybody stop and read the whole text in those times?

The last days of holidays

One thing to see during summer in Barcelona is the streets’ decoration of the Gracia’s festivals. I spent the Saturday morning walking around this neighborhood, being annoyed by the subtle rain. As previous years, the inhabitants of the streets have created an imaginative world, using only old plastic bottles and other recycled stuff as the… Read More »