Barcelona Tourism| A Brief Guide To Barcelona

Barcelona is a really nice city and not just because I live there (which is saying something), but because you can do almost everything without caring much anyone. It is large enough to not have to bump into this guy who falls regularly and appropriately small as to not lose midafternoon getting anywhere. It is expensive, but often worth it, and although we spent the day complaining of tourists, we actually really like you to come to see us.
VA, silly, come, that we take you for a ride.
1. It is true, in Barcelona there are many tourists. But they are only foreigners, they do not bite or anything. Unless you bite them first.2. The Central is not just a bookstore: are two libraries. I like most of Mallorca, but if you go down the Ramblas, can escape through Elisabets, down to the right, which is a very nice street.3. I do not like the Ramblas, but at least are downhill.4. Of course, then you have to go back.5. In fact, much of Barcelona is downhill, which is appreciated.6. Yes, go back.7. In Barcelona you can walk to many places from many parts. It seems obvious, but it is not.8. Even though times are not very generous, the metro works reasonably well. Yes, it is important that you never do change at Passeig de Gracia. Unless you take food, water, a tent and weapons for when night falls.9. You should also bring some sort of gift for Walkers Hall, those travelers who missed the yellow line going to the green, and that it can never get used to life on the outside.10. The Eixample (here we say Eixample) is loss nice and easy ride because all the streets are the same. But is oriented and reoriented Barcelona is easy. mountain side (you see the Tibidabo and is uphill), sea side (the opposite side, you go rolling to the beach or port), Besos side (towards Badalona: if you are in the center maybe see the Agbar tower between buildings) and Llobregat side (the opposite).11. Thus, you can stay on a terrace in the Plaza del Sol, mountain side, corner Llobregat. No loss.12. You've understood perfectly, stop complaining.13. Yes, people speak badly of Gràcia, but all ended there. It is central, there are many bars, many pedestrian streets, small shops and street Verdi, Verdi cinemas.14. In Gràcia there are also good places to take vermouth, like Quimet cellar, for example.15. I can not distinguish the squares of Gràcia! They're all the same!16. Born Rec street is a very nice cocktail bar (Juanra Fakes). As in the Tirzah (this already in Hospitalet) have no letter. If you do not know what to ask for, do not worry very serious waiters will make three or four questions and they will know about you. Magic!17. yes, Born in many tourists. What horror, people talking in other languages. There is also the Espai Sucre, where you can dine a dessert menu only. Who wants to be second course, can be dessert?18. If you prefer something with a little less and slightly turisteo port, you can always go down a couple of streets and get into the Barceloneta. For example, in the Jai-ca, at Geneva (very good name).19. We know that Barcelona is expensive, but you do not yell "WHAT IS FACE BARCELONA" every time you order a beer.20. If you order a cane, usually you will be served a drink. And medium is a bottle of third. Generally, you will find only fifth in the super.21. In bars usually put Damm and Moritz. We like the Damm because we drink from children and are used to.22. In addition, the first industrial brewery in Spain was founded in Barcelona by Mr. Louis Moritz Trautmann in 1856. And the second, of 1897, is Kuentzmann August Damm, also in Barcelona, ​​as can be deduced from that name as Catalan. So fewer complaints and thanks for everything, Jaime.23. Yes, I said Jaime. I've been who has sought it in the Wikipedia. Something sounded, but I can not write without looking Kuentzmann before.24. Schwarzenegger25. In fact, Moritz beer is currently manufactured in Zaragoza (is the work of the Zaragozana under license), but in the old factory Round Sant Antoni can take all you want (and some potatoes Pfaffenhofen).26. I have also had to look Pfaffenhofen.27. The Germans spend the day looking for your own words on Google.28. Major Street Sarria is the patisserie Foix, at whose head was the great poet J. V. Foix. During the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera signs they were banned in Catalan and Foix used words that were written the same in both languages ​​(all caps, to avoid conflict of tittle of "praline"): "Bomboneria selected. Desserts country. superior "dry pasta.29. He held the posters during the Franco regime, we are not spending money.30. Strolling through Sarrià is fine because it still looks like a village. In fact, it was not until 1921, until 1897 as they were Gràcia, Sant Martí, Sant Andreu, Sant Gervasi, Les Corts and the best neighborhood in the world, Sants. Also note.31. Osca a local square is where the first glasses were made pasta. No, just kidding: Homo Sibaris craft brewery. And there is another, Sa Cava, which have industrial, but around the world, including the Estrella Galicia, which is as exotic super.32. If you see me, tell me "hello".33. No, better not. I'm very shy and I like to meet people. People talk.34. My favorite wine shop was nearby, but it's closed.35. :(36. If you want to try Catalan wines and assuming you already know the classics, the Montsant are fashionable for some years, rightly, and in the Empordà are also doing very rich wines.37. And you can accompany with pecorino pell florida, for example.38. No, with beer do not give "cover" which is the name that some dais, without any justification, four potato chip tempered.39. Instead of going to the mall Las Arenas (do not really know why it exists, really) passes by and sees the Mnac in Montjuïc: check out the collection of Romanesque and Gothic. It will not plenty of time, but the Catalan modernists are worth.40. By the way, before entering the museum, turn around: there are views.41. Yes, all that entrance to Montjuïc, including Palau Nacional, built for the Universal Exhibition of 1929. And this was just an excuse to mention one of my favorite books, set in Barcelona: 'The City of Marvels' by Eduardo Mendoza.42. A few more: 'The truth about the case Savolta' by Eduardo Mendoza; 'South Seas' by Manuel Vazquez Montalban; 'Late evenings with Teresa, by Juan Marse; 'L'Auca del Senyor Esteve', Santiago Rusiñol, and 'Victus' by Albert Sánchez Piñol.43. Barcelona is not the best city in the world for tapas, but croquettes Celler Cal Marino, in the Poble Sec, yes are the best in the world (sausage and apple, mushroom and foie, aubergine and cheese goat and eggplant and gorgonzola, for example and among others).44. The Poble Sec is also the famous Apollo, but if you're an older gentleman, like myself, as you prefer to sit on a terrace Blai street.45. And if you still like gintonics in the same neighborhood it is the nineteenth. In less than four hours you will prepare your favorite combined with all the trimmings you want.46. ​​A buddy is eager to go to Razzmatazz, but it is 40 years.47. Speaking of old things: Marseille in the Raval. The first time I went, I took that very chum of 40 years (is that I have friends of all ages and conditions). Founded in 1820 (the bar, not my friend), is one of the sixty-four thousand nine hundred fifty-seven premises where Hemingway took a drink once in their life. His specialty is absinthe, but better take something else, that's for cleaning furniture, hunting elephants or kill Terminator.48. No, the Raval is not dangerous since you learned to read, so it gives a quiet back.49. Barcelona has a beach. But I would catch a train and go, for example, by the Maresme Sitges or, if not August. If you have time, of course, you can go further, but we're not talking about Barcelona (province).50. Barcelona can write an article about Barcelona without mentioning Madrid. Oh, wow.