Amazin photo album on OpenPhotoVR

While Microsoft is pussy-footing around building Photostynth, Vladimir Slepnev from Moscow came up with this:

You can explore Parc Güell, Notre Dame, and also create your own albums (no signup required).
Just amazing, give it a go.

Skiing!

One of the great things about Barcelona is that you are never far away from the great outdoors. Catalunya is a spectacular part of the world, and while the area is more famous for its combination of both spectacular cities and beautiful beaches, come wintertime it adds another feather to it’s cap, thanks to the [...]

Time for Calçots!

Spring marks a special time in Catalonia when it’s tradition to munch burned onions.
What? Burned onions?
Yes indeed, and very tasty they are too!
The Calçot, wikipedia tells us, is a type of Scallion, a long green onion similar to a spring onion but with a leeky texture that is cooked on a barbecue. Here’s [...]

Living Barcelona is Barcelonafied!

We have moved!
The site Living Barcelona has been renamed Barcelonafied and placed on it’s own domain — barcelonafied.com.  Please update your bookmarks and RSS feeds.
We also welcome two new authors who are going to contribute to the blog: Donderwolkje, the hog-blogging belgian, and Alun, the go-getting welshman and lover of the great outdoors.

Elections this weekend in Spain

I was watching the second debate between Zapatero and Rajoy last weekend, and couldn’t help but think: where are all the other political parties. Spain hasn’t slid off into a 2 party system yet. has it. I can imagine that all the other parties will have a hard time getting their message out. aaah democracy: [...]

Radio Evolució

Well well, it’s been a looong time since my last post. And so much to report but so little time…
Infact, I’ve been up to my neck in university stuff, so have spent many a cold lonly night up at all hours listening to the radio.

Which is how I come across Radio Evolució. It’s a really [...]

The devil double-parks

Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day in Barcelona that heralded the coming of spring and the end of cold weather. So of couse I spent the whole afternoon cooped up indoors with a cold waching a film.
The thing about staying indoors at the weekend is that you notice something that isn’t quite so bad [...]

Robert Hughes article on Catalan Architecture

Via The Guardian:
Barcelona is celebrated as one of Europe’s finest cultural treasures, but until recently we knew little about its heritage. Robert Hughes on how a group of architects - in particular Gaudí - created a uniquely Catalan city that combined the myths of a glorious past with progress and innovation.

Read on …

Top signs you are a bit of a glutton

Your lifestyle drug of choice is Rennie antacid.
Your fridge is constantly packed to the gunnels with food.
You think there’s nothing wrong with a three-course breakfast.
It takes 2 coffees and a coke to get going in the morning.
It’s not only rude to leave food on a plate, it’s … it’s … immoral!
In most restaurants, you’re on [...]

Getting a Job in Barcelona (and Spain) Part 1

Finding a job can be tough, and this post hopes to dispell some doubts.
 
¡Newsflash!
Want to work in tech support? Speak English plus other european languages? Contact us now. (See Craigslist Ad).
Part 1. Where to look?
First stop: Infojobs.
Infojobs is probably the most visited job site and every day has hundreds of new listings. Over three [...]