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On most Sunday afternoons, Max takes a 10-15 minute tram ride up the Diagonal to Club Laietà, where he plays tennis matches; his lessons/clinics are on Monday and Wednesday evenings. But yesterday, before Max’s match, we were in for a special treat, with plans to see the final of the ATP Barcelona Open, at the Real Club […]

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Today is el día San Jorge here in Barcelona, otherwise known as Diada Sant Jordi (Catalan), or Saint George’s Day.  April 23 is also the cumpleaños of Mom!  Saint George is the patron saint of Catalonia, as well as that of England and certain other locales.  While not a holiday here, the day has been celebrated […]

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After one failed attempt when we mistakenly believed it would be flowing, we successfully ventured to the “Magic Fountain” of Barcelona last week for the second time, with our visiting cousins, the Mayers.  As has become our norm, scooters were a means of transport. MEM with cousins Stephanie and Katherine Mayer… The fountain sits at […]

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Our resort, the Lopesan Costa Meloneras, was apparently quite typical of many in the Canary Islands (Islas Canarias)…very German, with a high concentration of British as well.  One benefit of the German factor was that when I practiced my Spanish on the trilingual hotel staff, the responses were in Spanish, not English; the personnel were never sure if […]

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A delayed entry…on Feb 24th, we took part in a “Calçotada”, a traditional Catalan event that celebrates the calçot harvest. Our large group of expats met at Can Carbonell, a traditional Catalan restaurant in Collserola Park, not far from Barcelona.  The website calls it a 13th century farmhouse or “masia”. What are calçots? They are a […]

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