Posted by Chris Showers on July 17th, 2009.
Today I bring to you a guest blog post written by Ross Hudgens. Ross is a travel writer for Low Fares Blog and an avid world traveler and blogger. You can find more of his writing at Low Fares where you can find cheap flights and discount airfare. Here’s what he has to say about Barcelona:
Barcelona is known for its intense night life. Barcelona is known as one of the great contributors to Spain’s worldwide reputation for a rowdy and sensational party scene. If you’ve ever seen a Barcelona match on television or heard about the passion of their fans, it should be no surprise to imagine how their nightlife mirrors it.
After Barcelona wins a match on the pitch, which it does more often than not, a night out on the town means carrying over that excitement and fervor to their exquisite night clubs. Continue reading this post…
Posted by Chris Showers on May 9th, 2009.
It’s been a while since I’ve written a book review on the site and I thought it was about time. So, today I’d like to tell you about “La Sombra del Viento” by Carlos Ruiz Zafón.
This book has been a bestseller here in Spain for quite some time now. In fact, I believe it was released around 2001 or 2002, and since that time it has been pretty popular in bookstores. It’s no surprise to me that it’s popular here — this book is one of the best fictional novels that I’ve ever read.
The book is about a child named Daniel who one day discovers a forgotten book on the dusty shelves of the “Forgotten Book Cemetery” — a place that his father, who owns a bookstore, frequents. Daniel becomes so intrigued by the forgotten book that he decides to investigate into the life of its author: Julián Carax. Of course, there is a problem: Carax’s life turns out to be very obscure and takes many twists and turns. Daniel soon becomes obsessed with finding out more about Carax’s life and this novel basically tells the story of Daniel’s search for information.
I really enjoyed reading this book because it is set in Barcelona, Spain right after the Spanish Civil War and is written in a way that makes you feel as if you really are in the city of Barcelona. It describes the buildings there, it describes the things the people do on the street there — it basically transcends you to the Barcelona of the early twentieth century. Another thing that I found very interesting about this book is that it is full of details and is told through several overlapping stories of love, hatred, mystery, and intrigue. These intertwined stories make the book extremely interesting to read and come together perfectly at the end of the novel to form a very well-executed closing. Continue reading this post…
Posted by Chris Showers on April 27th, 2009.
A man sells roses on Sant Jordi in Barcelona.
Well, I’m finally back from my school trip to Barcelona and I’m still alive after spending four days with sixty students. Honestly, the students were for the most part well-behaved and we, the teachers, really didn’t have to discipline anyone very much at all — so, it was a good trip.
I wanted to write a little something in this post about an interesting holiday that I just happened to be in Barcelona to see. It’s the day of Saint George (“Sant Jordi” in Catalán) and it’s celebrated on April 23. You see, Barcelona is quite well-known for its Saint George celebration because there it is customary for men to give women a rose on this day. Thus, as you can see in the above picture, “Las Ramblas” in Barcelona gets FULL of people buying roses at outdoor stands that are setup just for the occasion. Continue reading this post…
Posted by Chris Showers on April 20th, 2009.
Hello all! I just wanted to write a quick post to let you know that tomorrow morning I am going on a school trip to Barcelona with my students and, thus, won’t be updating the blog for a few days. I will be returning around the beginning of next week so stay tuned for updates (and Barcelona pictures) at that time! Continue reading this post…
Posted by Chris Showers on April 15th, 2009.
It’s been a few days since I’ve posted. That’s because I teach English at a local high school here in Burgos and am one of the teachers in charge of an upcoming trip to Barcelona for the students in 4° ESO (tenth grade for all you people from the US out there). The trip is next week and I’ve been so busy getting things ready for it that I haven’t had a lot of time to write a post.
You know, when I signed up to help lead this trip it sounded like fun to me; however, as the departure date approaches, I’m suddenly beginning to realize the magnitude of what I’ve gotten myself into. Imagine this: four “fun-filled” days in Barcelona (a six-hour bus ride away) with about sixty adolescent Spaniards and only myself and one other teacher to bring “law and order” to the group. Continue reading this post…
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