Camino Barcelona Blog

Hola a todos!

Today I am going to talk to you about something that’s not so amazing, but very useful for all the students studying in Barcelona.

Based on my personal experience as a university student here in Barcelona, I can tell you that there are so many libraries where you can study, consult books, borrow music or read specific magazines!

Basically, I used to spend most of my time at the Univeristy libraries but I discovered that you can easily get a card in any of the public city libraries instantly! With this card you can check on internet the books you want and reserve them to borrwo, surf the web on the wi-fi area, read magazines in the confortable ‘reading area’ …

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As Daniel has already told you, this week on Thursday 31st January, we will go to the Barcelona Football Club Stadium - ‘Nou Camp’ to watch the football match for the “Spanish Cup” quarter finals between Barça and Villareal!!!

As many of you probably know, it seems that Barça is not going to win the Liga (Spanish Premier League) this year. Some people say it is because of their irregular game and all the physical problems that some of its players, like Ronaldinho or Deco, had. And as the Champions League is also “travelling” to other countries Barça should better think about winning at least the Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup)!!! (more…)

Hello everybody!

If you are thinking about coming to Barcelona within the next 2 weeks, I’m happy to tell you that Carnival celebrations are coming here and they are expected to be as spectacular as ever!

As many of you probably know, I’m from Venice and our Carnival is maybe one of the most famous ones all around the world! People usually start to prepare their own costumes and masks the year before, just after the Carnival, in order to be ready for it!

However, also here in Spain there will be such big celebrations and one of the best places to go is Sitges! This city, located near Barcelona, besides being famous for its wonderful beaches, is also well-known fro its unique Carnival, the second one in Spain in terms of dimensions and parties, after Tenerife! (more…)

Hello folks,

Here I am back again to tell you all about our fascinating activities programme for next week!

MONDAY 28TH, 3:00 P.M.

WELCOME DRINK

A big welcome to all our new students!  Join us for drinks and snacks – the perfect opportunity to get to know everyone here at school!

TUESDAY 29TH, 2:45 P.M.

WORKSHOP: “Cookery Class”

We will learn how to cook step by step a very nice Spanish dish - GAZPACHO (cold vegetable soup).  We will also have it afterwards! (more…)

There is something that is common for all of us and that we all do in the same way; wherever we come from, wherever we live, whatever we think: we like going home for Christmas…

And with the help of mum, grannies, brothers, boyfriends or friends there is always something that we all do too much in Christmas: Eating!

But then, the ‘day-after’ all that feast arrives and your favourite trousers do not fit as they used to be… And the mirror betrays you making very evident that your body has a few kilos more!! It is on this cold Monday morning when you think of your granny’s puddings and of your mother serving you more portions of each dish every two minutes!!! (more…)

Hey everybody,

I hope everything is going fine for you!

If you are a movie fan, here is the big question that you might have asked yourself several times:  

Is it better to watch a film dubbed or in its original version?

I am asking you this because a few days ago I had a long debate about this subject with some friends (who are all movie fans) and I realised that the answer was not so obvious:

Some people prefer seeing the films dubbed (mainly because the dubbing is very good in Spain and also because they say they cannot concentrate on both the sub-titles and the action) and other people will never watch a good film if it is not in original version.

I myself clearly belong to the second group (even though I am aware of the fact that my view point is very debatable). I will try to explain why: (more…)

Hello everybody!

If you like musicals and if you like the music of the 1970s-1980s this is the best opportunity for you!

In Barcelona, the musical “Mamma mia!” will be on stage until the beginning of March 2008 at the “Teatro Musical” in the Sants-Montjuic district!

I saw this musical 5 years ago in the city of San Francisco (USA) and I can just tell you that I didn’t stop dancing for a second! You can’t miss it!

The project of this musical was created by two former members of the musical group Abba, whose songs like “Mamma mia”, “Dancing queen”, “Gimme gimme” spreaded out during the 1970s-1980s. And you can find all these super hits here! (more…)

Hello folks!

Here I am back again to tell you about our cultural activities programme for the next week!

MONDAY 21ST, 3:00 P.M:

“COFFEE @ THE “CAFE CENTRAL” AND A WALK AROUND THE CITY CENTRE

We will take a walk with Alex (the teacher) and a coffee at the “Café Central”. This is your chance to get to know the city centre and everybody here at school!Come and join us!

 TUESDAY 22ND, 2:45 P.M.

“WORKSHOP: ALMODÓVAR AND THE MOVIDA“

We will talk about the cultural movement of the “Movida Española”, which characterized the 1980s in Spain, and one of its main characters: the film director Pedro Almodóvar.

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¡Hola! 

This week is nearly over and most of you probably already know what you will
be doing on Friday and Saturday, the two hectic days/nights of the end of the week:
Shopping, meeting friends in bars, restaurants, home or night-club, going to the cinema
etc. The possibilities are endless in Barcelona!

But what about Sunday??? Sunday is usually another story. The shops are closed,
there is nobody in the street, your friends only think about sleeping… Not very exciting, is it? That is probably the reason why I used to dislike Sundays myself.

But since I have been living in Barcelona, my Sundays just feel different… No longer
idle, no longer greyish! But why???? Why is Barcelona so different than Paris or
London on Sunday???

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¡Hola chicos!

Today I would like to tell some of the best things you can do or see in BCN! Even though you can always go to the typical places like Sagrada Familia or Las Ramblas, there are other things that you simply can’t miss if you come to Barcelona, which not everybody knows of. Keep reading to discover one of them…

As you all should know, Barcelona is a wonderful city which offers more than some nice museums or buildings. Let me start with the number 1 attraction in my opinion: Montjuic!

You have to explore this very nice hill! You can reach it by using the metro up to ‘Parallel’ station (L2). This is a special way to get there because you can take the cable car that will leave you on the top of the hill. From there you will have a great look of the ocean and the rest of the city.

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