Archive for November 18th, 2008

What do Barcelonians do on a Sunday?

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Hola!

I hope you have had the chance of enjoying one of the warm and sunny Sundays we are having this autumn in Barcelona! If you are not one of the ‘late sleepers’ type, you will probably have seen a lot of people around the city on those days.

Barcelonians try to make the most of their Sundays by spending the day outdoors. The morning starts with going to get the local newspaper, La Vanguardia, in one of the many news stands all over the place. Once you have the newspaper, it is very popular to go and read it in one of the many terraced bars while having a coffee (or chocolate) with churros!

After getting energy with breakfast, a lot of people head towards the different flea markets around the city. A good collectors’ market is Sant Antoni Market, where you will find lots of well priced records, CDs and DVD films. And if you are a comic book fan, you can also get lots of the old and new Spanish versions of Spiderman and other superheroes, a good variety of manga and even old versions of newspapers and (more…)