Camino Barcelona Blog

Hi all,

There’s something happening this week that makes Spanish people go crazy… ‘El Gordo de Navidad’ (literally ‘Christmas Fat Guy’)! On 22nd December, this Saturday, there will be millions of Spaniards watching TV (1st channel) like hypnotised from 8 am because the Christmas Lottery Draw is on! This draw is called ‘El Gordo’ because it is the most money played in Spain in the whole year.

Spanish people play the ‘Gordo’ as an old Christmas tradition more than a game. Everybody gets at least one lottery ticket as the one in the picture (’decimo’) to share with their friends, family or work colleagues. They cost 20 euros each, and these can be divided into ‘participaciones’ (tickets with the same number, playing a certain amount of money on that number). For example, if you buy a ‘decimo’, you can share 20 ‘participaciones’ of 1 euro with your friends, family…etc (more…)

Hello everybody!!

Today I’m going to talk to you about Montserrat!
I went there last week with some friends of mine and if you are here in Barcelona I highly recommend you to spend a day there!
Montserrat (the name “Montserrat” means in Spanish “Montaña Cortada”) is located more or less at 40 km from Barcelona and it’s a very important place for all the Catalans. Besides being a natural reservation, Montserrat is also a monastery visited every year by thousands tourists and pilgrims from all over the world.

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Hello folks!!!
Here I’m back again with our school activities for this week, the last one before starting with our special activities for Christmas time!!! And we are all looking forward it!! Barcelona during this period of the year is just amazing with all those lights and decorations around the city center and ‘Paseo de Gracia’!!

I hope you would all have a blast!!!

- MONDAY 10TH, 3:00 P.M.
“WELCOME DRINK”

As every single week, we start with a big “Welcome Drink” in our school for all our new students!! But also for our old ones too
Come and join us for some snacks and drinks!That’s the perfect opportunity to get to know everybody! (more…)

Hello everyone,

How are you? Hope you’re doing great!

As the Christmas time already has begun in Barcelona, I would like to tell you something about the traditional Christmas sweets of Spain during this period.

If you don’t know what to buy for your friends and families, read carefully the following. It could be a good opportunity for a gift!

There are two famous sweets in Spain during Christmas time: “el turrón” and “el polvorón”. These popular sweets are especially available on Christmas time and not during any other period.

The “turrón” is a nougat bar, typically made of honey, sugar, and egg white, coated in crushed, toasted almonds. It’s usually shaped into a rectangular tablet or a round cake. It is mostly consumed as a traditional dessert for Christmas. (more…)

Hello everybody!!!!
How is everything going??
Here we are back again with our new weekly activities!!

MONDAY, 3:00 P.M.

“WELCOME DRINK”

As every monday afternoon, we start the new week with the “Welcome Party” for all our students. Come and join us @ school for some snacks and drinks!!
That’s the perfect opportunity to get to know everybody!! (more…)

Hi everyone,

It’s me, Daniel. We have some great activities planned to get you all into the Christmas spirit!

Remember that we are also open in Christmas and to celebrate it we have a complete programme of Christmas activities between the 17th and the 28th December, including a visit to the Christmas market and a multicultural Christmas lunch in the school where we will all bring something typical from our countries to share!

Look out for more news on what is going on at the school this Christmas…

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Hi!  

Do you like Christmas decorations and Christmas shopping in general? This information is for you then! 

Tomorrow morning is the opening of the famous “Mercado de Santa Lucía” (Santa Lucia Market) and will run until 23rd December. If you have not visited it yet, do it. It is really worth it! Not only for its very romantic Christmas atmosphere but also to go Christmas shopping and to learn more about the Christmas tradition in Catalunya.

This market, situated at the Plaza de la Catedral, offers a complete assortment of Christmas ornaments, decoration, christmas trees of different type of sizes (some real and fake ones), craftwork (clothes, jewels, lights etc.) and a wide range of figurines, some of them traditional and others mostly surprising!!!: One of them is called the “Caga Tío” and the other one the “Caganer”. You have never heard of them??? Then maybe you should read this before starting your Christmas Catalan Experience!!!

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Hello folks!!!

After a long time, here I’m back again talking about our school activities for this week
MONDAY 26TH NOVEMBER ‘07: 8:00 P.M.

“WELCOME DRINK”

As well as every single monday, we start our weekly activities with the “Welcome Drink”: a big welcome party for all our new students (and the old ones too)!!
Join us for some drink and snack! That’s the perfect opportunity to get to know everybody here at school! (more…)

Hello everybody!!!
Today i’ll talk about a commedy I saw yesterday @ “Teatre Villarroel”, located in c/Villarroel 87.
The piece is entitled “Intimidad” (”Private Life”) and it deals with the story of a young couple in crisis. (more…)

¡Hola!

Today I will write to you for the last time in the ”Camino Barcelona’ blog. Unfortunately I have to fly back to Germany on friday.

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