Camino Barcelona Blog

Hi everyone!

Here I am again. I was thinking about an original subject to write about. Well I was thinking about a tipical subject for students: Budget tips!!
You want to do and see a lot here in Barcelona, but you do not want to spend all the money you got, right? So I will give you some tips and places you can go.

Well, like you all probably know, the Spanish Cooking is famous for its Paella. There are different types of paella. If you do not like sea food, you can order a ‘paella’ with meat or vegetables. Or if you like both you can order a ‘mixed paella’. I know a very good restaurant which is very cheap and that I would like to recommend you, where you can eat the best paella! 

The name of the restaurant is: La Fonda. It is situated in a side street of Plaza real: ‘Pasaje Escudellers’ But: if you want to go, you should be there at 20.15 pm, as there is normally a queu to get in, but when the restaurant opens at 20.30 you are garanteed to come in. Just for your information… Of course you can eat other things apart from paella. Just see it for yourselves. You can eat a ‘menu’ (starter, main course and dessert) with drinks for about 17 euros!

Budget tip number 2: Xampaneria
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Hey folks!

¿Qué tal?
Time flies when you are having fun. Of course this week we will help you to have fun! Come on and enjoy our great activities!

Monday
Welcome drink for students @ 15.00
The spring is here and our garden is full of flowers to add an special interest to our regular Welcome drink, where you can meet old and new students and start planning all the places and things you want to do! So come on and join it! You will enjoy the great typical Spanish tapas we prepare for you, together with great and cold Sangría!

Tuesday
Workshop: Pronunciation @ 14.45
After this week’s succesful pronunciation workshop, we come with it again, so that all of (more…)

Hi everybody!

How are u doin´??
I feel really fine! I enjoy the weather here in Barcelona! It seems to be improving! I hope it stays like this. So people! Put on your T-shirts because the summer begins!
Of course we have soms fascinating activities! Enjoy them!

Monday
Welcome drink @ 15:00
A big welcome to all our new students! If the weather continues like this, you can enjoy a nice glass of Sangría in our beautiful garden, while sitting in the sun! There will also be tipical Spanish tapas. This is a perfect opportunity to get to know other students here at school!

Tuesday
Workshop: Wine tasting
Wine lovers, this is your opportunity to learn how to get the most of your cup of wine! Javier González, a wine ‘connoisseur’ and sommelier, will introduce you to the culture of Spanish wine. In this workshop you will learn how to taste different types of Spanish wines. Very interesting and tasteful!

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Hi Everybody!

How are you?

I am sure you all have made your plans for the long weekend of 21st March until 24th! For the people who need a little bit of inspiration, I think I  can give you some greath tips! So I make sure that nobody will be bored in this weekend.

I will go back to Holland for a few days, to visit my family! I am realy looking forward to it! For the people who stay in Barcelona, will be a lot of options. You can go out on Thursday, because you do not have to stand up early for school! There are a lot of good clubs in Barcelona were you can go on Thursday night. (more…)

Hi everybody!

How are you? I hope you all had a nice weekend! Today I will present you the activities we offer this week! It will be a fascinating programme, and of course, with a lot of fun!

Monday 15:00
Welcome drink
A big and friendly welcome to al our new students! Join us for drinks and snacks, like tipical Spanish tapas and Sangría! This will be the perfect opportunity to meet a lot of other students of our school! (more…)

Hi everybody!

Had a nice weekend?!

Last night it was a very important footbal match in Barcelona. Barcelona vs. Celtic!! I am sure some of you are the lucky owners of a ticket! It was such an exciting game. When they played in Glasgow, FC Barcelona won!! Of course and so they did yesterday! The matchs were really stretching, but in the end Barcelona beated Celtic.

The English and Scottish footbal is known for its Hooligans. So there were thousands of Celtic Glasgow supporters in the centre of Barcelona! There was even an ‘amusement’ area just for them!

This Sunday FC Barcelona plays here in Barcelona against Villareal!

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Hi everyone!

Today was a beautiful day! The weather was pretty nice! On a day like this there are a lot of things to do in Barcelona!

This morning I went to class. We have learned a lot today, like we always do! The class is pretty intensive, but time flies when you are having fun. Before I realised, the classes were finished!

After class I went to the centre of Barcelona, because I had a lot of free time to spent. This is what I like very much about this school: I learn a lot and I have also a lot of free time to spent to do things that I want to do. So, I decided to go to the centre of Barcelona. It is very close to the school! I took a walk through the centre and I enjoyed the sun. The centre looks very diferent on a sunny day. People are smiling and it seems like everyone is happy! I also walked to the sea. It takes only 15 minutes to walk from the school. I enjoyed the sea and the sun. Like I did last Saturday, I went to the beach with two friends of mine. Though, it is too cold to swim, I think. Some people did not think the same, because a few people were swimming! (more…)

Hi everyone!

I am Valerie, 19 years old. I am a third-year student of the university of Maastricht. I study International Business and Languages. Now I am here in Barcelona for an internship. First I will study for four weeks at Camino Barcelona to improve my Spanish. After that I will do an internship at the school. This is the second time I have studied at this school. In October 2007 I was here for 2 weeks. I had a great time! That´s the reason why I have decided to go back to Camino Barcelona. I started my second course a week ago.I have learned a lot so far! The group sizes are very small, so the teachers can pay extra attention to every single student. I have to speak Spanish in class. Sometimes this is a little hard for me, but with a little help of the teachers it is not a problem. I am glad that my Spanish language skills improves very quickly.

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