Catalan National Day

Today is about the most important day of the year in Catalunya: the celebration of national identity. Of course it is a holiday and of course everybody getting hands on a flag will put it outside. Besides this there are loads of political acts, demonstrations etc (Per os paisos catalans - la lluita continua).

Sogar die Busse werden mit kleinen katalanischen Flaggen ausgestattet. Alle!

Museum Night

Yesterday we finally went to the FC Barcelona museum. Usually it costs you about 12 Euros, but yesterday there was free entrance to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first Catalan-speaking public television (TV3). Most of Barcelona's museums were open, however the usual touristic places (casa Battlo, la pedrera) would have meant a 2-3 hour line before entering.
The FC Barca museum however was almost empty. Probably due to its location.

Of course Ric was more than happy to see the "campo", although this time without a game running.
So he just took advantage of the "quite-realistic looking paper mannequins" ;-)

Exchange experiences

I have been a host sister. I have been an exchange student.
Time to be a host mom.

So this is our 15 year old exchange daughter, passionately trying to explain something in Spanish. Or was it Catalan? Considering she has been here for two weeks now, she copes quite well with those three languages surrounding her (Portuguese is her third language now, coitadinha).
Pacco adores her.
She does long walks with him.

remembering the holidays

OK, this is kind of late, as these are still from our July vacation when my parents and my brother came over to Barcelona. However, some smily faces come in handy at any point in time.
So, the first one is us, flavouring the world-best ice cream from Amorino en Grácia.

And here, me and the sexiest man alive, who happens to be my husband ;-)
Me and my mom, probably discussing fellow tourists.

Me and my favourite dad.