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La Mercè: Closing Fireworks [day 3]

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Ian

(video from Yoav) Sunday was the last day of the La Mercè festival. After the sun went down, there was a huge show combining music, fireworks, and the magic fountain at Montjuic. It was a pretty awesome show, and can … Continue reading →

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La Merce: El Correfoc “The Fire Run” [day 2]

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Ian

Saturday night of the festival was highlighted by the Correfoc, which literally translates to “Firerun.” And that’s exactly what it was. The Via Laietana, one of the main streets running through the old town, was completely packed with people. I … Continue reading →

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La Mercè: Barcelona’s city-wide festival [day 1]

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Ian

Last weekend was La Mercè, Barcelona’s giant annual festival. The first night was pretty tame for us. We went down to the Port Olimpico restaurants on the water to find some good paella. The place we ended up eating at … Continue reading →

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Bilbao Fireworks

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Ian
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Bilbao – Home of the Gugg

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Ian

After spending several days in Madrid, we packed up the bus and headed north to Bilbao. We arrived at our (4-star) hotel in the late afternoon, and decided to take the rest of day off because 1) we were to tired from … Continue reading →

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