Archive for the ‘Places’ Category

Montjuic Military Museum

Monday, April 28th, 2008

The Military Museum of Montjuic Castle (Museu Militar de Montjuic) in Barcelona, houses a large collection of old weapons, uniforms, flags and military miniatures. It’s worth to make a visit and also enjoy the incredible sight of Barcelona’s port, the Mediterranean and the city.
To learn more about the museum and see the photos I [...]

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Image galleries with photoXhibit and Wordpress

Friday, April 25th, 2008

PhotoXhibit, by Benjamin Sterling, is a great Wordpress photo plugin. Actually, it is the best Wordpress photo plugin I’ve already tested! It is so good that I’ve installed it here on the blog, after pondering a lot among many other options.
Easy to install, highly configurable, with many display options, it allows to use photos [...]

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Diada de Sant Jordi

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

The rose I gave to my Dear
April, 23 is the day of St. George, patron saint of Portugal, England and Catalonia, among other countries and regions. He is also the patron of the Boy Scouts and of Brazilian football clube Corinthians. April, 23 is also the International Day of the Book.
Here in [...]

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Concerto do Saïan Supa Crew

Thursday, September 14th, 2006

O Saïan Supa Crew, ou SSC (veja o site oficial), é um grupo francês de hip-hop. São muito bons. Fui com Virginie, em maio passado, ao concerto deles na Sala Apolo aqui em BCN. Essa música, “Angela”, é um dos maiores hits do grupo.
No vídeo aqui de baixo, um dos componentes do grupo, Sly, faz [...]

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Mercè 2005

Tuesday, October 4th, 2005

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Mercè05, originally uploaded by betoboullosa.
Em setembro teve também a festa da Mercê, padroeira de Barcelona. No Brasil, é a mesma Nossa Senhora das Mercês.
O interessante é que a padroeira de Barcelona, [...]

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