Sausages, hams and cheeses as seen in this Barcelona shop window are a gastronomic speciality here in Catalunya. Cold cuts, so called “Embutidos” are even offered in some restaurants and best accompanied by “pa amb tomàquet”, (bread with tomato and garlic) and a glas of wine or beer!

Be prepared to wear a coat if you leave your flat these days or better don’t leave. Barcelona is not realy made for bad weather and streets will be empty anyway. This photo is an archive shot which was actualy taken in autumn ‘05 in Sitges, but it was pretty much the same yesterday…

I felt flat-envy this weekend, after being invited to a barbecue at a friends apartment. Hanging out on the terrace all afternoon, taking sun and having beers and food was just fantastic. Damn, would I like to have a place like this!

A warm and sunny day is an invitation for breakfast at the beach. The beach of Bogatell in Barcelona is a bit further up than Barcelonetta, but the sand is cleaner and the city seems further away, giving more of a of holiday feeling.

The area around parallel used to be the amusement center of barcelona ages ago. The still standing symbol of that time is the run down builing of “el molino”, the moulin rouge of Barcelona.