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The Wind. Even though there are no monsoons, snowstorms or any other extreme weather in Barcelona, there is always a constant air current. For a pedestrian, a light sea breeze is more than welcome, but when you are on a bike or a scooter (without motor) you need to struggle against the headwind. And did […]
Are there any genetic differences between the Spanish and Catalan populations. The Catalan people and language. The Catalan people live in the region called Catalonia (Catalunya), in eastern Spain. The Catalan language is a member of the Romance language family and closely related to its origins of Occitan language which is spoken mainly in southern […]
Which newspapers received the most of Catalan taxpayer’s Money? The officially published figures show that last year the Government of Catalonia or Generalitat de Catalunya spent more than 12.3 million euros for institutional advertising in the Catalan newspapers. According to the government spokesman, Neus Munté, there are 26 media outlets that received institutional aid through […]
48 Crystal Moments: Two Converging Views. [avatar user=”Gustavo Vega” size=”thumbnail” align=”right” /] 7 th part of a collection of 48 poetic compositions, haiku style or close to such form of Japanese tradition, performed by Gustavo Vega. Not all of them conform strictly to the traditional Japanese way… The author prefers to call them, instead of […]
48 Crystal Moments: Two Converging Views. [avatar user=”Gustavo Vega” size=”thumbnail” align=”right” /] 5 th part of a collection of 48 poetic compositions, haiku style or close to such form of Japanese tradition, performed by Gustavo Vega. Not all of them conform strictly to the traditional Japanese way… The author prefers to call them, instead of […]
Spain scores the third place in the child poverty statistics in Europe. Both in poverty and in risk of social exclusion, Spain has one of the highest levels of child poverty in the EU. Spain is the third country, just behind Romania and Greece, where the poverty levels are reaching up to 40% of all […]
48 Crystal Moments: Two Converging Views. [avatar user=”Gustavo Vega” size=”thumbnail” align=”right” /] 3 rd part of a collection of 48 poetic compositions, haiku style or close to such form of Japanese tradition, performed by Gustavo Vega. Not all of them conform strictly to the traditional Japanese way… The author prefers to call them, instead of […]
Admitting the mistakes is the only gateway to healing wounds. Marine Le Pen, the National Front candidate for the French presidential election, shocked us when she denied French state’s responsibility for the mass arrest of Jews in Paris during World War Two. During the Nazi occupation the French police carried out, under the orders of […]
Photo exhibition opening by photojournalist Manel Armengol tomorrow at Palau Falguera. “A Tribute to the social struggle, citizen demands, urban landscapes and the characters of Barcelona” Starting from this Friday 7, at 8:00 p.m. and until April 30th, the exhibition “The Transition from the Streets, 1976 – 1979” will be on the ground floor of Palau […]
48 Crystal Moments: Two Converging Views. [avatar user=”Gustavo Vega” size=”thumbnail” align=”right” /] 1 st part of a collection of 48 poetic compositions, haiku style or close to such form of Japanese tradition, performed by Gustavo Vega. Not all of them conform strictly to the traditional Japanese way… The author prefers to call them, instead of haiku, Crystal […]
