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And then more snow!

No one believed the snow would stick, because it never does here, but it did, for several hours, right during Monday rush hour traffic. The city busses were stopped, the metros packed with lines snaking down the tunnels, and the … Continue reading

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Snow in Barcelona!

This is the second time it snows here this winter, and the first snow we see (we were gone for the weekend when it snowed last month). Here I am on the way to the metro after a school visit … Continue reading

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Spring Tease

Yesterday, a beautiful day. Blue sky, warm sun, spring flowers starting to bloom. We went for a run to Montjuic, our usual route, and then biked back. Glad we got out, because today the rain and dark stormclouds are back!

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La Barceloneta in Winter

The first week here we rode bikes down to the beach, late one night, and ate takeout pizza on the sand. I’ve been back with visitors, but we hadn’t been back together since September. This Saturday we headed back, taking … Continue reading

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Compost in Barcelona

Yes compost. Yes Barcelona. In this 5th floor apartment, in the middle of the city, we are composting. I noticed the brown bins in the street a month or so ago, and then when Juanjo went to do some municipal … Continue reading

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