Until I went to Germany on my gap year, I was completely unaware of the idea of Carnival in February. Our carnival in Pewsey at home is in September (as well as the Wheelbeerow Race)… But in England the most we stretch to at this time of year is Pancake Day (one of the best …
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Tea in Spain
This blog post is going to be about a very important topic which has been grating on me for the last five months… TEA in Spain! Being British, I must first make a disclaimer that we are as precious about our tea as Italians are about pizza. Faced with the prospect of making tea in …
Visit from Home: Barcelona, Tarragona and Cos Blanc
At the end of January my friend Lauren came to visit me. We had a lovely but very busy weekend! On Friday we went to Barcelona and managed to see nearly everything we wanted to. The highlight of the day was definitely the Sagrada Familia! We had an audioguide, but I was so busy taking …
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Visit from the parents!
In the middle of November, my parents came to visit me. We had a lovely weekend and I showed them around Tarragona and Reus. On the Friday we spent the day exploring Tarragona, which involved visiting the Roman Pretorio and of course a visit to the Cathedral. For lunch we stopped at La Caseta de …
My first month in Spain – what I wish I’d known…!
Adapting to a new life… Having been in Spain now for just over a month, I thought I’d reflect on how it has been and what I wish I had expected before coming. 1 – the Spanish timetable Breakfast at 11:30, lunch at 3, tea at 6 and dinner at 10? In short, I can’t …
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The Ebro Delta and Catalonian Protests (Week 3 in Spain)
Let me start by apologising for the radio silence over the last two weeks, I have been so busy! Especially last week, where my attention was mainly drawn to the protests that have been taking place Catalonia-wide. These were sparked following the sentencing of the Catalonian politicians who organised the independence referendum in 2017, which …
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Weekend 2 – Barcelona and a Beach Hike!
On my second weekend I had already planned to join the AEGEE excursion on a hike along all the beaches from Tarragona to Torredembarra, but on Friday evening my flatmate asked me if I’d like to go on a spontaneous trip to Barcelona with her and her coursemate and a couple of others. Of course …
A little update…
Hello readers! Sorry for my lack of posting! Since arriving in Tarragona I feel like I haven’t stopped so I’ll give you a quick run-down of what I’ve been up to! I landed in Barcelona and managed to catch the bus from the right place, and on time (good start) from the airport direct to …
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