-
Pride of Bolivia in Barcelona
Recently, someone in a group on Facebook asked me what kind of trees are now flowering in yellow flowers? I said it was tipuana tipu or just tipa. And then I remembered that I had long wanted to write a note about this tree. Tipuana tipu, also known as tipa, rosewood and pride of Bolivia,…
-
How not to get lost in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona
The Gothic Quarter in Barcelona or Barrio Gothico is the most popular tourist area. There are many sights, marked in all the world’s guides, shops with a wide variety of goods, from exotic to the products and goods of everyday demand, you can find cafes, bars and restaurants for every taste. And, of course, it…
-
Wisteria and Hayao Miyazaki
In Spain, something blooms at any time of year, and in the spring it’s just an explosion of flowering — every day new trees and shrubs bloom. Not far from our home there is a completely fabulous place similar to the scenery landscapes of the cartoons of Hayao Miyazaki — the story of his films…
-
Picasso and Dali painting an egg
I found a funny image with Picasso and Dali working together. This is an illustration by David Vella, which is called “Picasso and Dali painting an egg.” Dalí makes a picture with a fried egg hanging on a tree branch, and Picasso depicts an egg in a shape of a cube. Was there anything like…
-
The Order in the Service of Freedom and the La Mercè festival in Barcelona
I learned about the Order of the Mercedarians by accident when we were sketching the church of Sant Pere Nolasc (Peter Nolasco) and I found a poster on the church. I was puzzled by the text on the poster: 800 years of the Order of the Virgin of Mercy in the service of freedom. Not…