Several cities in Spain now have a public bike system. You pay 20 euros a year and you can use any of the bikes for half an hour for free. You pay half a euro for every half an hour after that for up to two hours. In cities like Zaragoza it is working so […]
One year in Barcelona we lived in an old apartment building that had a very narrow spiral staircase. And no elevator. You moved in furniture by draping ropes over pulleys at the top of the building and hauling it up and through the windows. Now they’ve gotten high tech. I saw these guys with this
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When I lived in Spain, I would have given anything for a good public library – especially one with English books. Well, now they have them! There are very nice public libraries in Barcelona. They were quite popular – people were waiting outside for the one I visited to open. Inside they were light and
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Crime appears to be up in Barcelona. Many of the local residents blame the economy and the huge number of foreign immigrants. It’s affecting people’s behavior. At dinner at a nice restaurant, a friend told me not to leave my bag on the chair next to me. While visiting a friend on her rooftop terrace,
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