After nine months in Barcelona, I tried to capture what makes this city so endlessly captivating — its rhythm, its contradictions, its quiet confidence.This isn’t a travel guide, but a portrait: of language, food, politics, and the long, unhurried days that make Barcelona feel like nowhere else.
Lovely post and packed with interest for another Australian resident in España! Franco came from Galicia, where we have lived since 2018, and I never knew he aligned Spanish time with French and German! Enjoy being back in Sydney, Springtime! I look forward to your next post :)
It is fascinating that Franco is not talked about. It feels like Spaniards are waiting generations to pass away before a full reconciliation of what has really happened.
My knowledge of history is pretty dreadful, I think Spain was free from that dictator in the late ´70s? There are people we know that would have been adults back then and aware of the differences now!
From a Catalan native; Hurol I think you nailed it, so it is so clear you are already a true Catalan 😉
That is such a compliment. That would be an honour. Thank you Paco.
This is so informative for me, giving an in depth and insightful perspective on a beautiful and complex city.
Lovely post and packed with interest for another Australian resident in España! Franco came from Galicia, where we have lived since 2018, and I never knew he aligned Spanish time with French and German! Enjoy being back in Sydney, Springtime! I look forward to your next post :)
It is fascinating that Franco is not talked about. It feels like Spaniards are waiting generations to pass away before a full reconciliation of what has really happened.
My knowledge of history is pretty dreadful, I think Spain was free from that dictator in the late ´70s? There are people we know that would have been adults back then and aware of the differences now!