Open-air Cinema & Concerts in Montjuic

Hurry up: the 9th edition of Sala Montjuic, an open-air film festival, will end on the 5th of August.

During the night, you will watch nice movies or listen to some music (jazz, flamenco, etc.)

All concerts start at 21.00

All films start at 22.15 and are preceded by a short film at 22.00

Original version with spanish subtitles

The coming movies & concerts are:

Friday 22/07:

Névoa, Jazz, Fado

Nosferatu (1922), directed by F.W. Murnau (All.)

Monday 25/07:

Mala Junta Trio, Gipsy Swing

A bout de Souffle (Breathless), 1960, Jean-Luc Godard (Fra.)

Wednesday 27/07:

Oh, Petah!, Flamenco

Lion's Den (Leonera), 2008, directed by Pablo Trapero (Arg.)

Friday 29/07:

Gafieira Muda, Samba

In the loop, 2009, directed by Armando Lanucci

Monday 01/08:

Sam - Unknown World

Still Walking, 2008, directed by Hirokazu Koreeda (Jap.)

Wednesday 03/08:

Tambor de Saia, Brazilian Music

Charade, 1963, Stanley Donen (EUA)

Friday 05/08:

Vermouth Time, Soul, Jazz

Surprise movie: you can VOTE for the movie you want to watch.

If you want to see more pictures & read the feelings of visitors (or post yours!) you cant have a look at Sala Montjuic's Blog.

You will have all the practical info on the website.

Art on the beach in Barceloneta

Have you ever walked on the beach and passed Rebecca Horn’s monument or Frank Gehry’s sculpture? No? Never? Are you sure?

And what if I’m saying that you do just you don’t know about them.May I show You them?

See, as I said,you have passed them at least hundred times without noticing them.

But who are the artists?

Let’s start with Rebecca Horn, since the beginning of the 1970s she has been making performances, films, sculptures, spatial installations, drawings and photographs. “The essence of their imagery comes out of the tremendous precision of the physical and technical functionality she uses to stage her works each time within a particular space.” If I had to give her a “calling-word” it would be one of her first performances, The Feathered Prison Fan ( 1978).

Frank Owen Gehry is one of the most important and famous contemporary architects. The Guggeinheim Museum in Bilbao or the Dancing House in Prague, does it ring a bell?
His style is called Deconstructivism or also post- structuralism (when the form of the building does not follow the function). In some works of him he is associated with the “Los Angeles School” and the “Santa Monica School”.
He is inspired by fish….. NO, really, I’m not joking! He explains why: "Three hundred million years before man was fish....if you gotta go back, and you're insecure about going forward...go back three hundred million years ago. Why are you stopping at the Greeks? So I started drawing fish in my sketchbook, and then I started to realize that there was something in it."

So next time, when you are just about to pass them by, please storp for a moment and admire them!

Harry Potter - An Era Ends Today

Today all over the world Harry Potter fans are waiting to watch the last and final fight of the most famous wizzard in the world. There's no doubt, during the years Harry has become part of our lives. Honestly, I can barely remember the time when I wasn't waiting for a new episode, either the book or the movie. I can still picture the first time when I held the first part in my hands. Of course, it was in England and I was only 14. My sister was on a training there and suggested me to read it if my host family had one . Obviously, they had.

During the years it became a tradition that in Hungary the translation came out around Christmas, so I always knew exactly what I would read during the Christmas holiday. Actually, I couldn’t wait until December with the last 3 books and I read them in English. The Main Library in my home town bought them in several languages, but no one read it in English or Spanish except for me and my sister…
Time was passing by, there was no Christmas to wait with a new episode, but something still remained: the new movie episode. When they were on in the cinema, I was certain that it was summer. I had already finished my exams so I didn’t have to feel guilty just because I was going to watch them.
And now I have finished university, and the series have come to an end too.
So from this time there's no more camping-youth-festival in Trafalgar Square with fans waiting for the new movie episode like in previous years - but to be frank, I would never try it again anyway; I think I’m too old now and also a bit sceptic. If I were in London now, I’d rather go and look for a nice flat to stay, just like this one, but it’s just my opinion.

All in all, thank you Harry to be a part of my childhood and my teenage years, I’ll never forget you and promise that during the Xmas holidays I’ll always read the books all over again, and during the summers me and me friends will have non-stop Harry Potter movie maratons.

Daily life: El Mercat de la Boqueria de Barcelona

Barcelona is a really nice city to drink sangria, eat fish and seafood in a small restaurant close to the beach or even to enjoy some tapas in some nice place. However, you will probably want to have something healthy and to take some nice pictures of a typical spanish market.

Close to Las Ramblas, El Mercat de la Boqueria is a local market where you will find everything you need. There are four main categories: meat, fruits & seafood & cheese.

This results in a wonderful picture full of colours. You will have the opportunity to buy everything you need to make a nice (standard or fruit) salad, to taste a Jamon Iberico, etc.

As you can see, everything is done so that the clients will feel that they are living a fairy tale. In fact it is actually a healthy version of Willy Wonka's Chocolate factory.

Sellers are also very nice, they really want to give you the best. You can ask them some advice such a ways of cooking veggetables, they will tell you more about the local producers, about how spanish cheeses are made, etc. They are very sympathetic.

Besides, the architecture is worth to visit the place. All around the market, you will meet with roman style columns.

The Mercat de la Boqueria is very central, between Raval & Gotico. In those two districts, here are some of the best flats you can rent or buy:

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For more information about El Mercat Central, you can visit the Website of the Central Market of La Boqueria or see more pictures.

Eating like Casamona

Eating. It’s always a problem, doesn’t really matter that you’re alone or in a group. It’s always hard to agree on where to go, what to eat.

Last time when we went out with my colleagues for our lunch break (which takes an hour) after an hour long journey, we ended up at the half-fast-food-restaurant near to the beach and we were ordering a slice of pizza (to be frank we did know that we wanted to eat, just didn’t know where, and the price was also important…).

Otherwise I’m not so picky. Yes, I’m a girl, and I’m vegetarian, so you would think it makes things much more harder but no, it’s not true (to put it to the test, I have to confess that since I arrived in Barcelona, I have gained 6 extra kilos…oops! Maybe I should start exercising???). My only need is to eat something fresh in a nice atmosphere and after it don’t smell like a restaurant itself. Is it too much? I don’t think so.

Then I started to ask my colleagues where I should go to eat if I want something fresh and not so expensive. It turned out the entire team have his/her favourite. For example;

Casper recommended a pizzeria near to the Colom Statue (yes, next time when we want to eat pizza we definitely should go there),

Latifat was into a tapas bar and Sofia a Japanese restaurant with a free buffet. Such a varied mix, isn’t it?!

Therefore I decided I’ll try all of them while I’m here and I’ll publish my experiences on our website under the button Casamona’s recommended/ Restaurants. Why not? My opinion helps someone to choose.

So you can now read the first impression about Rick’s favourite (The Mami Restaurant in Barceloneta) where I ate a slice of pizza, sandwich and a salad (yes, I did eat all of them!!!) for just 10€.

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Amazing Apartment IN THE HEART OF BARCELONA €990 / month

The flat is on the third floor of a traditional style building with a lift. Perfect, central location - the apartment is just 100 metres from Las Ramblas and is located in the building which was completely restored only few years ago(April 2006). The closest metro station (Liceu) is within 2 minutes walking distance. The property has been totally refurbished to the absolute highest standard. Modern design - brick walls and parquet floors.

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