Cool Things to do in Barcelona

A beautiful little tea shop in Borne at Carrer de L’argenteria! This shop smells so great, that you just have to visit… and you’ll be put back in time for at couple of hundred years! The shop is designed in dark wood, and 100’s of little cabinets and shelves full of tins filled with tea from all over the world! The people in this little tea shop are very kind, and will guide you to find the tea that suits you. And the fact that you don’t have to buy a big bag at one time is also very nice… did I tell you about the aroma, that you can smell up a few blocks at L’Argenteria? Well a nice smell like that is never, I stress NEVER unwelcome in Barcelona

Find the little Sans & Sans tea shop at L’Argenteria (Click for map)

So when you wake up with the worst hang over of your life, you can go to the seaview cafe “Daquiri” down by the beach, “behind” Barceloneta… This place is great for at quiet cup of cafe con leche and a croissant, while reading a newspaper or just letting your eyes browse over the seaview! Furthermore there are not many places in Barcelona serving breakfasts (not as northern europeans know, and like them anyway!)

Why go there:
Well… one of the only places to get a breakfast if you don’t want to go to Hard Rock Cafe and blend in with noisy, overweight, tattooed, pink englishmen with even noisier, more overweight, sometimes tattoed, dark red kids… that purposely throws their icecold coke at you… and then their moms pull them away, but don’t even say sorry!

Ehemm… this place is soothing, and so are the soroundings, that’s why! 

How:
You will find Daguiri at C/ grau i Torres (click the link, and a map will pop up in a new window!)

One of the definately coolest bars in the gothic quarter is Andu! When I moved to Barrio Gotico 2 years ago me an my friends went looking for a nice place to have as a regular bar nearby…. the first place we went to was Andu! We already then knew we did not have to continue our search! But did so as it was the theme of the night!

Why go there:
Andu has a very cool atmosphere, if you would like to blend in with the local bohemes this is the place… a lot of crazy artists go here regularly! Furthermore the owners Lee and Brendan are always making sure there is a cool and cozy (hmmm dont know how well those two words fit together…) ambience with cool music, drinks, and some of the best guacamole with pita bread and humus in town…. 

How:
Andu bar is found at Correu Vell (click the link, and a map will pop up in a new window!)

Princessa 23 is mentioned mainly because our dear Camilla used to work there and pamper us with the best service possible! But now that she is gone, the place should be mentioned for its inexpensive Mojitos! Furthermore a range of other drinks are on special offer at different times of evening/night!

Why go here?
Princessa 23 is a great place if you’re fed up with your constant inter cambio with Spanish people, and just need to relax and meet other expats (mainly students from Italy, Germany and the States!) Nice place to meet people with the same interests as yourself!
but don’t go here to meet Catalan people… and of course…. if you want to pay as little as 3 Euros for a mojito or Caipirinha, and 1,50 for at beer …..maybe its not the best mojito in town… but its a great warm up!

How: Click the link to get a map to Princessa 23

Barcelona is wellknown for its street art… and with good reason! Some of the coolest artists are decorating the streets of Barcelona. Some of the most wellknown are Pez, Freaklub and Miss-Van! the following is some of their work! My personal favourite is without doubt Miss-Van, (as you can see from my numerous photos of her work) who paints volumptous erotic girls! Please click the thumbnails to get a proper view at the pics!
       

At the moment i do not seem to have anything by Pez, but I will get them on as soon as possible!

There might be a ton of great artists out there, and if you think I missed something, pleases leave a comment! But if you’re interested in more graffiti or street art from Freaklub and Miss-Van, Ill post the stuff under Graffiti!

Looking forward to hearing your comments!

Rgrds

Kasper