October, 2009

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Oct

Barca and the great outdoors

by maarten

Funny thing crossing a border. It implicates that you’re about to spend loads of time outside your apartment. Okay, 30ÂșC helps also. Nevertheless, it’s more than the average inhabitant of Barca. Forget siesta, rent a couple of raggedy scooter, put on your sunglasses and start enjoying the environment. We’ve seen Barcelona from almost every perspective: cab, bike, pedestrian, car, bus, subway, tourist, in crowd, shopper, consumer. But nothing beats a scooter! A death race on a vehicle that goes faster than its specifications, cabdrivers who carefully avoid you, pedestrians seeing there lives flashing by. And you whooshing down Diagonal with the crackling of the paper Zara bags stuffed with shirts, shoes, sweaters between your legs. Destination Barcaloneta beach. No time to reflect on safety precautions. Next stop: Sitges. Isn’t sunshine and adrenaline a perfect combination! What should be the next mode of transportation? Or do we stay in the city centre and invest in Zara?