Barcelona People & Culture

Barcelona is a great city you defenitely should visit! It has a lot of culture, great architecture and plenty of nice places to visit. My favorites are: Parque Güell (nice view over the city from there) and the Sagrada Familia. Barceloneta is always worth a walk. If u like to spent time at the beach, better go to La Selva (Name of the Metrostatiion near the beach), it's not so crowded, more clean and less tourists. Nightlife in Barcelona is GREAT! You souldn't miss La Champañería (near Barceloneta Metro station). If u prefer clubus and bars without too much tourists and to not spent too much money, go to the street called Aribau, it's a 10 minutes walk away from metro station diagonal. Always good parties are in the Bikini Club. If u like house/electro music, go to the pasha club. A goog bar to meet new people from all over the world as well as people from barcelona, go the Oveja negra, near the Plaça Catalunya. The easiest way to know what's going on, is when u buy the magazine called "ocio". It costs 1 euro and comes out once a week. You find in there all parties, concerts theater etc. going on in Barcelona. Good food you'll find all over the place. There's a restaurant called "la Esquinica" which is very famous among Locals, near the Metro Station Virrei Amat (blue). I personally don't like the food there that much, too much garlic... But the staff is very nice, and it's also worth to pass by just for one (or two or three...) beers. Shopping: Barcelona is a shopping Paradise!!! If u don't like the always crowded center, go to the shopping mall called La Maquinista. It's huge and you'll find there plenty of shops, as well as restaurant, bars and a cinema. I prefer it to other malls cause its open air. You get there with the red metro, station sant andreu and then a 5 minutes walk, or bus no. 11. So, go to Barcelona and enjoy this beatiful, interesting city where you never get bored! Just take careof you money, you spent it faster than you would think ;-)

I stayed in Barcelona for a week in November 2006. My friend and I rented an apartment in Las Ramblas and had a blast. If you are looking to stay up late, meet great people and drink, then this is the neighborhood for you. It's almost impossible to sleep with all the street activity, so you're forced to join in, or lie in your bed pissed off. We chose the 'join in' route and stayed up until about 6am each day. Bars are everywhere, though they are tending to get a bit trendy instead of traditional. There is a great open air market that sells fresh vegetables/ fruits, tapas, kitchen gadgets, fresh seafood, flowers, bread and cheese. we shopping there when we could and did all of our own cooking in the apartment. If you stay in Las Ramblas don't eat at the restaurants that have sidewalk tables. While it was reasonably priced, the food wasn't good, or authentic. Those were great places for sangria and beer, though. I highly recommend going onto craigslist and finding your own rental. It's much less expensive, you have your own kitchen and bathroom and you have no hotel curfews. This goes for Paris and Rome, as well. The locals were extremely friendly and gracious. We were warned about pickpocketing children, just like in every large European city, but we carried small over the shoulder/ across the chest purses that we were easily in control of. Must visit Parc Guell on the hill! We chose to walk, which was quite a trek, but we also got to see some wonderful architecture along the way. When you get to Parc Guell you will immediately appreciate it's beauty and creativity; almost dr. Seuss-like with the bonus of a great view of the city and ocean. To get the most street cred, bring skirts, pants and shoes that are in fashion. I stay away from shorts and tennis shoes. That's a total give-away and you can't blend in as a local. Pack lightly; it's pretty warm and you can hand wash your clothes without issue. It's hard to cart around two pieces of luggage on cobble stone. It is a hilly city, so be prepared for walking. They have a great transportation system, but I felt like I would miss out on something if I didn't walk everywhere. If the Picasso museum is still on display see it! I typically don't recommend spending vacation time on something you can see in a book, but this exhibit was worth it. I have been to Madrid and the Canary Islands before and didn't think much of them, but Barcelona is completely different. I would go back in a heartbeat and I would feel safe going alone. Memorize the maps and know the names of the streets before you go; reading a map in public makes you a target to unwanted children and men. Being lost is okay if you don't have an appointment. It also brings you to sites you may have overlooked. My best advise is to absorb everything; sights, sounds, scents, tastes and appreciate the relaxed approach to life.

Not as dodgey as a lot of people believe, when compared with other European cities. Las Ramblas is great for cheap souvenir shopping. The locals may be a bit sharp, but seem nice enough..it's a great place to polish up on your Catalan, and this will be appreciated, although all speak perfect Spanish of course! (And probably good English)

When you're in Barcelona there are some things you cannot miss. One of them is a club hidden at Plaza Real called "Jamboree". Main music is HipHop. If you're into culture and all that you have to visit Park Güell , one of the most beautiful creations of Gaudí . Another magnificent creation of the same architect is Casa Batlló . For artlovers there are a lot of musea's in Barcelona. For example M useu Gaudí and M useu Picasso . The people of Barcelona tend dine at a late hour. One of the nicest places to have tapas is " Las Ramblas". For more info see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona

wonderful city with great people. many things to see...

BCN juste incroyable!!! une ville de fête, riche en culture, pleine de trésors architecturaux...juste un régal! inoubliable et indémodable!

Barcelona is a great city you defenitely should visit! It has a lot of culture, great architecture and plenty of nice places to visit. My favorites are: Parque Güell (nice view over the city from there) and the Sagrada Familia. Barceloneta is always worth a walk. If u like to spent time at the beach, better go to La Selva (Name of the Metrostatiion near the beach), it's not so crowded, more clean and less tourists. Nightlife in Barcelona is GREAT! You souldn't miss La Champañería (near Barceloneta Metro station). If u prefer clubus and bars without too much tourists and to not spent too much money, go to the street called Aribau, it's a 10 minutes walk away from metro station diagonal. Always good parties are in the Bikini Club. If u like house/electro music, go to the pasha club. A goog bar to meet new people from all over the world as well as people from barcelona, go the Oveja negra, near the Plaça Catalunya. The easiest way to know what's going on, is when u buy the magazine called "ocio". It costs 1 euro and comes out once a week. You find in there all parties, concerts theater etc. going on in Barcelona. Good food you'll find all over the place. There's a restaurant called "la Esquinica" which is very famous among Locals, near the Metro Station Virrei Amat (blue). I personally don't like the food there that much, too much garlic... But the staff is very nice, and it's also worth to pass by just for one (or two or three...) beers. Shopping: Barcelona is a shopping Paradise!!! If u don't like the always crowded center, go to the shopping mall called La Maquinista. It's huge and you'll find there plenty of shops, as well as restaurant, bars and a cinema. I prefer it to other malls cause its open air. You get there with the red metro, station sant andreu and then a 5 minutes walk, or bus no. 11. So, go to Barcelona and enjoy this beatiful, interesting city where you never get bored! Just take careof you money, you spent it faster than you would think ;-)

When you're in Barcelona there are some things you cannot miss. One of them is a club hidden at Plaza Real called "Jamboree". Main music is HipHop. If you're into culture and all that you have to visit Park Güell , one of the most beautiful creations of Gaudí . Another magnificent creation of the same architect is Casa Batlló . For artlovers there are a lot of musea's in Barcelona. For example M useu Gaudí and M useu Picasso . The people of Barcelona tend dine at a late hour. One of the nicest places to have tapas is " Las Ramblas". For more info see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona

Barcelona. OMG, i just love this city, i spent about 6 weeks over there, stayed in a school, hostel and on the beach. This is the best city to visit if you just want to have a fun vacation. But Barcelona also has many things to offer the traveller that has some culture thirst, there is the "Sangrada familia" the crazyest cathederal that you will ever lay eyes on, and then i would recomend spending a day at the "park goudi" (been many year, forget spelling) but that place is just magical, everything inside the park is mosaic tiles and just beautiful. Partying in Barcelona is great, there is the square in the gothic quarter that is filled with bars, las Ramblas has cool little places as well, the whole beach area has a strip of fun clubs and then dancotoria that is on the mountain is pretty cool as well. Just take a cab, it will hardly cost you a dime. There is some shopping there, ofcourse on Las Ramblas and then there is a shopping center at the Glorias stop on the red metro line.

BARCELLONA un mot magique.....ville de culture et de mer!!! Ville d'un visionnaire!! D'un maître architecte.....d'un fou d'étrange et de différent! Il est présent encore! A chaque coin de rue....comme un fantôme, un guide au fil du temps et de l'espace....tu rentres dans un monde parallèle.... par une petite porte....un voyageur dans un monde inconnu qui se nomme l'ombre du vent.....de ZAFON

Barcelona is a great city you defenitely should visit! It has a lot of culture, great architecture and plenty of nice places to visit. My favorites are: Parque Güell (nice view over the city from there) and the Sagrada Familia. Barceloneta is always worth a walk. If u like to spent time at the beach, better go to La Selva (Name of the Metrostatiion near the beach), it's not so crowded, more clean and less tourists. Nightlife in Barcelona is GREAT! You souldn't miss La Champañería (near Barceloneta Metro station). If u prefer clubus and bars without too much tourists and to not spent too much money, go to the street called Aribau, it's a 10 minutes walk away from metro station diagonal. Always good parties are in the Bikini Club. If u like house/electro music, go to the pasha club. A goog bar to meet new people from all over the world as well as people from barcelona, go the Oveja negra, near the Plaça Catalunya. The easiest way to know what's going on, is when u buy the magazine called "ocio". It costs 1 euro and comes out once a week. You find in there all parties, concerts theater etc. going on in Barcelona. Good food you'll find all over the place. There's a restaurant called "la Esquinica" which is very famous among Locals, near the Metro Station Virrei Amat (blue). I personally don't like the food there that much, too much garlic... But the staff is very nice, and it's also worth to pass by just for one (or two or three...) beers. Shopping: Barcelona is a shopping Paradise!!! If u don't like the always crowded center, go to the shopping mall called La Maquinista. It's huge and you'll find there plenty of shops, as well as restaurant, bars and a cinema. I prefer it to other malls cause its open air. You get there with the red metro, station sant andreu and then a 5 minutes walk, or bus no. 11. So, go to Barcelona and enjoy this beatiful, interesting city where you never get bored! Just take careof you money, you spent it faster than you would think ;-)

When you're in Barcelona there are some things you cannot miss. One of them is a club hidden at Plaza Real called "Jamboree". Main music is HipHop. If you're into culture and all that you have to visit Park Güell , one of the most beautiful creations of Gaudí . Another magnificent creation of the same architect is Casa Batlló . For artlovers there are a lot of musea's in Barcelona. For example M useu Gaudí and M useu Picasso . The people of Barcelona tend dine at a late hour. One of the nicest places to have tapas is " Las Ramblas". For more info see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona

rita blue is a fab music bar with great meals

I went to Barcelona many times, I am crazy about this city, and my dream is to go there to live some years, good luck because I speak fluent spanish ! This city is plenty of life, people live by night, there is nice beach, and beautiful monuments like the park guëll or the sagrada Familia, riches monuments created by Gaudi , The food is very good, and for people who likes techno music, they need to go there on 21th June, for the Sonar, .. a great moment ! For nightlife or even daylife, People is very kind and sympatic, even if you don't speak spanish, you won't have difficulties because people always is ready to help you if you need, I advice it to anyone who has never gone !

Take a moment to visit the Font Magic de Montjuic on a Friday night to enjoy a spectacle of light and music, as the fountain dances to different songs...

Having lived in BCN for seven good years, i will need to focus on a few insider tips: 1. Go to Sarria: a former village now enclosed in upper Barcelona. Beautiful, relaxed, few tourists and great bars/restaurants including Bar Tomas, famed for its Patatas Bravas (and little else) 2. For nightlife amongst the locals (and not just the tourists and expats hanging around the old town) go to the area around Maria Cubi and Santalo 3. For a lovely walk overlooking my favourite town take a hike op the hills and walk on the Carretera de les Aigues (busy with locals on Sundays, but always bring your own water) or go for a longer walk in the Parc de Colserola straddling the hills 4. My favourite restaurants: Agua, Barceloneta, Ciudad Condal, La Polpa ... and sooooo many more 5. Summer festival: Grec

Well u have to get a top seat on the tour buses and this is gonna sound kinda stupid but u have to go to the aquarimum cause they have so many different types of weird and cool fish!!! Also stay at a 5 star hotel cause is so much fun in Barcelona!!!

If you go to Barcelona, try to do it on bike. It can be hard and the cars will probably try to kill you but it is so much nicer than the subway. Also visit parc Guell, you will have a very nice view of the city and an idea about Gaudi's work. Do not try to get there by bike !!! this time I suggest the subway or a bus.

So, Barcelona an over priced tourist trap... but I ahve to admit I really enjoyed myself there. If you are a budget traveler going through barcelona check out: http://www.barcelonavibes.com
They have a free walking tour that is wicked good. I mean you pitch the girl who gave it a few euros or what not but if for some reason you didn't like it you wouldn't have to pay for it. They ahve cooking and dancing classes. They also have very nice bikes for rental and they will totally help you figure out where would be some nice places to take the bikes to... I say bike all along the coast. So, lovely. Also, anything you do with them they will give you a free beer.... it is ass water beer... but if you aren't picky(like your the type of person who will drink Bud light or something like it) than you will enjoy a free beer.  If you like local beers get a Moritz, nice local beer that was gone for a while but now has come back. 

Explore the city by bike!

Having lived in BCN for seven good years, i will need to focus on a few insider tips: 1. Go to Sarria: a former village now enclosed in upper Barcelona. Beautiful, relaxed, few tourists and great bars/restaurants including Bar Tomas, famed for its Patatas Bravas (and little else) 2. For nightlife amongst the locals (and not just the tourists and expats hanging around the old town) go to the area around Maria Cubi and Santalo 3. For a lovely walk overlooking my favourite town take a hike op the hills and walk on the Carretera de les Aigues (busy with locals on Sundays, but always bring your own water) or go for a longer walk in the Parc de Colserola straddling the hills 4. My favourite restaurants: Agua, Barceloneta, Ciudad Condal, La Polpa ... and sooooo many more 5. Summer festival: Grec

BCN juste incroyable!!! une ville de fête, riche en culture, pleine de trésors architecturaux...juste un régal! inoubliable et indémodable!

A fab place to go i loved it here but mind where you go and dont wear any expensive jewllery but just try to fit in! Speaking Spanish helps ....ha

Barcelona is a great city you defenitely should visit! It has a lot of culture, great architecture and plenty of nice places to visit. My favorites are: Parque Güell (nice view over the city from there) and the Sagrada Familia. Barceloneta is always worth a walk. If u like to spent time at the beach, better go to La Selva (Name of the Metrostatiion near the beach), it's not so crowded, more clean and less tourists. Nightlife in Barcelona is GREAT! You souldn't miss La Champañería (near Barceloneta Metro station). If u prefer clubus and bars without too much tourists and to not spent too much money, go to the street called Aribau, it's a 10 minutes walk away from metro station diagonal. Always good parties are in the Bikini Club. If u like house/electro music, go to the pasha club. A goog bar to meet new people from all over the world as well as people from barcelona, go the Oveja negra, near the Plaça Catalunya. The easiest way to know what's going on, is when u buy the magazine called "ocio". It costs 1 euro and comes out once a week. You find in there all parties, concerts theater etc. going on in Barcelona. Good food you'll find all over the place. There's a restaurant called "la Esquinica" which is very famous among Locals, near the Metro Station Virrei Amat (blue). I personally don't like the food there that much, too much garlic... But the staff is very nice, and it's also worth to pass by just for one (or two or three...) beers. Shopping: Barcelona is a shopping Paradise!!! If u don't like the always crowded center, go to the shopping mall called La Maquinista. It's huge and you'll find there plenty of shops, as well as restaurant, bars and a cinema. I prefer it to other malls cause its open air. You get there with the red metro, station sant andreu and then a 5 minutes walk, or bus no. 11. So, go to Barcelona and enjoy this beatiful, interesting city where you never get bored! Just take careof you money, you spent it faster than you would think ;-)

I stayed in Barcelona for a week in November 2006. My friend and I rented an apartment in Las Ramblas and had a blast. If you are looking to stay up late, meet great people and drink, then this is the neighborhood for you. It's almost impossible to sleep with all the street activity, so you're forced to join in, or lie in your bed pissed off. We chose the 'join in' route and stayed up until about 6am each day. Bars are everywhere, though they are tending to get a bit trendy instead of traditional. There is a great open air market that sells fresh vegetables/ fruits, tapas, kitchen gadgets, fresh seafood, flowers, bread and cheese. we shopping there when we could and did all of our own cooking in the apartment. If you stay in Las Ramblas don't eat at the restaurants that have sidewalk tables. While it was reasonably priced, the food wasn't good, or authentic. Those were great places for sangria and beer, though. I highly recommend going onto craigslist and finding your own rental. It's much less expensive, you have your own kitchen and bathroom and you have no hotel curfews. This goes for Paris and Rome, as well. The locals were extremely friendly and gracious. We were warned about pickpocketing children, just like in every large European city, but we carried small over the shoulder/ across the chest purses that we were easily in control of. Must visit Parc Guell on the hill! We chose to walk, which was quite a trek, but we also got to see some wonderful architecture along the way. When you get to Parc Guell you will immediately appreciate it's beauty and creativity; almost dr. Seuss-like with the bonus of a great view of the city and ocean. To get the most street cred, bring skirts, pants and shoes that are in fashion. I stay away from shorts and tennis shoes. That's a total give-away and you can't blend in as a local. Pack lightly; it's pretty warm and you can hand wash your clothes without issue. It's hard to cart around two pieces of luggage on cobble stone. It is a hilly city, so be prepared for walking. They have a great transportation system, but I felt like I would miss out on something if I didn't walk everywhere. If the Picasso museum is still on display see it! I typically don't recommend spending vacation time on something you can see in a book, but this exhibit was worth it. I have been to Madrid and the Canary Islands before and didn't think much of them, but Barcelona is completely different. I would go back in a heartbeat and I would feel safe going alone. Memorize the maps and know the names of the streets before you go; reading a map in public makes you a target to unwanted children and men. Being lost is okay if you don't have an appointment. It also brings you to sites you may have overlooked. My best advise is to absorb everything; sights, sounds, scents, tastes and appreciate the relaxed approach to life.

RASI YOUTH POWER ORGANIZATION Founded by Riverpark travel Agency in an attempt to promote the youth talents. The RASIs work together with the government and NGOs to help any disaster victims e.g. flood, hunger etc The term RASI is an abbreviation of the three categories of service in this organization which stands for: RA- Rangers S- Savers I- informers These three groups are the core of the organization. Made of a group of volunteers they serve differently in the organization. We would like to welcome all interested individuals to register with us for the event which will take place in Kerugoya Stadium to expose the youth talents. In the events the following is expected: Dancing talents Music talents Poems talents Acrobatic talents Garage of the year Most pimped car Most expensive motor The bike of the year Boda boda talent Team of the year Musician of the year Best school in the division, district, province and country The hotel of the year Bank of the youths Best Manager Supermarket of the year The peoples company this year ETC For your participation contact the main office Kerugoya Director James Wachira 020 210500, 0724 464 339 Email: jimugford@hotmail.com , riverparktravel@hotmail.com Authentic Teas ltd Nairobi We are promoting togetherness and peace as a weapon to fight humanity enemies E.g. hunger, tribalism and discrimination RASI YOUTH POWER GROUP VISION: Building a better nation for our future MISSION To create a busy environment with opportunities to the youth for a better growth. How we plan to carry out the project As a way of reducing the involvement of the youth in criminal activities and keeping them busy in school and out of school, we will be holding talent shows allover the country during holidays. This will serve as a motivator for the youth to expose what they can do for individual gain and for their community and country as a whole. After the involvement of the youth in post election wars in the last election we feel that we can be able to preach togetherness and peace in involving the youth in activities like these. How we will benefit Most of the workers in this initiative are volunteering to work with us and also some from the Riverpark travel who don’t need payment to work with us. For those companies who would like to be contributors in this initiative they will be required to pay a small fee so that we can be able to meet some of the overheads e.g. payment for facilities etc Some of the youths who will be performing in these events will get exposure and market themselves both locally and internationally. We will be able to sensitize the community on environmental conservation and management which brings us near to the government and the NGOs serving in this department of Environment. Director James Mugo Wachira 14683 00100 Nairobi 0724 464 339 Evan Mbogo Mugo 772 10300 Kerugoya 0723 779 018