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Gooooooooooooooooool!
Last weekend a friend from England came to visit me in Barcelona, where I am currently doing a work experience placement. This proved the perfect excuse to visit the Camp Nou, where I had been meaning… more →
In The Garlic
O-live, O-live oil
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gapmind wrote 1 week ago: I had heard of the Mediterranean omnipresence of Olive oil, but as with many of Johnny-foreigner’s l … more →
Of little green men
gapmind wrote 2 weeks ago: and little red men My continued exploration of Madrid being almost exclusively on foot, I have come … more →
Happy families and happy meals
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gapmind wrote 3 weeks ago: When I first arrived in Madrid, all those many weeks ago, my host family were welcoming and were at … more →
The school pick-up
gapmind wrote 1 month ago: The patio One of my duties as an au pair is the twice daily school pick-up. Although I had never gi … more →
Mealtimes
gapmind wrote 1 month ago: Culture shock, upon my arrival in Madrid, set about me in a variety of different ways. However, nev … more →
20th March 2009
marcusuk42 wrote 9 months ago: Woke up today to be greeted by hot sunshine burning in through the bedroom window. This is going to … more →
Gooooooooooooooooool!
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mikeinthegarlic wrote 1 year ago: Last weekend a friend from England came to visit me in Barcelona, where I am currently doing a work … more →
Euros, turkeys and bucks
Theresa wrote 1 year ago: Like everywhere else in the world half of the ads on TV in Spain are for cars. The other day I was d … more →
Preservatería
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Theresa wrote 1 year ago: It may look like a British phone box but it is, in fact, una preservatería, or una tienda de preserv … more →
Bits of Business
Theresa wrote 1 year ago: The other day I went down the mountain to do some gestiones. Down the mountain. Bit of an exaggerati … more →
Chickens (and their heads)... again
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Valerie wrote 1 year ago: Talking of Spanish chickens (as did we in connection with El Prat airport), did you know that when y … more →
Funcionary: Fall Around Laughing
Valerie wrote 1 year ago: Does fighting the bureaucrats wear you out? Do you always have a form missing? Do you feel lost when … more →
The Noise Police
Valerie wrote 1 year ago: Back to the frenzy that is Barcelona in its normal state. I wake to the roar of engines and machines … more →
No em busquis...
Valerie wrote 1 year ago: Problems with the neighbours – with the comunidad de propietarios, or in more colloquial terms … more →
Feliz Año
Valerie wrote 1 year ago: Buenos días, Feliz Año, Bon Any, and welcome to the In The Garlic blog. Apart from washing my face a … more →
ONCE Kiosks
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madriduno wrote 2 years ago: Hola! ¿Qué Tal?. Here’s a photo of an ONCE kiosk. You can find them all over the city (indeed, … more →
