Tag: Barcelona

• An Automattic family

  

  My work trip to Barcelona has come to an end and yes, there were some dramas and yes, Barcelona is a really cool city, but the best part of the trip was the people. And I’m not referring to the people of Barcelona – although they were, without exception, very friendly and welcoming – I’m […]

  Rachel M

  January 11, 2015

  Automattic

  Automattic, Barcelona, colleagues, meetup, people, social, travel, work

• Park Güell

  

  I’ve had a headache for the past 24 hours which pain killers are not killing and so there was only one thing to do: go for a run. It sounds counter-intuitive but running often alleviates headache pain for me. So this afternoon I ran up to Park Güell, a lovely park with some architectural features […]

  Rachel M

  January 9, 2015

  Photos, Travel

  Barcelona, Featured, headache, park, Park Güell, photos, running

• La Sagrada Família

  This is the reason visitors come to Barcelona: to see the church of Sagrada Família. It’s an unusual building that is not of this world. It looks more like something from an alien planet and would look right at home on the set of a science fiction film. It’s the work of Catalan architect, Antoni Gaudí. Construction began in […]

  Rachel M

  January 8, 2015

  Travel

  Barcelona, Featured, La Sagrada Família, photos, Spain, travel

• An orchestra in the toilet

  I got my bag early yesterday evening, thank goodness. There’s a B&B in the building we’re staying in so I had the idea to go and knock on their door to see whether my bag had been delivered to the wrong place and it had! I slept poorly again last night. The window which connects my […]

  Rachel M

  January 7, 2015

  Photos, Travel

  Barcelona, hotels, photos, public toilet, toilet, travel

• Fear the hungry vegan

  I’m currently imprisoned in our accommodation in Barcelona and I’m hungry. A hungry vegan is not someone you want to mess with. I’m stuck here waiting for my bag to turn up and if I go out in search of food, they won’t be able to deliver the bag. I have this cynical idea that […]

  Rachel M

  January 6, 2015

  Travel

  Barcelona, hungry, luggage, travel, travel tips, Vegan

• I’m in Barcelona

  I made it to Barcelona but my luggage didn’t. Of all the travelling I’ve done in my life – which is a fair amount – this is the first time I’ve ever lost my bags. Today I’m wearing the same outfit I wore yesterday. My bag is expected to appear today so I’m hoping my […]

  Rachel M

  January 6, 2015

  Photos, Travel

  Barcelona, health and safety, pics, travel

• Travel anxieties

  Something happens to a woman when she becomes a mother: she starts to worry about things – crazy things that will never happen. It’s very frustrating but there’s nothing that can be done about it except to laugh at the absurdity and put up with the worries. Next week I’m going to Barcelona for work. It […]

  Rachel M

  January 1, 2015

  Journal

  anxiety, Barcelona, nervous, planes, travel, worries, worry