[SystemSafety] help in Barcelona Spain

[Mario Gleirscher]

Dear system safety fellows,

I like to travel and get appropriate recommendations.

However, please, keep this list clean! I think the Barcelona discussion
is definitely out of scope here. Seriously, further responses can also
be issued privately, thus, keeping our email load small!

Best,
Mario

On 15.02.2017 09:45, Agustin Arjonilla wrote:
> Dear Les,
> 
> I´m glad you like so much Barcelona and Catalunya (it is one of the most
> beautiful regions of Spain); but I think you are mistaken when saying
> “in visiting Barcelona you are going to Catalunya not Spain”.
> 
> I think I will put an example for you to understand. It is the same as
> if someone would say to a Brisbane Australian guy like you that “in
> visiting Queensland you are going to Wakka Wakka lands not Australia”
> (FYI… Wakka Wakka is an aboriginal tribe in Queensland, Australia). I
> understand that being at “Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary”, surrounded by
> the wilderness beauty of Flat Rock Creek and listening to the enchanting
> rithms of the “didgeridoos” could inspire anyone to say such stupid
> thing; but you and me know that, right ?
> 
> Please keep this helpful and interesting forum for what it is meant to be.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Agustin
> 
>  
> 
> P.S.: Andy, try the old town (“Barrio Gótico”) around the Cathedral,
> “Montjuic” and “La Sagrada Familia”. Just wander around following the
> steps of Gaudi. And simply enjoy watching people passing by sitting at a
> terrace of any “cafeteria” of “La Rambla”. Have fun !
> 
>  
> 
> *De:*systemsafety
> [mailto:systemsafety-bounces at lists.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de] *En nombre
> de *Les Chambers
> *Enviado el:* martes, 14 de febrero de 2017 22:20
> *Para:* 'andy'; 'The System Safety List'
> *Asunto:* Re: [SystemSafety] help in Barcelona Spain
> 
>  
> 
> Andy
> 
> Barcelona is a great choice for a holiday though five days is probably
> not enough. I tried to do it in seven and ended up extending to 11. I
> documented my visit here:
> 
> http://www.systemsengineeringblog.com/barcelona/
> 
> Be advised that in visiting Barcelona you are going to Catalunya not Spain.
> 
> Antoni Gaudí's Cathedral Sagrada Família was the highlight. It's the
> most amazing piece of architecture I have ever seen.
> 
> The other thing I loved about Barcelona was the dancing in the streets
> as you will see in my blog. The Catalonians love their land. They are
> possessing of and possessed. It is in their poetry, songs and dances;
> around every corner and in every town square, written in the simple
> steps passed from one generation to the next, eternal and unconquerable.
> Their Catalan dialect says a lot with little. A sixteenth century poet
> monk expressed it with a simple quatrain:
> 
>  
> 
> L’Emigrant
> 
>  
> 
> Dolça Catalunya, (sweet Catalunya)
> 
> patria del meu cor, (homeland of my heart)
> 
> quan de tu s’allunya, (to be far from you)
> 
> d’enyorança es mor. (is to die of longing)
> 
>  
> 
> Jacint Verdaguer
> 
>  
> 
> RE: Safety
> 
> Barcelona is famous for its pickpockets. I was hit twice in one day
> (refer my blog). Leave nothing in your pockets especially in well
> trodden tourist areas. Don't leave anything dangling down that can be
> grabbed, for example camera straps. These two incidents wouldn't stop me
> from going back though. I love the place.
> 
>  
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Les
> 
>  
> 
> *From:*systemsafety
> [mailto:systemsafety-bounces at lists.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de] *On Behalf
> Of *andy
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 15, 2017 5:15 AM
> *To:* 'The System Safety List'
> *Subject:* [SystemSafety] help in Barcelona Spain
> 
>  
> 
> I do not know if this is appropriate, so I apologize in advance.  I am
> seeking advice about what to see and where to stay (area or hotel) in
> Barcelona Spain.  I have not been there before but will be staying 5
> nights and 5 days.  I will be arriving on a cruise ship.
> 
> 
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