AFL Grand Final 2018 in Barcelona

Enjoy the AFL Grand Final 2018 live in Barcelona!
This year we recommend The George Payne (Plaça Urquinaona, 5 BCN), free entrance.
Go early and get your spot in front of the massive HD screen!!!

The George Payne
Plaça Urquinaona 5, BCN.
September 29.
6:30 am

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FC Barcelona Rugby Section... is waiting for you!

The Rugby section at FCB Barcelona is promoting its school for kids 5-15 years old. You can attend their open doors session on 13th May.

They also have 3 senior teams, the first one is at the highest level in the Spanish league. Most players are amateur although some of them became semi-professional.

If you like rugby, ask for further information here... ass.rugbyfcb@gmail.com

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Barcelona International Community Day

Discover what Barcelona has to offer to help you find your feet, do business and enjoy the city. Attend this internacional event in Barcelona and start mixing in... the date is October 21st.

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Catalan TV in English

There is a channel which broadcasts an hour in English everyday. Programmes are about news, interviews, debates, etc. The channel is El Punt Avui Televisió and all the programmes are identified with the label "English hour".

A list of some of the programmes you can watch (TV or internet):

The News of the Week

Every Monday and Friday they review what's happening in the world of current affairs. Learn about the most relevant local and international stories, and what's more, all in English.

Going native with Neil Stokes

Each Monday, Neil Stokes talks to a different public figure, including artists, sports people, politicians and actors, for whom English is an everyday reality.

Catalan connections with Marcela Topor

Every Wednesday, Catalonia Today editor Marcela Topor interviews well-known foreign residents in Catalonia. From writers and musicians to entrepreneurs and officials, the interviews provide a unique perspective on living and working in Catalonia.

Small talk with Nicole Millar

Foreign residents are also the focus every Friday, when Catalonia Today's Nicole Millar talks to people from a variety of countries and ways of life about their experiences of adapting to life in Catalonia.

The Week in Football with Barney Griffiths

Every Tuesday, UK journalist Barney Griffiths hosts a discussion of the beautiful game with different guests. After reviewing the previous weekend's football action, the panel also looks ahead to what is coming up in the domestic and European leagues.

Our finest hour with Matthew Tree

Hosted by British writer Matthew Tree, this roundtable debate airs every Thursday. Every week Matthew is joined by differents guests. Including Liz Castro, Patricia Gabancho and Martin Kirby, among others, who discuss the most important events of the week.

The Class

Coordinated by Marta Andreu, the Class follows a group of primary school pupils in Barcelona's Nou Barris neighbourhood and their efforts to learn English. The 15-minute show airs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Storytime

Following The Class is Storytime. Produced by Playtime and the British Council, the 10-minute programme has different teachers from the British Council's Young Learners Centre telling a children's story in English.

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Aussie blogger Annabel Candy's Catalan Experience

Catalunya Experience is a programme produced by TV3, a Catalan public TV Station. They show every week the opinion of a guest after visiting some places in Catalonia.

Last week the Catalan host was an actress called Ivana Miño and the guest was Annabel Candy, a blogger from Australia. Her blog is called GetInTheSpot and there she writes about "travel, wellbeing and midlife adventure"

Here you can watch Annabel's experience visiting some impresive spots like Montserrat, Núria, la Pedrera in Barcelona or Carnival in Vilanova.

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Discover the most reputable cities in the world

CityRepTrak is a global survey of more than 22,000 consumers, collected in the G8 countries, which ranks the world's 100 most reputable cities based on levels of trust, esteem, admiration and respect.

Perceptions regarding 13 attributes are grouped into three dimensions: Advanced Economy, Effective Government and Appealing Environment. First and second ranked cities are Sydney and Melbourne, the sixth is Barcelona (after Stockholm, Vienna and Vancouver).  Do you agree???

See more at http://www.reputationinstitute.com

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Official Barcelona Apps

If you have family or friends coming to Barcelona you could recommend these official apps to start 'tasting' the city.

• Official Guide to Barcelona
• Barcelona Restaurants
• Gaudi's Barcelona
• Medieval Barcelona
• NicePrints Barcelona

We like specially Official Guide to Barcelona, it includes important information and practical data (city map, metro map,...). Available in Apple and Google stores for free.

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Barcelonogy Lessons...

Questions about Barcelona?

Do you want to take some “Barcelonogy” lessons?. Then visit Barcelonogy.com

This project is based on interviews where different characters explain what Barcelona means to them and what are the contributions they make to the city. The goal of Barcelonogy is to investigate, in the most interesting and entertaining possible way, the different identities you can find in Barcelona.

Gabriela Zea Nadal is Barcelonogy’s editor

(Thanks Gabriela)

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Second Symposium on Catalonia in Australia

More info in English here...

More info in Catalan here (by Vilaweb.cat)...

Australia's RMIT university expands to Europe... from Barcelona

The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) is expanding to Europe and establishing a presence in Barcelona to coordinate its European activity.

RMIT Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Margaret Gardner AO, said the decision to establish a hub in Barcelona was a reflection of RMIT's extensive collaborative partnerships in Europe.

RMIT selected Barcelona because of its reputation in architecture and design and also because of it is considered a good place for businesses. RMIT is also collaborating in the construction of the Sagrada Familia.

RMIT has already agreements with Catalan universites, UPC (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya), UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) and ELISAVA (Escola Superior de Disseny i Enginyeria de Barcelona).

RMIT premises are located at Carrer Minerva, 2 Barcelona

More info from Catalan New Agency (ACN)

Happy Sant Jordi Day (Diada de Sant Jordi)

23th April, time to share roses and books in the popular Diada de Sant Jordi (Sant George's Day). Let's do it!

This celebration has arrived at Reader's Feast Booksellers in Melbourne (picture by Casal Català de Victoria). You can see three books related to Catalonia: In Diamond Square (La plaça del diamant), The sound of one hand killing and What's up with Catalonia?

Enjoy this day!

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Barcelona Cooking: a different experience in BCN

Now you can dine out in a different way. Barcelona Cooking in Les Rambles 58 (METRO Liceu) offers hands-on recreational cooking classes while enjoying the chef's explanations and socializing with other people.

I enjoyed one of this sessions last Friday and I recommend it absolutely. Chef Candido's sessions are held in English.

I think Barcelona Cooking could be a great place for our next gathering. What do you think?

Joan

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Spanish Civil War Tours around Barcelona...

Tours visiting some of the key sites in the city between 1936-1939. The tour covers themes such anarchism, George Orwell, the realities of daily life and bombing.

The British Nick Lloyd run the tours, he is a regular contributor to the Barcelona Metropolitan specialised in history and geography.

Sydney Morning Herald: article about Barcelona with the help of AuNZ.Cat...

Weeks ago I asked some of you if you wanted to be contacted by a SMH journalist, he was writing an article about Barcelona in "the (sydney) magazine", a magazine sold with the SMH..

The article went to press and Dominic send me a paper copy. It was funny to receive an envelope in this "email age":

...even a hand-written note:

... and finally, the article:

The local chosen as the source for the article has been Lauren Cahill, they even comment on her Kangaroo Kitchen classes (Lauren, I'll give a  paper copy if you want).

Enjoy.
Joan

Human towers Video

Human Towers, the three hundred years old Catalan Tradition unites three cities,  Santiago, Mumbai and Vilafranca del Penedès in this interesting documentary... Enjoy!!

A taste of the video...

Documentary website...

(Ariana inspired this post)

Time lapse Auckland, Barcelona, Melbourne, Sydney

Time-lapse photography is a technique whereby the frequency at wich film frames are captured is much lower than that used to view the sequence. When played at normal speed, time appears to be moving faster and thus lapsing (source: Wikipedia)

First time I heard about time-lapse was when Manuel (who has collaborated in all aunzcat videos) explained it to me.

Here you can enjoy some time-lapses...

Joan

Auckland

Barcelona

Melbourne and Sydney

Best of Barcelona on the Aussie Press

This is an article published on The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald some weeks ago. It's been written by Liz Porter. When she explains "what Barcelonans do", well, maybe some Barcelonans... Any case, it's always interesting to see a visitor's point of view...

Barcelona Protests

As you know a lot of people protested yesterday in BCN. We don't know the real figures but police said 50,000 people turned out in Barcelona streets...

Here you can read about Barcelona protests from an Australian point of view...

Thanks Paul.
Joan

Videos from Barcelona

I recommend you a blog about Barcelona's blogs. It's called Barcelonasfera, this is their link...

You may know one of the blogs they recommend (The Australian New Zealander Catalan Society's Blog!!!), but this post is to recommend a new blog: Videos from Barcelona, they offer a fresh view of the city's landscapes. Have a look...

Joan

A book: Barcelona, Catalonia a view from the inside (by Matthew Tree)

We recommend this book about life and politics in Catalonia, as told through the eyes of an Englishman, Matthew Tree. This author collaborates in some Catalan media and has published articles in some British newspapers and magazines.

Matthew gives a vision of Catalonia rarely uncovered by the casual visitor, you will find discussions about Catalonia's future and insider's visions about real life in Barcelona, from doctor's visits to shopping...

Enjoy it.

Matthew Tree's website: matthewtree.cat
Kindle edition available on Amazon (we'll inform when available in other formats):