Barca_SYA

ACTIVITIES

Thursday, September 7 (and before)

Catch up with host family.
Check out new/rehabilitated architecture and art centers in Barcelona. Click here for ideas.
Go up to Montjuich or Tibidabo.
See new Museum of History of Catalonia.

Eat at a great restaurant. Click here for ideas and information. Warning: Do not rely on Zagat for authoritative info on restaurants in BCN!

After-dinner cafes (11pm) at Tres Tombs.
Ronda St. Antoni and Calle Urgel; across from Mercat St. Antoni, at Metro Sant Antoni

Friday, September 8

9am

Wine safari with Jim Nash
ParesBalta (10-noon)
Torres (Viñas Jean Leon) (1230-2pm)
Picnic lunch (jefe de cocina Tomás Killiam)
Meet 9:00am sharp in front of Hotel Gran Ronda (Ronda Sant Antoni, 49)

8pm

Walk down La Rambla; stop at Plaza Real; Montaditos in el Born.
After dinner: Port Olympic
Meet 7:00pm in front of Cafe Zurich (Placa Catalunya at the base of El Triangle/FNAC)

Saturday, September 9

10am

Walking tour of the Barri Gotic, Mercat Sta. Caterina, Palau de la Musica.
Meet 10:00am in front of Cafe Zurich (Placa Catalunya at the base of El Triangle/FNAC)

2pm

TBD. Maybe take transport to Barceloneta for pica-pica or stay in center of town and have light lunch at a simple cafeteria.

7:30pm
-9pm

Reception at Keegans’.
Calle Tigre 31, primero, primera
MAP

9:30pm

Dinner at La Tasqueta
(Platos recomendados del chef Sergio Lahora: Anchoas, habas con foie, solomillo, rape, bacaloa, calamares.)
Click here for website, including menu and contactar information, and click here for menu with prices.)
15-min walk from Calle Tigre.

Sunday, September 10

9:30am

Chocolate and churros on Calle Petrixol.
Meet at 9:30am at Hotel 1898 (Rambla and Pintor Fortuny).

~11am

Mass at El Pi (Cardenal Casañas, 16) or at Santa María del Mar.
- or -
Sardanas at the Plaza del Catedral.

12:30pm
1:00pm

Despedidas in La Plaza de la Catedral, for those departing Sunday.

Monday, September 11

Monday the 11th is a Catalan holiday, and there will be activities all over town.
Explore la Barceloneta? Tibidabo? Sagrada Familia? Lunch at an outdoor cafe?

PARTICIPANTS

Bill / Pam
Fulton / Beth
Neil / Roberta
Ruth Ann
Tom S.
Jim N.
Tom K.
Griffin (current director)
John (ex-director)
Ines (ex-profesora)
Angel

Note from Carlos B

COSTS:
We will pay for all group activities with cash. Estimated costs per person:
-Bus for Wine Safari, €70
- ParesBalta tour, €9
- Jean Leon tour, €10
- La Tasqueta dinner, €55+wine

KEY CONTACTS
Bill Keegan	From US: 1-917-779-8443 From inside Spain: 93-412-7322 or 67-957-8794 stelos@yahoo.com
Angel Vilalta	Calle Asturias 7, tercero segunda Cell 619944581 Home 93 217 2032 vilaltacat@yahoo.es
Jim Nash (for cava info)	jlnash819@aol.com
Fulton Armstrong (for web/e-mail info)	fulton@fult.net

OTHER LINKS

Hotels

Hotel Gran Ronda
     Armstrong
     Ryder
     Sutherland

Hotel 1898
     Gillis
     Nash

Casa Keegan
Keegan
Killiam

Pension Dali ($70 night)
Hotel Turin (Moderate. $140 night)
Meridien (Expensive)

Airport/Metro/Weather

Barcelona Airport (BCN)
click here and for on-line bus info
or here for Aerobus on-line schedule

Girona Airport (GRO)
click here for on-line bus info
or here for bus schedule and station.

Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB)

Barcelona Weather (Yahoo)

Hiking Trip
that Tom Sutherland
is working on, click here.

If you're flying from the US,
you might want to
click here
to check TSA's most recent info.

Europe-based alums will be happy to lend you nailclippers, toothpaste, champú, exotic oils, and—if you're traveling with Carlos—baby formula. They will not replace your tax-free booze, however.

Mensaje de Angel Vilalta

Monday, 15 May 2006

Queridos amigos:

Tengo muchas ganas de veros y de recordar con vosotros los tiempos pasados.

Después de 35 años deberíais volver a España para verme a mí convertido en un viejo de 80 años y,sobre todo, para comprobar el enorme progreso de España (Olé).

Vosotros estuvisteis en España durante el "tardo franquismo". Era una época difícil para los españoles sedientos de libertad y de justicia y quiero creer que SYA os ayudó a entender nuestros problemas y, sobre todo, nuestras esperanzas.

Para mí fuisteis un estímulo para poner en orden mis pensamientos y mis sentimientos y creo sinceramente que yo aprendí mucho de vosotros.

Ahora España es una de las grandes democracias del mundo y es necesario que vengáis a comprobarlo antes de que yo desaparezca de la escena.

Abrazos para todos,

Angel Vilalta