{"id":61199,"date":"2016-01-22T12:21:09","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T11:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=61199"},"modified":"2016-01-22T12:21:09","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T11:21:09","slug":"2015-in-review-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/2015-in-review-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 in review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;61199&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;2015 in review&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this post<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have been living in Barcelona since the beginning of 2015 which has made it one of the best years of my life. Barcelona is a fantastic city with a lot to offer where it\u2019s difficult to get bored. Here are some of the things that made my year great.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af89ec4da3ab\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #850909;color:#850909\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #850909;color:#850909\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af89ec4da3ab\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/2015-in-review-in-barcelona\/#Meeting-new-people\" >Meeting new people<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/2015-in-review-in-barcelona\/#Related-article-How-to-feel-like-a-Catalan\" >Related article:\u00a0How to feel like a Catalan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/2015-in-review-in-barcelona\/#Getting-lost\" >Getting lost<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/2015-in-review-in-barcelona\/#Enjoying-good-food\" >Enjoying good food<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/2015-in-review-in-barcelona\/#Going-to-cultural-events\" >Going to cultural events<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Meeting-new-people\"><\/span><strong>Meeting new people<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2015\/12\/group-1034160_960_720.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61202\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-61202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2015\/12\/group-1034160_960_720-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"barcelona 2015\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>When I moved to Barcelona I didn\u2019t have a social circle, so I decided to use one of the most useful online tools to meet new people: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/?_cookie-check=YGkBYlrr0ms0aTry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Meetup<\/a><\/strong>. This online platform allows anyone to organize groups and events and have people who share the same interests join in. I went to language exchanges, game nights, improvisation classes, writing groups and more. By selecting a couple of those <strong>meetups<\/strong> and going to their weekly events, I gained an excellent group of friends with whom I do most of my activities today.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related-article-How-to-feel-like-a-Catalan\"><\/span>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-feel-like-a-catalan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to feel like a Catalan<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Getting-lost\"><\/span><strong>Getting lost<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the things I enjoy doing is <strong>getting lost<\/strong> in the little streets of Barcelona. I have discovered countless treasures while walking aimlessly in the little streets of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">neighborhoods<\/a> like Raval and El Gotic. It\u2019s at those small streets that you find the most original businesses, the greatest little cafes, the hidden <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">architectural marvels<\/a><\/strong>. I never worry when I get lost in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>. There are always helpful people to give me directions and a subway stop around the corner.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enjoying-good-food\"><\/span><strong>Enjoying good food<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Barcelona you can find any type of food from hundreds of different countries. I\u2019ve had a delicious time discovering some of my favorite places to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-gastronomic-challenge-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">grab a bite in Barcelona<\/a><\/strong>. Here are a few of them:\u00a0 <strong>La Tasqueta de Blai<\/strong>, a tiny establishment in Poble Sec where you can choose from a huge variety of <em>pintxos<\/em>, costing only 1\u20ac a piece; <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedogishot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The dog is hot<\/a><\/strong>, the hot dog paradise for vegetarians; <strong>La Boqueria<\/strong>, Barcelona\u2019s most famous market where you can find excellent fruit juices and snacks; <strong>NAP<\/strong>, where I ate a marvelous truffle pizza; and <strong>Ch\u00f6k<\/strong>, a fantastic chocolate store where you can find donuts, cronuts, croissants, cookies, muffins and everything else you can imagine that can be made better with chocolate.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Going-to-cultural-events\"><\/span><strong>Going to cultural events<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2015\/12\/Palau_de_la_M\u00fasica_Catalana_the_Catalan_Concert_Hall.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61203\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-61203 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2015\/12\/Palau_de_la_M\u00fasica_Catalana_the_Catalan_Concert_Hall-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"barcelona 2015\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Barcelona is deeply dedicated to arts and culture, which means there are a variety of cultural events happening every single month. Some of the excellent events I attended this year were <strong>La Musica Contra Ataca<\/strong>, a fantastic concert featuring John Williams\u2019 most famous songs played by an orchestra at the legendary Palau de la Musica Catalana; <strong>Dia de Brasil<\/strong>, an annual event where the Brazilian community gathers to share typical Brazilian food and listen to good music; <strong>Palo Alto Market<\/strong>, a hip outdoors market that gathers live music, caravan food and designer and handmade products; <strong>Comedy Standup <\/strong>nights at local pubs; and <strong>Barcelona Gallery Weekend<\/strong> in which I visited a number of galleries featuring gorgeous work by local and international artists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been living in Barcelona since the beginning of 2015 which has made it one of the best years of my life. Barcelona is a fantastic city with a lot to offer where it\u2019s difficult to get bored. Here are some of the things that made my year great. Meeting new people When I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":548809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52528],"tags":[52628],"class_list":["post-61199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leisure-and-culture","tag-2015-in-review"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/548809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}