Barcelona Snow "Nevada" March 2010
The Barcelona snow has melted under the sunny skies this morning. Yesterday, citizens and tourists experienced the worst snow in Barcelona in the last 25 years - but they say wind and cold will continue in the following days. So let's see if the weather gods will have a re-peat of the same Barcelona weather.
In the last 36 hours, 220,000 persons have been left without power in all of Cataluña, the worst of it was in the province of Girona. 1,500 people had to be rescued from their cars, traffic jams everywhere, and pedestrians slipping on sidewalks. Airplane service stopped as did nearly all regional trains. Only the Barcelona Metro worked throughout the night to get the stranded back home, a service which only takes place on the weekends.
Alimentaria Barcelona 2010 Food Exhibition
Alimentaria Barcelona 2010 is the biannual international food and beverage exhibition hosted in the Fira Barcelona exhibition hall in the Barcelona suburb of L'Hospitalet del Llobregat. The official dates are 22-26 March and yours truly, BarcelonaMan, expects to attend. Already bought my Madrid-Barcelona train ticket, in fact, and have Barcelona lodging for 4 of my 6 nights there.
With only 5 days of exhibition and literally thousands of exhibitors, it'll be impossible to visit them all so I'll prioritize, sticking to Spanish foods, wines, and olive oils. Mmmmm... Can't wait for the food and wine tastings! Let's hope my press pass will get me in for free.
