Posted in barcelona on Nov 30th, 2009
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogonlyapartments.com%2Fskateboarding-barcelona%2F”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Skateboarding Barcelona” }); Kickflip, Frontside, Goofy, Ollie, Freestyle, Method Air Grab, Nosegrind, Railstand: do you speak skate-language? All these terms refer to skateboarders’ acrobatic tricks. The guys jumping, sliding on their four wheels boards, sometimes can really surprise and almost dazzle us with their acrobatics. In Barcelona, one of [...]
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Posted in madrid on Nov 27th, 2009
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogonlyapartments.com%2Fmodern-day-seven-deadly-sins%2F”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “The Modern Day Seven Deadly Sins” }); 1500 years ago, the Pope Gregoire I was listing the seven deadly sins condemned by the Catholic Church. Do you know them from memory? Everybody has some tendency to wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy and gluttony: they’re natural human traits. In [...]
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Posted in barcelona on Nov 26th, 2009
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogonlyapartments.com%2Fnaughty-pictures-in-barcelona%2F”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Naughty Pictures in Barcelona” }); No need to beat around the bush. Lately, prostitutes from Barcelona have managed to become front-page news around the world. This might give you the idea that prostitution in Spain is ‘tolerated’. Believe us, it’s not. It’s the oldest profession in the world, so [...]
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Posted in berlin on Nov 25th, 2009
Recently a new music band has come on the scene, the Einstürzende Neubauten, a German band that uses elements of mass consumption, materials of construction and machinery, together with the classic guitar as its only instruments.
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Posted in barcelona on Nov 24th, 2009
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogonlyapartments.com%2Fpunto-y-raya-festival-art-exhibiton-in-barcelona%2F”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Punto y Raya Festival – Art Exhibiton in Barcelona” }); Although it’s not a puppet exhibition or about dolls houses or colourful suns painted by a group of kids, the idea isn’t that far away. Punto y Raya (English: Dots and Lines), also called PyR is an abstract art [...]
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Posted in barcelona on Nov 20th, 2009
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogonlyapartments.com%2Fthe-steamy-side-of-barcelona%2F”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “The steamy side of Barcelona” }); Barcelona is a city replete with art, culture and cosmopolitanism. Everywhere you look there is a Modernist building, a Gothic church or incredible architecture by Gaudi or by Ildofonso Cerdá. Its loveliest districts say a lot about themselves: the elegance and order of [...]
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Posted in barcelona on Nov 17th, 2009
It’s that time of the year again when every football fan starts making plans for one of the most important games in the Spanish league calendar. This year is a little different as both teams have added to their squads and both teams are at the top of the table. There are no prizes for guessing that we are talking about one of the biggest games this season: Barcelona v Real Madrid. Yes, El Clásico is back!
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Posted in madrid on Nov 16th, 2009
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogonlyapartments.com%2Fgeorges-vantongerloo-in-madrid%2F”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Did you say abstract art?” }); “I don’t understand it”… Such reactions are usually heard in the corridors of abstract art museums. This word is often synonymous with ugly because the public does not usually appreciate single shapes, colours and volumes, but prefer human figures represented in real spaces. [...]
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Posted in barcelona on Nov 13th, 2009
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogonlyapartments.com%2Fcusto-psychedelic-fashion-customania%2F”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Custo psychedelic fashion – Customania” }); You can recognize his dresses and shirts at a glance. With those acid colors, strong contrasts and geometric shapes, the cloth and those ultra original animal prints, this brand has a unique and personal style. Custo does not go unnoticed! The Custodio Dalmau [...]
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Posted in berlin on Nov 11th, 2009
topsyWidgetPreload({ “url”: “http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogonlyapartments.com%2Fthe-german-bauhaus-berlin%2F”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “The German Bauhaus – Ikea’s bigger sister” }); Do you know that the famous Swedish brand is based on a German inspiration? All the furniture and objects of functional aesthetic with basic geometric shapes that don’t need big spaces and are pleasing to the eye come from the largest [...]
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