It is rachdingue...
On 8/5/03 3:46 am, "Greg Earle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Placid wrote: >> Dunno if I told you or not but I am DJ'ing Barcelona the weekend of the 6th >> & 7th. One of which is an amazing club about an hour and 30 mins drive >> north which is utterly astounding ... > > That sounds familiar ... is it that club on the road to Roses, on the coast > to the East of Figueres? Rachdingue, in Villajuegua? Or some other club > in the Girona region? > > Pete Grammenos wrote: >> Anyone have recommendations on places / areas to stay ? Thanks in advance, >> sorry for the OT. > > In general, I'd say you want to stay as close to the water as you can - > there's the beach area (Barceloneta - where my fiancee and I are staying > the first week) and then there's the Barri Gotic (Gothic Quarter), which > is in the thick of things just in from the beach/marina area (on the other > side of the marina, Port Vell, is the Ciutat Vella area - that's OK too - > and then further in from that is Barri Gotic). To the right of Ciutat > Vella and Barri Gotic (as you look at a map - parallel to the coastline) > are the Born (bordered by the Zoo on the other side) and La Ribera areas, > respectively. All of those are good areas - I stayed in the Born area > back in 2000. (I stayed further inland in 2001 - in the Gracia area - > because I waited 'WAY too long to book my apartment. Don't wait!!!) > > The area just above the axis that goes left-right (really southwest - > northeast, compass-wise) along the Gran Via De Les Corts from Placa > d'Espanya to Placa de les Glories Catalanes and beyond - is about as > far inland as I would stay, personally. > > The subway system is really good there, so it's hard to stay in a "bad" > place - you can get to a station from most anywhere, and it's fast. I > highly recommend using it when you're there. Or, when you first get > there, climb on one of the big double-decker Bus Turistic busses - they go > around to all the major sightseeing spots, and you can get off and back > on at will, given a 1-day or 2-day pass. It's a good way to get your > "sea legs" there, and get an overview of the city. Then you can abandon > it and get around on your own, i.e. on foot or by subway or cab - if it's > too late at night. I've never ridden the city busses as it's too hard for > me to figure out the routes, much less speak Spanish to the driver to > ask WTF they're going :-) Besides, I like to walk when I'm there - > and eventually you'll hit a subway station anyway. > > There's a temptation to stay along (or as close to as possible) Las > Ramblas. I wouldn't - too trafficy, too noisy, too many pickpockets, > etc. etc. While it's worth the occasional walk-down, I prefer a nice > quiet area to sleep in that's still close to public transport and > the thick of things (down near the water). Your mileage may vary, of > course :-) (I'm sure Dan Butler or Bart Wolff or other Sonar 313 > veterans will chime in to correct me if I'm wrong) > > - Greg >
