An illegal brothel at Girona Airport.

At Giseno, Lago di Como.

An etymological hop from kite-flying with Juan Marsé back to Concha Piquer’s greatest hit.

If phone companies don’t provide window stickers, Pakistani shopkeepers may have a go themselves.

By Ramon Vila & Marta Cuatrecasas

Will the pigeon get the cat’s food, or will the cat get the pigeon?

And whatever you do don’t let them loose in fields containing horses.

They’re not necessarily for pedestrians.

• French farmer tells him, “Get off my land!”
• Did a Pakistani Dracula turn Brad and Angelina into zombies?

The pros of walking to Barcelona Airport.

During the building of the Agbar water company’s new giant penis office, urban legend had it that a fountain would spout from the tip. That might have prevented this.

Sensational video from Gracia district.

If you believe crap like the stat in this post we’ll have you certified.

Broadly illustrative of how we got where we are, with a joke at the end.

Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Teresa de Jesús, Carmelo, Barcelona.

One of Barcelona’s last patches of pre-war farms, small factories and cottages is under assault from planners.

Or what to do when those boring old marble columns get in the way of your new staircase.

FollowTheBaldie’s services have been requested further west, so a little investigation is in order.

According to this list. As a popular destination, Barcelona has two in the top ten, Hostal Windsor and Hostal Abrevadero. A friend tells me that the proportion being fired in the sector substantially exceeds official figures for the drop in tourists. My money’s on the cockroaches to survive.

RMF over at Fum i estalzi quotes Josep Pla (”Notaries live in central locations and tend to occupy spacious apartments with very high ceilings”) and links to a business listings map of Barcelona notaries. I suppose if you hacked the streetview feature you could check out the high ceilings bit.