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Barcelona with children

Mónica Boixeda Barcelonian, Only-Be

Few cities in the world (perhaps Paris or New York) are as suitable for traveling with children of any age as Barcelona. Its rich artistic heritage from the nineteenth century normally amuses adults and children equally, with its colorful labyrinths and amazing architecture. Take a stroll down las Ramblas and its living sculptures, flower stalls and the animals on the sea direction will please kids and adults. But Barcelona is much more than that. Parks in Barcelona Designed by one of the most universal Catalan artists, the same who designed the Sagrada Familia, Antoni Gaudi’s Park Güell, will charm you with its distinctive organic, colorful tiles, its views of the city, its stairways, porches is a must see for all travelers, whether accompanied by family, honeymoon or alone. But this is not the only park in the city, although it is the most spectacular from the artistic point of view. In the old part of the city, there is the Ciudadela Park, open to the public during the late nineteenth century and designed in the style of the Europeans who that time, began to proliferate like mushrooms. In its more than 17,000 m2 of land, which contains beautiful modernist squares, trails, exotic plant species and the Barcelona Zoo, known mainly for having been the residence of Snowflake (Copito de nieve) and, to date, with a busy schedule activity and circuits. The Labyrinth Park of Horta, recreates a French garden with clipped boxwood paths, classical sculptures, and the Botanical Garden of Barcelona, designed for people’s research and education support, complete the four most unique and important in places of greenery.... read more

Amsterdam by bicycle

Paul Oilzum Amsterdammer, Only-Be, Practical Guide to Amsterdam

The traveller who arrives in Amsterdam for the first time cannot help be surprised by a series of characteristics of the city that tell its open, respectful and civilized spirit.

Sinéad O’Connor in Amsterdam

Mónica Boixeda Amsterdammer, Only-Be

The Irish pop star Sinead O´Connor will perform a concert at the Amsterdam Paradiso On 17th of April. The artist returns to the stage after a long voluntary gap, to sing his classic songs, as written by Prince Nothing Compares 2 U and other less known of his latest album How About I Be (And You Be You). Sinéad Marie Bernadette O´Connor was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1966. She was the daughter of a dysfunctional family where abuse and violence were part of her daily routine, transforming it into a rebel and complicated teenager. When she was 15, she was interned to a reformatory of Catholic nuns. There she met a volunteer who was the sister of the drummer of the band In Tua Nua, Paul Byrne, who connected her with the group. Although she recorded the album Take My Hand with this band, she did not continue with them, because they felt she was too young. She became famous in the early 90´s for her wonderful voice, her polemics, her antics on stage and her shaved head. In 1983 her father sent her to the exclusive Newton School in Waterford, where she met the Irish language teacher Falvy Joseph, who encouraged her to record a demo with four songs, two written by her. In 1984 she joined the Ton Ton Macute band and performed in Dublin and the audience just loved her. A year after that her mother dies in a car accident, she left the band Sinéad and moved to London. Ton Ton Macoute band opened to her its doors to the music industry by signing... read more