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CarGuru > Formula-1 > Yeay! Barcelona GP here we come! 24 March 2005 01:32:17

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Yeay! Barcelona GP here we come!

AndyC 22 March 2005 13:20:04
 Got the girlfriend interested in F1, then put THE question*

So now we're going to Barcelona.

Any tips from visiting veterans?

Regards,
AndyC

* The question being "Fancy actually going to a GP?"


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Phil Newnham 22 March 2005 13:34:05 permanent link ]
 AndyC wrote:> Got the girlfriend interested in F1, then put THE question*>
So now we're going to Barcelona.>
Any tips from visiting veterans?

I've not been to the GP but if you get the chance to go into the city,
there are some nice places to go just off the beaten track. My favourite
restaurant in Barca is on Carrer St Pau, which is down the bottom of the
Ramblas, on the right as you go down. It's almost at the far end of
Carrer St Pau not far from Metro Paral.lel - admittedly the bit in
between looks a bit dodgy cos you're walking past the Barri Xines but
it's ok, there's a lot of youth hostels down that street. The restaurant
is called Caleuche, no. 116 (I still have their card :)­. Keep

I didn't think much of the Rambla - too much touristy stuff - but the
Barri Gotic (on the left as you go down) is quite interesting, and the
architecture around Passeig de Gracia is pretty cool, if you like that
kind of thing.

--
Phil

http://www.usefilm.­com/photographer/313­07.html
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AndyC 22 March 2005 15:21:42 permanent link ]
 
"Phil Newnham" <dont_you_spam_me@b­tinternet.com> wrote in message
news:3aa74eF6717jnU­1@individual.net...>­ AndyC wrote:> > Got the girlfriend interested in F1, then put THE question*> >
So now we're going to Barcelona.> >
Any tips from visiting veterans?>
I've not been to the GP but if you get the chance to go into the city,> there are some nice places to go just off the beaten track. My favourite> restaurant in Barca is on Carrer St Pau, which is down the bottom of the> Ramblas, on the right as you go down. It's almost at the far end of> Carrer St Pau not far from Metro Paral.lel - admittedly the bit in> between looks a bit dodgy cos you're walking past the Barri Xines but> it's ok, there's a lot of youth hostels down that street. The restaurant> is called Caleuche, no. 116 (I still have their card :)­. Keep>
I didn't think much of the Rambla - too much touristy stuff - but the> Barri Gotic (on the left as you go down) is quite interesting, and the> architecture around Passeig de Gracia is pretty cool, if you like that> kind of thing.>
-- > Phil>

We'll look it up!

Ta
Andy


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Phil Newnham 22 March 2005 16:15:48 permanent link ]
 AndyC wrote:> We'll look it up!

It's a pizza restaurant, Patagonian style (South American). Bear in mind
that my opinion of the food was influenced somewhat by budget (small)
and my opinion of the waitress ;). It was very good though, and didn't
involve being patronised - I hated the fact that all the places we went
into on the Ramblas had menus in foreign languages and smarmy waiters
who automatically assumed that I couldn't speak Spanish before I'd
opened my mouth. And the Ramblas is overpriced, foodwise.

According to a Brazilian website I found
(http://juliana-val­e.blog.uol.com.br/ar­ch2005-02-01_2005-02­-28.html)
Caleuche has a bad habit of closing on holiday weekends but they
recommend it anyway, and if it's closed there are other places around
Paral.lel, especially if you wander up towards Metro Paral.lel and take
a right. There's another restaurant on the left hand side of that big
road that serves tostadas, which are typical Catalan food involving
large pieces of toasted bread with different types of meat - good, but
more of an acquired taste than Caleuche, and I don't remember the name.
And there's a few other places around there that were a bit more expensive.

--
Phil

http://www.usefilm.­com/photographer/313­07.html
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Dc 22 March 2005 19:04:45 permanent link ]
 On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:20:04 -0000, "AndyC" <invalid@invalid.in­valid>
wrote:
Got the girlfriend interested in F1, then put THE question*>
So now we're going to Barcelona.>
Any tips from visiting veterans?

Well, it's 12 years since we went but, IMO, it's an enjoyable circuit
to watch at, apart from the race usually being one of the most boring
of the year. Best place to watch is still the grandstand by Turn 1,
but don't expect any passes of the calibre of that by Mansell on Senna
there (unfortunately not the year we went). Walk the circuit before
the race - there are some other good vantage points to watch practice
from. Don't even bother thinking about trying to sneak into the
paddock though - it's in the middle of the circuit and jackbooted
guards prevent access.

Enjoy (so far it looks like everyone bar Schufosi have a much better
chance of that than for some years). You gonna put the other big
question if she likes it...?

David
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Eddie 22 March 2005 21:55:49 permanent link ]
 "DC" <gojphNOJUNKTA@hotm­ail.com> wrote in message
...........Don't even bother thinking about trying to sneak into the> paddock though - it's in the middle of the circuit and jackbooted> guards prevent access.>

That doesn't normally stop you.......

E


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AndyC 23 March 2005 12:11:36 permanent link ]
 
"DC" <gojphNOJUNKTA@hotm­ail.com> wrote in message
news:7mc041990t6fda­e8kdsdmf0kqml9ms52pq­@4ax.com...> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:20:04 -0000, "AndyC" <invalid@invalid.in­valid>> wrote:>
Got the girlfriend interested in F1, then put THE question*> >
So now we're going to Barcelona.> >
[snip]

You gonna put the other big> question if she likes it...?>
David

Yeah, "Fancy a trip to Spa to watch the GT racing?"...

Probably would need a diamond encrusted ring to get her to agree to that ;o)



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Randy Howard 23 March 2005 12:21:17 permanent link ]
 In article <d1r8bd$n30$1@newsf­eed.th.ifl.net>,
invalid@invalid.inv­alid says...> Yeah, "Fancy a trip to Spa to watch the GT racing?"...>
Probably would need a diamond encrusted ring to get her to agree to that ;o)

Trade her in on one that will go for the sheer pleasure of your
company.

--
Randy Howard (2reply remove FOOBAR)
"Making it hard to do stupid things often makes it hard
to do smart ones too." -- Andrew Koenig
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Dc 24 March 2005 01:32:17 permanent link ]
 On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 17:55:49 -0000, "Eddie"
<news_postings@blue­yonder.co.uk> wrote:
"DC" <gojphNOJUNKTA@hotm­ail.com> wrote in message>
...........Don't even bother thinking about trying to sneak into the>> paddock though - it's in the middle of the circuit and jackbooted>> guards prevent access.>>
That doesn't normally stop you.......

Heh! Spa was a lot easier though...

David
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