One of the most surprising cultural differences you can experience when traveling is how different day schedules and opening hours can be from home. We usually take them for granted, but then when we travel to another country we are shocked to see that things work differently away. And if you didn’t count on such differences, you might get stuck! Well, we don’t want you to get in trouble and we believe it’s always best to be informed. This is why we have many posts about how meals work, what’s open or closed on Sunday, where to eat if restaurants aren’t open yet, where to find a pharmacy when it’s late at night and even… why so many things are closed in the month of August, right in the middle of the peak season!
SPAIN SCHEDULES FOR SCHOOLS, BANKS, SHOPS AND MORE Many people visiting Spain for the first time are challenged by the local eating, working and shopping hours: they are so different from what they are used to at home! It’seasy to find shops closed during lunch time or banks closed in the afternoon, or restaurants closed …
RESTAURANTS OPEN IN BARCELONA IN AUGUST Barcelona in August is not as busy as you might expect. Most locals are gone, running away from the sticky Barcelona heat, and that’s why many restaurants choose to close for holidays. Same things happens in Madrid in August, by the way… And that’s how eating well in August …
ENGLISH SPEAKING PHARMACIES IN BARCELONA OPEN ON SUNDAYS I hope you won’t need them, but when travelling occasionally it might be necessary to get some drugs, for either a stomach ache, or a headache, or some skin issue… This is why today I am sharing with you where to find pharmacies open on Sundays in Barcelona. …
NO NEED TO STARVE: WE TELL YOU THE BEST RESTAURANTS FOR EARLY BIRDS IN BARCELONA Finding a place for an early dinner or lunch in town can be an ordeal: discovering that you have to wait until 2pm for lunch or 9pm for dinner when you are used to eat around noon and… by 9pm you …
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EATING HABITS IN SPAIN: WHEN AND HOW Spanish eating habits and times can take you by surprise if you don’t get some information about them before you come to Spain. After all, when traveling, food is one of the most important things to plan, and often food and meals habits change from country to country (or …
SUNDAY IN BARCELONA CAN BE DISAPPOINTING… Weekends are usually a convenient time to travel, however… you need to take into account that certain things are likely to be closed on Sunday. Shops and food markets aren’t open, churches can’t be visited during services, and most museums close after 2pm. So what’s the alternatives? Prepare your visits …
This week we are having another guest blog post in BCN-5, that I think will be superhelpful. The guys at YourconciergeBarcelona share their secret tips of places where to dine on Sunday. Mission impossible? Not at all! Trust them, they’re professionals! ARE THERE ANY RESTAURANTS IN BARCELONA OPEN ON SUNDAY? Sunday evening, what a horrible …
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