Barcelona General Tips by dlandt

Favorite Thing: In case, like me, you have to call someone to make arrangements for you room, you might need to use a pay phone, as most shops and restaurants won't let you use one.

Fondest Memory: This is a simple process. You buy a phone card at any local shop. I tried to get two machines to take coins and, although they accepted, they did not allow me to make the call. The card goes into the slot on a payphone face up, with the arrow facing in. Don't dial +34, just dial the numbers following. Do NOT remove the card fromt he slot until you are done, otherwise it will terminate the call.

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Favorite Thing: In my opinion, the best place to stay is in L'Eixample, near the Sagrada Famiglia.

I liked this neighborhood because I found it clean and safe, very convenient and full of stores and restaurants that stayed open late. The prices for food and drink here were half of what they were in the Barri Gottica.

Fondest Memory: In this area, you're not staying in a tourist trap. You're staying in Barcelona. You won't find a whole lot of tourists here. While the plus side of this is that you really do get a good feel of what it is like to live and work in Barcelona, the downside is that you will need to use whatever Spanish you know. In this neighborhood, you really don't need to worry about the pickpockets and guilleys. Grocery stores are common, and there is just a lot to see and do.

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