The year 2017 marks 25 years since the Olympic Games of 1992 in Barcelona which changed the city forever. The promotional campaign of the city council was launched with such an eagerness that the number of people who volunteered to assist at the Games beat all previous Olympics.
For the last thirty years, democratic Catalan institutions have attempted to protect and promote the use of Catalan. This linguistic normalisation signified a multitude of campaigns and initiatives encouraging the use of the language. You can even go to free classes in the summer now!
Tortilla de patatas, the signature Spanish omlette made with eggs and potatoes is also popular in Catalonia. But do not have this lovely filling treat a la catalana if you are vegetarian, because here they come with sausages!
A fixie is a single-speed bicycle with a leg-powered drivetrain with no freewheel mechanism with the drive cog bolted directly to the hub of the back wheel. Wait...what? Let's break this down.