Working day at Recife – Northeast of Brazil

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One day while I was in Recife working, I decided wake up very early to walking through the Boa Viagem beach, near the hotel.

During this walking I saw someone pointing to the sea and saying: “look at the sharks, look at the sharks”. I couldn’t believe it. I saw some signage warning about the dangers in that beach but I didn’t expect to see sharks.

First it was only one…after two…until to see four sharks…

I thought that nobody believed me, so I tried to take some pictures to prove that it wasn’t a fisherman talk.

Boa Viagem beach is well known for its coral reefs. People can swim safely just in the places where this barrier exists.

Some accidents involving sharks happen because the surfers cross the coral reefs to get waves in an open sea.

Renato Costa

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My Darling City, Barcelona

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One of the things I was impressed about traveling in Barcelona was the colorful exteriors of the buildings. There seems to be no ordinary building in Barcelona. They may be ordinary in shape and structure but each building boasted of unique and beautiful wall designs.

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Exterior of a hotel in downtown Barcelona

 

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A part of Montserrat Cathedral façade.

The fancy exterior and tower of a building in downtown Barcelona.

I think local market is one of the places where you can closely observe lives of the local people. On Ramblas street (Las Ramblas) in Barcelona there is a historical market named La Boqueria that has been around since 1882.

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Known as the finest market in Europe, like their reputation you can find everything here. Specially one of the most interesting things to see is the way they display the goods. The vendor’s displaying skills are outstanding, it’s almost as if there are showing off what display is all about.

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It was the first time for me to see selling fruits hanging up. It was quite an exotic scene but maybe because it was a part of the local market, somehow it felt friendly.

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Barcelona is a port city famously known for delicious and fresh seafood. So the seafood is section is always busy and vibrant with many customers.

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There are many tourist attractions in Barcelona but personally I think La Boqueria is the place you can experience and see the true sides of Barcelona.

As soon as I stepped into the airplane headed back to UK after a week of travelling in Barcelona, I started to miss Barcelona. The perfect scenery with the mild weather, the mountains and the sea. The cozy atmosphere where people know how to relax and enjoy siesta, and most of all, the nice Spanish people who always treat you with a smile on their face.

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And this is how Barcelona has taken the first place on My Darling City List.

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