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an extraordinary event

The spectacular Red Bull Air Race 2009 will stop for the final race in Barcelona. So why don´t you come to this amazing city and stay in one of the several vacation rentals Barcelona. Or if you prefer you can also book a Barcelona hotel. From there you can go easily to the air race which taking place on the 3rd and 4th of October 2009. So spend an extraordinary day in the capital city of Catalonia.
The new discipline in the aviation was created by the company Red Bull in the year 2003. In these races the 15 best pilots of the world compete against each other during several weeks in 6 cities. It is not only about speed but also precision and skill. The pilots have to pass a special course with obstacles where they would navigate at high speed. The air gates are made up of one two or four pylons which are 20 meters high and spaced 10 to 15 meters apart. The racers must complete 5-6 kilometers long track and fly between the Air Gates a predetermined race track configuration. During their flights maximum speed from 370 km/h will be reached
The Air Race 2009 started on the 17th of April in Abu Dhabi. The next stations were USA, Canada, Hungary and Portugal. Finally, at the beginning of October the great event will come to Barcelona where the last race will be. In 2006 over 1 million people watched the finale and this year even more people are expected.
So take the chance and watch the breathtaking event on the beaches Bogatell - Villa Olímpica. And there is even free entrance, so it would definitely worth it!

If you are staying in one of the many beautiful holiday homes Barcelona or in another Barcelona Apartment and have any free time you should definitely try to get some tickets for the coming concert of Green Day. It will take place on the 1st of October in Palau Sant Jordi. Experience a great and extraordinary event in a special environment.
After 22 years since the band existed Green Day is one of the most important punk bands in America. One of the reasons for the great success is that the guys are real and won´t do anything because anybody thinks it would be better. They stayed themselves and don´t care to criticize the government or politicians. The band was created in 1989 from Billie Joes Armstrong and Mike Dirnt who are still in the band. Later Tre Cool adjoined them.
Their latest album 21st Century Break is finished now and available. The songs tell a story about a young couple who try to find their way nowadays in the new century.
So if you want to enjoy the great old songs and experience the new songs, coming to Barcelona and see Green Day live in concert!

Why don´t you book a flight and come to Barcelona for a few days. You won´t regret it because in this city there is so much to do and to see. There are a lot of holiday rentals in Barcelona or you just book a Barcelona hotel on las ramblas.
The best thing to get a first impression about this metropolis is to do a sightseeing tour with one of the sightseeing buses. These buses have an open top, so you can enjoy a clear view and the sun of course. If you do one of these trips you get review about the most important things and places. So afterwards you can decide which ones you will see once again and visit and which not.
There are three different tours you can take. At the beginning one get a little tour guide with all the description of the sightseeing. The tickets are for all three tours. Two of them last 2 hours, the third only 40 minutes. During the tour there are several stops where you can get off and visit for example a museum. Afterward you just take the next bus and the tour continues.
On the tour you see all the important things in Barcelona such as the Sagrada Familia, the Port Omímpic, Park Güell, Montüic and a lot more.So you don´t miss anything which you want to see and you can just get on and off whenever and wherever you want.
In summer the bus leave every 5 minutes and starts at 9:00 a. m. till 8:00 p. m. In winter the leavings are different but at least every 25 minutes. You can get the ticket either via internet or you can buy it directly in front of the buses. The price for one ticket is about 18 Euro for adults and 11 Euro for children. Babys until 3 years are free.

an adventure for everyone

If you are staying in one of the cozy holiday homes Barcelona or in a nice Apartment in Barcelona and you want to do something special - go to the chocolate museum.
Here you can learn everything about chocolate. It starts with the history and how it came to Europe. But there is also a lot of information about chocolate as a medicine or as an aphrodisiac. It is shown too how to produce this valuable product in all detail.
This museum is one of the smallest in town but nowhere it is so much fun! The flavor is lingering everywhere and one wants to have a piece of chocolate at once. But don´t be worry - you will get one at the entrance!
Fortified you can discover all the surprises of the exposition. At the beginning you learn something about history and there is also shown a tree and cacao fruits. If you go to the second room there will be explained what a meaning chocolate once had. Continued by the European history and several sculptures and pictures made of chocolate.
But the biggest part is the production of chocolate. Here you can see machines and the whole process.
Of course you can buy all different sorts of chocolate at the shop which you will receive at the end of the tour. So this kind of attraction the whole family will enjoy!

old attraction park and church

If you plan to come to Spain and stay at a nice apartment in Barcelona you should definitely save a day and go to the mountain Tibidabo. During your stay you could rent a cheap Barcelona accomodation from where you can get to Tibidabo by metro.
Even the drive will be a special adventure for the whole family. You first go with the metro L 7 to the final station and then get in the old blue tram which was the only one in whole Barcelona for long time. After that a rack railway will bring you up the final meters of the mountain.
With its 529 meters the Tibidabo is the highest mountain in Barcelona and from there you will have a gorgeous view about the city and you could even see Montserrat.
If you are finally there a lot of attraction will wait for you. On the mountain there is an old adventure park with a big wheel, rollercoaster and chairoplane and lot other attraction. So you could enjoy the view and have some fun.
For the people who don´t like so much action there is also the curch Sagrada Corazón which is a copy of the French Sacre Cour. It was finished in 1962 but in there is a building in it which is from 1900. On the top of the church is a huge statue of Jesus.
The third attraction is an observation deck - the Torre de Conserolla. The television tower, which is on this platform was built because of the Olympic Games 1992 and has a high of 268 meters.
So this place is worth a visit. I doesn´t matter if you like action or just enjoy the view.

Big sport event

If you will stay these days in an accommodation in Barcelona or will stay for holiday in Costa Brava this event might be very interesting for you.

The biggest sport event in volleyball, the FIVB World Cup 2009 will be in Barcelona for almost a week. On the 8th of September the Hyundai Open starts here with the Country Quota playoff matches. This will be followed by double-elimination and finally on the 13rd of September the medal matches will take place. The first place is donated with $ 30000.

For this money women of 68 teams from 23 countries will compete against each other. They are coming from countries such as Austria, Brazil, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Mexico, United States and a lot other.

Before the 14th Swatch FIVB World Tour will come to capital town of Catalonia it had stations in eight other European countries. The matches will be played on the Plaza Carles Bulgas in front of the Museum National d`Art de Catalunya (MNCA).
The favorites are Juliana Felisberta and Larissa Franca - the Brazilian team. The two of them have already 28 SWATCH titles and want even to improve their placing on the world list.
All in all this happening is a great possible to see sport on the top level and spend an extraordinary holiday day.

One of the biggest and most important museums

If you will stay for holiday in Barcelona and stay in a Barcelona hotel you should definetly visit this really interesting mueseum with the whole family.

The CosmoCaixa is not even one of the biggest museums in Barcelona but also one of the biggest in Spain. After 100 million euro the modernism building was opened in the year 2005. It is one of the most important museums of science sponsored by the famous bank "la caixa".

The most significant difference to other museums is that it is no typical exposure. The people should try the different things by themselves. You can do physic, engineering, geological, chemical and math experiments. So it is not only fun for kids to learn how different things are working.
It all starts with a 30 meter coil which is around a tropical tree from Amazon and ends in the 5th basement floor.

There are then a lot of different theme areas. For example you could see a pendulum which shows the rotation of the earth. Furthermore, you could learn much about waves, which different kinds there are and with a simulator you could see how they form the coast. Or if you want you could create your own sandstorm.
Even a rainforest with trees and plants from the Amazon exists. Of course there are also a plenty of Animals from this region. But be careful - sometimes it will rain there.
If you are hungry you could go in the outside area of the museum and have a picnic or you will visit the satellite dish which is only 80 meters away and shows how the sound is been created.
So in whatever you are interested, a visit in this museum is definitely worth time.