Moving video from Iran
Amongst all the horrible videos coming out of Iran right now, this one is poignant and moving – that’s not to say the other images are not, but this one is a little different.
Atlas Shrugged review on WSJ
Just came across Wall Street Journal opinion article on Atlas Shrugged – Ayn Rand’s classic novel which happens to be my favourite book.
The piece relates to the economic stimulus plan in the US, but is a timely reminder of the prescient value of the novel.
Via Nathan Arthur.
Cadaques
Back in March we took a day trip to beautiful Cadaques on the Costa Brava near the French border. Cadaques is famous for being the home of the painter Salvador Dali and is still popular with painters – easy to see why.
Oliver on Barcelona Diary
On Norway National Day (May 17), Pia and Oliver went to the party organised by the Norwegian Consulate at a lovely house in the Collserolla mountains above Barcelona.
Oliver was filmed by Diari de Barcelona, a local channel with foreign language content. Go forward to 04:12 to hear/see Oliver….
Hail in Barcelona in April!
Last week we had a sudden hail storm in Barcelona. Pretty strange for this time of year. Even stranger was that this hail storm only hit parts of town. Take a look: