"Im going for a 4 days holding-hands-with-my-wife-without-daughter-between-us-trip to Barcelona in Februrary"

Nicolaj - I can only envy you and your trip. I have no suggestions, as I ahve never been. But, I whish you a wonderdul time!

Four days?! Blasphemy! ;-)

I lived there for about 6 months (back in '93) and have been back twice for a few days, and it's my single most favorite city in this world. It's a place with design gushing out of every corner, and the people strike a unique balance between Western elegance and Old-World warmth. And there are about fifty "The Restaurants"... One I would recommend very highly is Cal Pep (a tiny but superclassy shellfish place), off of Pla�a del Palau - but there really are too many to note. Just concentrate on the shellfish and tapas (and the paella in the older, dinkier joins in Barcelonetta) and you'll be in heaven. And the Crema Catalana. And the hot chocolate on the south side of Las Ramblas... :-/ But as tempting as it is, try not to eat too much: this is the ultimate walking city, where every step will be rewarded. (Jeez, I sound like a tourist trap...)

Just make sure to get a whole lot of sleep before you get there.

hhp

Be sure to visit la Boqueria, one of the world's great food markets, on Las Ramblas. Even if you don't buy anything, it is a wonderful playground of colours and smells.

About tipographic interes in Barcelona.

Important visit, the gardens of "velodrom d'horta" a work by Joan Brossa.

http://www.spaindev.pomona.edu/barcelona/brossa.html

And Visit Neufville (a typefoundry) for look the originals draws on Typeface Futura of Paul renner

http://www.neufville.com

Jocep: El Velodr�m d'Horta

It looks very interesting. I see it was installed in 1984. Is it still standing?

Nicolaj

Of course!

El Velodr�m d'horta is opened - free entrance - is a public garden

If you Want nice Books in Barcelona about typography and fashion design magazines, visit.

Loring Art
http://www.barceloca.com/data/details.aspx?ID=105

Or "Ras" library
http://www.barceloca.com/data/details.aspx?ID=1122

the two best bookshoop's of Barcelona.

Enjoy