Ahh.. guess I just misunderstood you.. definetely too much Red wine.. and not even Rioja
And, yes, I also prefer wine over sangria!
But you cannot convince me, yet (finally made use of that "yet"), that tapas was better than a real paella in Barcelona ;-)
No disagreement on skipping Flamenco.

<i>paella is a Catalan (Valencia), but not really something I would look for in Barcelona</i>

Au contraire, mon ami.. try Set Portes restaurant, for example.. they are really famous for their paellas. Unfortunately, I cannot post a direct link, but you will find it when you look for "Arroces" once you clicked your way through the menu section.

Set Portes is a bit of tourist trap IMO - the menu is in
seven or so languages .
We DID have dinner there to please my friend - she paid for it.
I am not big on that type of rice (same with risotto).

Actually, Valencia is in a different province , the official languages are Spanish and Valencian(?)

"Valencia is the capital of the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia and its province."

Live and learn, and pass the Rioja!
Salud!

Paella is associated with Valencia, not Barcelona. It is offered throughout the country but for the Spamish, it is a dish made at home.

When we first visited Spain in 1972 we saw very little Sangria. It was mainly for tourists, now I see young Spanish drinking it as well.

If wine had fruit in it, it was to dsiguise the poor quality of the wine. That has changed.

Regarding the Museu d'Història de Catalunya, it has a restaurant on the 4th floor with very nice views of the harbour and Ribera, which you can access if you aren't interested in paying for the museum. Not expensive at lunch either, with a menu del dia of around €10.

QSJ.. thanks for reminding. The restaurant there is indeed a great spot for views - and, as you pointed out, do not charge a premium like other places "with a view"

danon/Aduchamp... I don't want to get anal with Paella (since I do not even like it a lot), but you have to discriminate between the nowadays political regions of Catalunya and the Comunitat Valenciana and their respective provinces and the cultural Catalan region, which also includes a bit of Southeastern France, the Balearic islands, most of what is now the Comunitat Valenciana and bits of Aragon. Of course, that is not saying that the paella is THE typical Valencian dish in its historic "version" as paella Valenciana.

Valenciano itself is a dialect of Catala with only slight deviations - as are the Balearic dialects, or even Catala itself which is split in an Eastern and Western dialect.

Cowboy writes:
I don't want to get anal with Paella

Thankfully I have never had that variation.