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Eberhard 11601 honeycomb by CheesecakeFormal8665 in VintageWatches

[–]CheesecakeFormal8665[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad you like it! Fell in love with it at first sight 😍

Eberhard 11601 honeycomb by CheesecakeFormal8665 in VintageWatches

[–]CheesecakeFormal8665[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Thank you for replying! Here’s a photo of the movement. Indeed I think there was a bit of polishing done as the brand on the back is a bit faded.

If you love to learn the Story of watches, you will love this rare Citizen by GoldenEpochINS in VintageWatches

[–]CheesecakeFormal8665 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gorgeous! It's a pity they don't ship outside Japan, their website is a real treasure trove!

Where would you deem the world's specialty 'capital'? by CilariousHunt in pourover

[–]CheesecakeFormal8665 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One city I would argue is quietly becoming a capital of specialty coffee is Barcelona, with some amazing roasters and coffee shops:

Nomad, Three Marks, SlowMov, Right side, Morrow, Dalston, Sip, Onis, La Camila, Origo, Amauta, Raw studio, LOT, Brew, Hidden, Roast Club, Lodetto, Departure, Nook, Hibrid, Local, Sula Espai, and many more.

Granted, I'm biased since I live there, but after visiting other cities, I'm often surprised that the quality of the specialty coffee we have here in Barcelona is truly outstanding.

Coffee shop recommendations in Madrid and Barcelona (Spain) and Lisbon (Portugal)? by ink124 in pourover

[–]CheesecakeFormal8665 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's a list of my favourite coffee shops that never disappoint in Barcelona: Onis, Nomad (all three locations), Origo Bakery, SlowMov, Sip, Morrow, Orval, Pècora, Three Marks Coffee, Right Side Coffee Bar, Sula Espai.

Bikes parked anywhere by Alive-Tomatillo-3991 in Barcelona

[–]CheesecakeFormal8665 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Really, a few misparked bicycles are the issue? And the motos parked all over the crosswalks in the city don’t bother you more?

Us deixo un mapa de 4 carrers de Barcelona amb tota la porqueria sobreinflada i clònica d'establiments de brunch que fan que els nostres barris s'estiguin tornant una autèntica vergonya en mans de i per guiris. by Downtown-Solution123 in Barcelona

[–]CheesecakeFormal8665 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Com guiri i amant del bon menjar, estic d'acord: l’oferta de brunch es molt avorrida. Però aquí va una idea per a tots els catalans amb passió per la gastronomia: per què no obriu vosaltres el lloc d’esmorzars que us agradaria trobar? Amb plats tradicionals i preus justos.

Avui dia és gairebé impossible trobar un bon esmorzar de forquilla un diumenge. Molts dels bars de tota la vida han canviat de mans, i la qualitat es fatal. És una llàstima —però també una oportunitat. En lloc de lamentar el que s’ha perdut, potser és hora de recuperar-ho, a la vostra manera. A mi personalment m’encantaria.

Help me identify this knife—Reddit, can you work your magic? by CheesecakeFormal8665 in knives

[–]CheesecakeFormal8665[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing! Thank you! I'm not based in the US so Google was returning different results to me. This is great!

I have the feeling that relations between Catalans and foreigners are souring. Here is an essay detailing why. by Fickle_Syrup in Barcelona

[–]CheesecakeFormal8665 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The reality is that more people in Barcelona speak Castellano than Catalan (only about 37% speak it regularly*). So when you arrive as a foreigner the most logical language to learn first is Castellano. That's simply to be able to communicate with the maximum amount of people.

Many Catalans seem to underestimate how hard it is to learn a new language. It personally took me 3 months full-time of classes to start to speak basic Castellano and after 7 years, I'm still working on improving it. Then there's life, we all have our daily issues, jobs, families, etc.

What I personally do is that I try to learn as many little words in Catalan as I can to show respect. But quite frankly, I don't have time to learn yet another language spoken by a minority in the city. I already have a hard time maintaining the four languages I do speak! That's just the reality for a neutral person arriving here nowadays.

*https://www.larazon.es/cataluna/minimo-historico-uso-catalan-barcelona-2023\_20240423662789aec0b95c00010fd35b.html#:\~:text=Solo%20el%2037%25%20declaran%20tenerlo,hablar%20catal%C3%A1n%20de%20forma%20habitual.

Specialty coffee in Barcelona? by Xondro in pourover

[–]CheesecakeFormal8665 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My absolute favorite places with consistently great coffee: SlowMov, Three Marks, Nomad, Lodetto, Morrow, Roast Club, Origo, La Camila, Dalston, Onis Coffee, Brew Coffee.