Post #13083 by Tiki Chris on Thu, Nov 7, 2002 3:22 PM

Here's a brief, illustrated, tiki-related report about my recent weekend in Barcelona:

Tiki Emi & I based our tiki exploration on info found at this excellent site chocked full of groovy pics of barcelona's unique design & architecture (1950s - 1970s):

http://www.city-in-space.com

We even used the site to book our hotel, which had a funky stairwell:

According to the Cities in Space site, there were (at least) 3 tiki bars in Barcelona. However, we couldn't find the Aloha Bar ...

The other 2 bars, Kahiki & Kahala are very much thriving, bustling businesses though!

Here's some pics of Kahiki:

The best thing about Kahiki was its storefront & signage. However, the Aztec Calendar seemed out of place. Inside, there were large murals of Indonesian images & Balinese shadow puppets. Not many tikis.

The 3rd bar, Kahala was great. Tons of tikis, great music, fun drinks (my drink was called "DANCA DEL TERROR"!!!)

We left around 2 in the morning & people were still piling in!

The bar staff were really friendly & insistent on having their pics taken (see below).

In addition to tiki bars, there's all sorts of cool moderista architecture too:

[ Edited by: Tiki Chris on 2004-02-10 09:51 ]