My Trip to Barcelona City - Pictures
03-20-2011, 01:14 AM
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Had a fabulous time here, huge city. A city with extreme architecture as you will see. Very different, I didnīt realise I was so far north they actually spoke Catalan as their first language but also Castelan.
Enjoy this trip with me.....I have a lot, bear with me whilst I post
Enjoy this trip with me.....I have a lot, bear with me whilst I post
One of the Human Statues, pay her some money and she moves
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some more, the headless man on the right was hilarious
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Scary when you had your photo taken those wings moved and engulfed you
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03-20-2011, 01:20 AM
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more this is the Sagrada Familia Building started in 1904 or thereabouts but never finished. Goudi was killed in an accident and it was never finished. when Franco came to power he had the plans destroyed. However several years ago some older drawings were discovered so they are now in the process of rebuilding.
Third picture is another Goudi building. No building was every square everything is rounded. The balconies on this building were taken from the form of Seaweed
Third picture is another Goudi building. No building was every square everything is rounded. The balconies on this building were taken from the form of Seaweed
Sagrada Familia Church
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Took a tour in the open top bus
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Another Goudi building
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03-20-2011, 01:25 AM
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We toured Barcelona in the hop-on hop-off bus, too, with the open top. I did not get any pictures this good of La Sagrada Familia. I just love that building and loved Barcelona. I want to go back and spend some more time there... We only got to spend 2 days there... I'd like to see a lot more of Gaudi's works.
03-20-2011, 01:27 AM
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This is the town of Sitges where the quilt show was
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Sitges, there were people sunbathing on the beach around 70F
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A house in Sitges
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03-20-2011, 01:33 AM
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one of the many narrow street in Sitges
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Sitges
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back to Barcelona to the open market. Those are JamonÂīs a delicacy of Spain. Cut finely its delicious. Usually hung for around 3 yrs
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03-20-2011, 01:38 AM
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Time to stop for a Tapa and vino or cafe
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`look at the range of Tapas here..Mmmmm
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We found this parade of huge statues
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03-20-2011, 01:42 AM
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more....people parade in the streets. One person per statue and they dance and someone plays the drums and a whistle, they parade through the street I think only on a Saturday
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