Barcelona
Barcelona - the city of endless surprises, the capitol city of the forbidden nation of Cataluna. Home to great aliens like Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and the weirdest of them all, Antoni Gaudí. It is a city that is needlessly pretty, wastefully beautiful.
There was a gulch in which water gushed from the upper part of town down to the port.
It was the center of attraction, the place where things happened, the place to be, and eventually it was paved and turned into the great strolling boulevard of shops, mimes, caged birds, dancing people, street musicians and pickpockets, and it was named the "Ramblas", which is an Arabic word meaning "where the river flows".
The great port of Barcelona has an imposing statute of Columbus pointing toward his discovery. More or less. Actually the finger of the statute is pointing . . . east? Hmmmm. And Colon sailed from a port near Jeriz, but he did return from his first visit to America to the port of Barcelona. And the monument is beautifully done, with the part upon which Christobal is standing being exquisitely accomplished.
The Ramblas is filled with mimes. Good ones. Pickpocket attractions? Could be, pickpockets love distractions. Pretty girls are the best.
There is a dance called the Sardana. It is danced to music played by an impromptu “orchestra” called a Cobla Band. People pitch their bags, jackets or other things into a pile and then dance around that. It’s mainly a Sunday thing.
Gaudi seems to be the main attraction. He’s hard to ignore.
We saw three of his more amazing works. Casa Batillo is covered with arresting sights on its staggered roof.
Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia is a large temple. Amazingly, it is built at only 1/10 of Gaudi’s actual plans.
The Park Guell is Gaudi’s great gift to the city. The people of Barcelona and its tourists show their appreciation daily.
Barcelona. Don't miss it. (Again - photos will enlarge if clicked on)
There was a gulch in which water gushed from the upper part of town down to the port.
It was the center of attraction, the place where things happened, the place to be, and eventually it was paved and turned into the great strolling boulevard of shops, mimes, caged birds, dancing people, street musicians and pickpockets, and it was named the "Ramblas", which is an Arabic word meaning "where the river flows". 
The great port of Barcelona has an imposing statute of Columbus pointing toward his discovery. More or less. Actually the finger of the statute is pointing . . . east? Hmmmm. And Colon sailed from a port near Jeriz, but he did return from his first visit to America to the port of Barcelona. And the monument is beautifully done, with the part upon which Christobal is standing being exquisitely accomplished.
The Ramblas is filled with mimes. Good ones. Pickpocket attractions? Could be, pickpockets love distractions. Pretty girls are the best. 
There is a dance called the Sardana. It is danced to music played by an impromptu “orchestra” called a Cobla Band. People pitch their bags, jackets or other things into a pile and then dance around that. It’s mainly a Sunday thing.
Gaudi seems to be the main attraction. He’s hard to ignore.
We saw three of his more amazing works. Casa Batillo is covered with arresting sights on its staggered roof. 
Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia is a large temple. Amazingly, it is built at only 1/10 of Gaudi’s actual plans.
The Park Guell is Gaudi’s great gift to the city. The people of Barcelona and its tourists show their appreciation daily.
Barcelona. Don't miss it. (Again - photos will enlarge if clicked on)
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