Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Barcelona, Spain

Our final stop in Spain was Barcelona which was by far my favorite Spanish city. It felt so alive and vibrant that we could have spent the whole trip in Barcelona and still not have seen everything we wanted to see.







Downtown Barcelona as seen by a cable car taking us up to the fortress.







Barcelona from atop the fortress

Five of us from our group. It was really, really windy up there!



Barcelona has the largest aquarium in Europe.
















I just had to show this. These guys are most likely illegal immigrants from North Africa and they can be found all over Europe. They sell purses, watches, sunglasses, etc. that they've probably stolen. The reason their wares are in sheet with strings is so that if they see a policeman coming, they can pull the strings tight and book it. Notice how they're all looking one direction - they're looking at a guy coming who appears to be a police.










2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What an amazing city. The little girls love the seahorse and Lydia can now tell you that octopus begins with the short vowel O sound. Can you believe you were on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea? Gorgeous!
The glassware music man found a comrade in you. So funny.

Anonymous said...

Dad here,
The cave that John stayed in appears to be volcanic lava, so the composition is probably basaltic. No idea about the crack other than possibly a feature created while the lava cooled. That's my best guess from the photo.