Gothic Quarter (Barri Gotic) Barcelona

First place we visited was Museu Picasso in El Born. This way we avoided the crowds and we enjoyed the paintings of Picasso literally on our own. The museum hosts paintings during the blue and pink period of creation of the artist. If its modernism and art you're looking for, Barcelona is the place!

The rest of the morning was dedicated to …

Situata la malul Marii Mediterane, Barcelona este cea mai populara destinatie din Spania. Peisajele pitoresti, arhitectura modernista a lui Gaudi, cartierul gotic cel mai bine pastrat din Europa, galeriile de arta - sunt multe motive sa vizitezi acest oras incantator. In timp ce veti explora strazile veti descoperi o atmosfera care combina eleganta …

Saí do hotel ara meu último dia de viagem. Me encontrei com a Fabiana no metrô e seguimos para a Plaça de Catalunya. Lá encontramos um lago totalmente congelado e caminhamos pela Via Laêtana em direção à Igreja de Santa Maria Del Mar. No trajeto, visitamos a Catedral de Barcelona (que antes das 14:00 tem a visita sem custo), a Praça de St. Jaume, o …

Após um café da manhã maravilhoso no Rafel Hoteles Badalona fui me encontrar com a Fabiana no hotel em Barcelona. Caminhei uns 20 minutos até a estação do metrô e depois quase 30 minutos para chegar ao centro de Barcelona, mas o hotel valeu a pena! De lá seguimos de metrô para La Sagrada Família e adivinha? Mais fila para visitar a igreja! …

This morning Rachel, me and our London friend Aaron joined the other free walking tour of the Gothic Quarter. This tour wasn't nearly as interesting as the Gaudi tour and it was five times colder since the sun didn't come out today so we were all kind of waiting for it to be over so we could find some warm place to thaw out.

We found …

Yesterday was a great day! We took the metro downtown to Las Ramblas; this street was truly an epicenter of activity. There were tons of different purveyors from livestock, flowers, and food, to trinkets and souvenirs. There were also street performers, which made their money by allowing tourists to take their pictures (we snuck in a few pics …

Yesterday was an early day, we were out and about by nine am. Our main goal was to see all the sights and sounds of La Boqueria. Breakfast was a Spanish pastry filled with pastry cream; it was light, fluffy, and doughy all at the same time. We also had freshly squeezed orange juice from this contraption that scores and juices the oranges to order. …

Al despertar me encontré en la estación Sants de la Ciudad Condal. Qué bueno era esto de dormir en el tren, ahorrar en alojamiento y llegar hasta el centro de la ciudad de destino! El día estaba hermoso, con el sol brillando.



Me compré un pase de transporte para el día y me tomé el metro para ir a dejar las cosas al hostel. El …

Today has been awesome. Slightly chilly, but awesome.

We took a bus tour around the city, pretty cool to see things that I haven't yet. Then we got a two hour break for a light lunch. We went to this small restaurant that served "tapas". Kind of served like appetizers. And surprisingly, I tried some new things!

First we had 'pan …

You gotta love this guy.

Gaudi is one architect who definitely left his mark.

He was born in Reus in 1852, one of 5 children and both his parents came from families of metalsmiths. Gaudi was the youngest and suffered rheumatism from early childhood so was unable to play with other children. He had to ride a donkey to get around …

... . We zoomed through the city passing by La Sagrada Familia, Parque Güell (and a bunch of other Gaudi tourist spots), Camp Nou, Gothic Quarter and the 1992 Olympic area to name a few. The rest of the time we spent idling around the La Rambla area and ...

... seen before (see picture). The people outside just stare in awe trying to figure it out. From there we headed to the Gothic Quarter. It is home to a gorgeous cathedral that was started in 1298 but not finished until 1889. Walking around inside you can ...

... ; I think we could have spent twice as much time here, but time was pressing, so we head off to wander the Barri Gotic - the gothic quarter.  It gets cold (19 degrees C) for about 30 mins so Pete buys a jumper - it gets warm again (21 degrees ...

... pristine beaches I've seen in Australia or Asia, but considering it was a 5-minute walk from my hostel that was located right in the Gothic Quarter, well, that earns it some points. It also has a great night life, but I couldn't tell you per se. All ...

... of color and texture, but we moved on to where we were really headed: Barrio Gótico (or the Gothic Quarter). The streets were narrow and dark. Narrow enough to allow only pedestrians to circulate. The buildings were tall enough to block out most ...

We are in Barcelona Spain and it is a crazy, sometimes scary (at night) place! Barcelona is home to F.C. Barcelona who just won the Barclays Premiership futbol, having one of the best players in the world in Ronaldinho! The city was also home to some ...

... full fare to carch another bus, since they don't have transfers, per se. Bus 141 goes within 4 blocks of the beach from the Gothic quarter, which is close enough. However, this beach is the last in a long line of beaches, far from downtown, but has the ...

... , shoppped and got intrduced to the first of many "you sit ouside you pay extra" restaurants we were to encounter. Explored the gothic quarter, tried to take some photos of some cool grafitti then got man handled by some junkie so bailed. Feet killed, ...

... give a rose to their significant other and the women give a book.  There were book stands and flower vendors EVERYWHERE!  I walked around the Gothic Quarter for about 2 hours checking out all the shops and restaurants.  After enough walking, I ...

... the maze-like alleys of the Barri Gotic, among other things. The morning and afternoon was spent meandering through the avenues of the gothic quarter. We stumbled on the Festival of Corpus Christi. It was the last day and we were lucky enough to see the ...