Ciutat Vella Barcelona

... of some dark and fantastic dream. Pollution blackened the first completed façade, and the new elements built beside it sharply contrast with the dirtiness. Today it's very sunny, but it seems as if dreary weather would be more appropriate for this spooky cathedral. When the Japanese tourists are finished snapping their photos, Ines brings us to the open area in the park across the ...

BARCELONA we are coming!!!

After two years (one for Marianna) living in the Netherlands we have finally decided to go back to Spain. And we are getting lost in the way... six months traveling!, that will take us to Jordan, South East Asia and South America. World... here we come!

... there were sculptures created using chocolate along with teh history of chocolate as an important commodity. After viewing the museum Jenny and I bought some chocolate from the gift shop. We split a six box of bonbons, which was aboslutely great. Every bite was rich and much worth the expense.

For lunch we ate at a small pizzaria which had tremendous pizza.

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and Canary Islands shawp22

... I might just eat tapas for lunch only. We are also going to do sightseeing and visit the chocolate museum today (oh yeah) and save some stuff for tomorrow because some of them are free on the first Sunday of the month like the Picasso museum. A few stories I forgot to mention. In Madrid when we kept seeing alot of Liverpool fans with tight jerseys and fat bellies I said loudly to sunny "why do all these fat asses ...

... and other ****er shoves sand down my throat and other pushes knive on my back and suffocates me with some randon stinking piece of rubber( later found out this is maroccan and gipsy gangsters way of making peeps pass out so they can mug them). They got all my **** except my boxer shorts and hoodie. Little pricks! SO you see my feelings for this city were trashed from the day one with my travel budget.had to get back home. Now being back here and after ...

... take an elevator up to an observation level above the church then climb a number of sets of stairs to the top which is, as I am aware, the highest point in Barcelona. I imagine that the views from here would normally be breathtaking, but on the day I was up there the weather was a bit ******. Entrance to the basilica is free and offers something of a stark contrast to the noise and commotion of the amusement park outside. Tibidabo also offers a Science Museum with interactive ...

... but I have to say, I was disappointed when I first saw this street and I still think it could do with a bit of regeneration. First of all, it's really dirty! O.k. so there are hundreds of people trampling down here on a daily basis but with the amount of money being spent in Barcelona, I'm sure it would be a good investment to clean it up- dodgy gangster folk included. There are plenty of bars that have seating areas outside on Las Ramblas, but I wouldn't ...

... telling him that we'll be leaving one day earlier than planned and we'd like our money back. He gives us half back and a lecture about our "reservation". I'd like to give him some advice back, but don't know the Spanish word for "soundproofing." On our final day in Barcelona, we went with Franco to a free art museum set up in an old textile mill, then shared a hobo's lunch on a table in the park, consisting of canned pears, crackers and cheese, little cakes ...

... to put together an impromptu picnic. With her freshly bought bread, salami, olives, tomatoes, and fresh buffalo mozzarella, Katie headed over to meet Graham at the conference. From the hotel, we headed over to the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catyluna. We enjoyed a brief picnic in the courtyard before heading up the hill to the Meseu. This museum is famous for its Romanesque mosaics that have been taken from various churches throughout northern Spain. Some exhibits in ...

This is Day 2 in Barcelona! And what a nice hot day again it is. Today i saw many things. I did a tour here like the one i did in London. I could get on and off and see things. It was great. Ive come to decide that i really like it here. Not to mention i went to the beach ...