View from our balcony at the Internacional Cool Hotel, what a treat! Surprisingly, the doors to the balcony were double-paned and kept out the majority of the street noise, so not only did we have a splendid view of Las … Continue reading
I knew La Sagrada Familia was going to be a life-changing experience. I felt it when first I glimpsed the basilica spires between buildings as we neared it on the tour bus the day before, a sudden tightening in my … Continue reading
Parc Guell is a sort of architectural garden wonderland designed by Gaudi, who I am beginning to realize has shaped structures all over this city. The park bears the same sort of whimsical, rounded, organic shapes common to a lot … Continue reading
La Sagrada Familia was one of the places I most wanted to visit in Barcelona, so I planned out my day of Gaudi, circling stops on my map, and paid the twenty-something Euro fare for the Hop-On Hop-Off bus tour. … Continue reading
I took the metro down to Las Ramblas where I knew where a little grocery store was. Each day I made a point of eating well at the hotel’s breakfast buffet, and then I acquired some very basic foodstuffs at … Continue reading
We began by taking the metro from Zona Universitaria to Drassanes, which allowed us to make our way up a portion of Las Ramblas. I think perhaps my photos give the impression that it was a rather solitary venture, but … Continue reading
