Las Ramblas is like the artists corner of Barcelona with everything from caricture artists to buskers to extrodinary portrait artists and trinket makers all hawking there wares.
This beautiful city's old public places reveal a deeper shade of green.
Even from overseas Eva, a Barcelona resident and old friend, often extends listening ears and practical thought to my (many) life quandries. A true friend.
The Arc de Triomf in Barcelona was not build by the French but by a Catalan architect, who designed it for the 1888 Universal exhibition. The arc stands in the beginning of a beautiful Rambla that leads to the main Barcelona park Parc de Ciutadella.
Catalans swear by this place for lunch or an early evening snack. Supposedly the birth place of the tasty La Bomba (a lightly fried ball of potato and meat covered in spicy sauce), La Cova Fumada also serves fresh seafood and roasted artichokes.
Let your mind wander at this famous absinthe bar. Hemingway, Dali, Picasso, and Miro did.
I don't make it completely clean to the hot springs. Everywhere you look there are bat dumpings and the smell is overwhelming.
Bring a friend, we have plenty of shade. Heck, bring all your friends.
The quiet before the shootout.