People admiring Barcelona
20 years ago, the catalan government and the Barcelona municipality decided to kickstart the renovation of the crime stricken area of Raval by running down 5 blocks of buildings in the heart of the quarter, to make room for a new boulevard called Rambla del Raval.
Clearly, not everyone was happy with the outcome.
Those are the tallest buildings in Barcelona, Hotels Arts and Torre MAPFRE. The picture was taken in a freezing winter afternoon.
Fruit is abundant in this famous Barcelona market. Photo makes me think of Carmen Miranda and Josephine Baker.
This is the Agbar Tower, in Barcelona.
A look up the sky - It was the first Sunday of Semana Santa, the week before Easter- imagine underneath busy crowds of spanish families and tourists in and around Gaudi's never to be finished cathedral - Barcelona's famous landmark - always worth to visit - but bring some time for the line..
Pointing towards America
The monument is placed at the site where Christoffel Columbus arrived in 1493 after his discovery of America the year before.
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.
The Moll (Dock) of Barcelona is located in front of the old shipyard. This is the part of the port, where the 1895 Modernist style Port Customs building is located.
Graffiti on a wall by the CCCB (art museum) with the Ajuntament (City Hall) al fondo (in the background)