Barcelona- The City

Barcelona... the land of culture, food, vino, beach weather, and a crazy amount of tourists. My stay in Barcelona was awesome to say the least. It was my first time and hence too much to cover in only 5 days.

It started off with a late arrival and stuck in the bus terminal around midnight and getting accustomed to Spanish time. After an hour or 2 we were off to stay with Johanna and Tony in their rented apartment in Gràcia. Gràcia is an old area of Barcelona where old traditions stick; many old shop owners only speak Catalan, refuse to speak Spanish, and won't look at you if you speak English.



You could say that the Spanish like to take it easy. Once the clock hits early afternoon, the city is deserted (except for tourists). The Spanish have taken a siesta. You may think that this requires a lot of moving back and forth form home and work. Well to make things easier the council has errected outside escalators to transport people up and down the streets faster. Well done!

Barcelona is a massive city which joins the city to the sea. In the picture below you can make out Antoni Gaudi's 'Sagrada Familia' which is still under construction.

The amazing architecture is seen throughout the city. Every side street has something different from cafe's, tapas, to guitar and shoe makers.

This last shot was taken completely spontaneously and I only noticed something odd until later.