Beautiful Buildings, Buses, Boats and Beaches in Barcelona!

Breathtaking Barcelona! It was soooo hard to choose which pictures to post! There were ENDLESS sights to see here. It truly was one of the most beautiful cities that I've visited! I do regret though that I wasn't able to track down the names of most of the buildings that I saw. But the one above was one of my favorites and was near the marina. And the two photos below were of Casa Batllo' built in 1877 and restored by the famous architect Antoni Gaudi. I've never seen anything quite like it and it looks so modern to have been designed so long ago!

So here's what it looks like to be sitting on the top of a "double decker" bus... it really is the best way to see a new city and what a city Barcelona is!! It was an extra treat to have my girlfriend Shawn along. We also enjoyed getting to chat with some young men on the bus who were visiting from Ireland. (click to enlarge photos)


Although I didn't go inside, the National Art Museum of Catalonia was a perfect place to "hop off" the tour bus and take in the spectacular views of the museum and the views of the city.

With all of the "hopping on and hopping off" the bus, Shawn and I enjoyed some relaxation and great conversation over a cool drink at the Barcelona marina. We both marvelled that we were spending our day between flights this way!! What a job!! Wish you could have come along!!

The above is a statue of Christopher Columbus. It was so intriguing that I took at least a dozen photos of "Chris" from every angle I could manage! You know that we have some great "history" with him! ha!
This was the setting on every floor of our hotel just outside the elevator. Isn't it lovely?

On my 2nd trip to Barcelona this summer, I took a good long walk through the shopping district and then it was on to the beach via the subway.

This giant bronze whale was designed for the Port of Barcelona for the 1992 Summer Olympics

Barcelona beach on a warm, sunny day.
On my walk back to the hotel I passed this nearby building that had "tiers" of plants growing on it. Just one of the hundreds of beautiful buildings in this modern and picturesque city.