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Barcelona was a city I really wanted to visit as unlike many of Europe's big city break destinations, it has the advantage of having a huge length of beach to the south east of the city. We enjoyed spending some time relaxing here in between a lot of hectic sightseeing.
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Six days, two packs of Instax Mini film and one Fuji Cheki 50 camera to capture a glimpse of what this amazingly wonderful and beautiful city has to offer. From the train ride into the city to a stroll down La Rambla to the beautiful waterfront, and of course, seeing plenty of Gaudi’s works of art throughout the city!
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Although I am usually more likely to take a trip to Eastern Europe, if you are looking for somewhere warm to take a Christmastime vacation, then I recommend Barcelona for sun, beaches, and palm trees galore.
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Maybe the most inspiring and romantic compositions Gaudi produced in his life.
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The hill and castle of Montjuic is really a place to see in Barcelona and a place where you can see the whole city with a unique point of view. Dominating the south-west part of the city you have the whole panorama over it on one side, and on the other side you see the great industrial installations of the port of Barcelona. Climbing up the hill is also very interesting because of the park of Montjuic and the Olympic installations from de Olympic Games 1992 (and specially the Olympic swimming and diving pool... do you remember the diving sessions where the athletes jump in the air with the background of whole BCN and the Sagarada Familia?).
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Park Guell was designed by architectural genius Antoni Gaudi, and is quite frankly, trippy!
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Park Güell is definitely one of the highlights of Barcelona. Constructed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi back in the years 1900-1914, this park offers you a small peak into the mind of Gaudi and what inspires his art. You will see how he moulded and shaped everything from benches to ceilings and walls in the form of nature...various animals, leaves and waves. As you enter the park (which is enormous), you are entranced by all the gorgeous mosaic tiles that cover nearly EVERYTHING, including the famous dragon which seems to be guarding the park.
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The fourth LKXA Barcelona Extreme sports festival was held at Parc del Forum in Barcelona on the 4th and 5th of June. I went along last Sunday to check it out!
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I like Spain. The people range from muy freaky to muy gentil and it is always a joy talking to them. Additionally they have rather my height than the ones from the Teutonian tribe, which makes it much easier to integrate for me, too. And the country has some exceptional beautiful spots offside the normal touristic routes - off the record. Quite a while ago I have been to Tossa de Mar, which lays a one and a half hour cardrive away from Barcelona.
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Cadaques is a harbour town in Northern Spain near Girona. It's a half-hour drive from Barcelona. It's a popular holiday destination for locals and there were lots of French people there for the weekend (most people thought we were French as well).
