Juicy Jones. Just squeeze the walls
She had him stoked
Not everyone was pleased with the Sagrada Família, especially those who couldn't solve the Sudoku
The interior is
deceptively spacious
No paragliding in the cathedral please.
Abseiling is OK. We took the
stairs
As construction wore on interminably and funds dwindled, the design of the newer towers grew less elaborate
A fourth wise man offered receipts for the gifts, in case the Christs wanted to return them
Clergy dispenser
Truth-is-beauty contest
Note to self: feed the meter
She never entirely lost her girlish love of horses
Patrons of the arts discuss Picasso's blue period
Two hours in a museum was about her limit.
(His too)
General Franco had no tolerance for Reds
Playground bullying escalated
Gaudí's plan to create
a fearsome dragon to keep tourists out of the park backfired
Foolish, really, to have taken the exit into the feeding tank
The constant octopus gardener.
Clearly they're an item
As with any other big city, cable car traffic is a nightmare
Urban space is always at a premium. Here we see a family has put its bikes out to dry
Excursion to Montserrat
It was a miracle, the townspeople said: 4 for a euro
According to the crystal ball it would snow on Christmas
In the rugged landscape which surrounds the monastery lurk
fierce mountain cats
A pilgrim strokes the
Virgin's orb. Which is one way to stay warm on cold winter nights
Not all angels can carry a tune
They came for the boys choir, they stayed for Lady Gaga
Excursion to Tarragona
Due to health & safety regulations the saints have to pray outside the building
A city ordinance mandates that Roman architecture be photographed in black and white
...and that a certain percentage of shots be artistically tilted.
Experiments in contrast are also encouraged
Back in Barcelona, cheap tourist syndrome kicked in at Casa Milà. This is as close as we got
Family restaurant
Las Ramblas cycling club
Checking to see if she's a busker
Gored by the critics
It turns out they were separable
The Nikon D40 employs a multi-CAM530 focusing module with three focusing points. I wasn't one of them.
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We didn't see Barcelona in a day any more than we saw
York in an hour (though there is precedent for a
New York minute). It's one of those new naming conventions I seem powerless to change.
