A community portal about Barcelona with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Barcelona – Greek: Βαρκινών ; Latin: Barcino, Barcelo, and Barceno – is the second largest city in Spain, capital city of Catalonia and the...
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A community portal about Barcelona with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Barcelona – Greek: Βαρκινών ; Latin: Barcino, Barcelo, and Barceno – is the second largest city in Spain, capital city of Catalonia and the province with the same name. It is located in the comarca of Barcelonès, along the Mediterranean coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs.
Aside from being a country with a rich history, Spain is also famed for its historic cities, wonderful beaches, beautiful sunny weather, and fun nightlife. Barcelona, one of the more popular Spanish cities, has become a popular tourist attraction not only because of its museums and heritage spots but also for having the best beaches in this side of the world. Indeed, traveling to Barcelona, Spain is never complete without stopping by at any of the resorts lining up in its beach front. Before... Read Full Story
Spain is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, and it is really no wonder why. After all, the beauty and culture of the country is unmistakable, and definitely a place that everyone should travel to at least once in their life. If you are interested in traveling to Spain then Barcelona [...] Read Full Story
Purple or magenta, the point is that this image is to be regarded more as an abstraction. I decided to follow one of those typical bubbles inside a lava lamp, you know, the ones that hypnotize and make you look like an idiot. The place CosmoCaixa again. This is more some sort of experiment and not exactly a lava lamp I guess but it reminds me of the old fashioned contrivance. A Brief History of the Lava Lamp by Spacehopper. How to make your own Lava Lamp barcelona barcelona+photoblog... Read Full Story
These colorful flower bouquets I found at one of the flower stalls along La Rambla . It was a holiday in Barcelona as today it was the day of Catalonia, that is, La Diada that happens to coincide with the anniversary of the terrible events of the twin towers on September 11th or what we all know as 9/11. I went to see if I captured some new images of street artists so abundant in the area and I managed to take some pictures in the end. I will show you in coming posts since on second thought... Read Full Story
Palau Sant Jordi, not far away from the tower in yesterday's post (yes, that white tip is not on the roof) is a totally different building both in design and functionality. This time we are facing a wide almost square building (see the Palau Sant Jordi on Google Earth ) that in spite of looking big standing at the entrance, seems to be terribly flat from the distance as proportions are deceiptful in the enormous square of the Olympic ring on Montjuic Hill (check Palau Sant Jordi in an old... Read Full Story
Yet another street artist or human statue I captured while walking down Las Ramblas towards the sea. The weathered man was sitting on this chair showing off his painted clothes and glasses while he read a book. I couldn't really tell if he was sleeping or watching you drop a coin on the can cause his eyes were hidden behind a thin orange coat of paint in the middle of the spectacles. The whole disguise made him look elegant, like some famous writer, maybe he was some sort of Kafka. He... Read Full Story
This is Santiago Calatrava's Communications Tower standing against the sun in the middle of the big square at the Olympic Ring on Montjuic Hill. The structure is located near Palau Sant Jordi sports center, Picornell swimming pools and the Olympic Stadium. When you think of this artist, Calatrava, you think about impossible structures of steel and glass that resemble squeletons, carcasses with exposed ribs, sails, etc. In this case we are just talking about a 136 meter high tower that was... Read Full Story
As I said yesterday I took some new pictures of street artists performing in La Rambla, Barcelona. Human statues that turn around and make funny faces, wink an eye, freak you out with a sudden movement or hold a ball on their fingertips while they elegantly pose for your camera as this man, dressed like a tree or some kind of deity, maybe trying to suggest a fruit and the equilibrium Mother Nature needs nowadays to survive. Recommended: I would like to recommend Olivierdestroy whose artwork... Read Full Story
A sailboat coming in Barcelona Port towards the marina at Port Olympic. While on board of a Golondrina (swallow) which is the name of the sightseeing boats in Barcelona harbour, I took this picture of the vessel sailing past our wake. There in the background, you can see some tiny fishermen at the far end of the port's mouth. For a better idea about this area please follow this link to my Barcelona port label . Recommended: Today I would like to suggest a new search engine implemented on top... Read Full Story
During the 16th and 17th century, the most powerful country in Europe was Spain. During this time, this country has expanded its power and its territory through its colonies all over the world. They colonized almost the entire south and Central America, Mexico, some areas in the United States, Philippines, Guam, Marianas Islands, south Italy, [...] Read Full Story
