When we stumbled out of our hostel the first morning, we found ourselves watching a parade. We didn't know what the occasion was, but it was a lot of fun to watch. Instead of floats, they had people wearing "costumes" of 10 foot high characters, and there were marching bands of 5-55 year old musicians in matching tshirts, children in dragons made out of what appeared to be pool toys, and plenty of individuals that may have been either crowd members or part of the parade.
One of the main streets in Barcelona is filled with street vendors. Among the most common were caricature artists, flower shops, mimes, and pet stores.
If you put the cute snuggly animals at the bottom, you draw in children.
A building near one of the Metro exits.
I saw this dessert in the window of a pastry shop and HAD to have it. It was packed with macadamia nuts and absolutely delicious.
The parts of Spain that I saw looked like a mix between a really nice San Diego neighborhood and a poor Mexican community with a touch of Texas attitude.
A couple from Minnesota took this picture of Logan and I. The garden was originally designed to be a gated community for wealthy individuals by Antoni Gaudi.
Parakeets in the palm trees!
I love little views into local life.
Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada FamÃlia or "Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family" designed by Antoni Gaudi. Construction has been in progress for 120 years.
There was a man atop this statue pointing out over the harbor. We weren't sure at what.
The docks.
While walking from the docks to find dinner (a nice little restaurant where we got delicious paella) we heard a commotion. Following the sound of music, we entered out onto a large square with an open-air concert.
The Catedral de Barcelona was situated at one end of the square holding the rock concert. There was a service going on when we visited, but you could still hear the music playing outside. It was an intriguing mix of party and God. Only in Spain.
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