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1st venture out post-COVID
Our return to Barcelona; this time for a week 😁 En savoir plus

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Début du voyage
30 juillet 2021
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Just got into the air
30 juillet 2021, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 75 °F
1.5 hours delay but we finally are off
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Morning over the Celtic Sea
31 juillet 2021, Celtic Sea ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Getting closer to Barcelona
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Barcelona
31 juillet 2021, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Finally the city is just off the starboard
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Placa de Catalunya
31 juillet 2021, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
This is where Aerobus dropped us off from the airport
Aerobus is a very nice way to travel from El Pratt Airport into Barcelona. Makes only 3 stops and end-to-end takes about 30-35 minutes.

Needless to say we were also very happy to finally do away with masks (had them on for probably close to 12 hours :(En savoir plus
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Welcome to Barcelona! [Marina]
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Our hotel
31 juillet 2021, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Was pegged as a 4-star hotel and within reasons I would agree.
Nice residential area, very quiet and as proved througout the stay - quite convenient 2 metro lines and couple of bus stops very close, and walking is not a big deal either:
La Sagrada Familia is only 15 minutes walk, Passeig de Gracia, Casa Mila (La Pedrera), Casa Batlo - all within 30 minutes and Barri Gothic and La Ramblas close to an hourEn savoir plus
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Voyageur Citizen Assistance Office of the District of Horta - Guinardó accross the street
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Our room with matrimonial bed
31 juillet 2021, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
That's what the front desk clerk asked us
If we wanted 2 twins or 1 matrimonial bed
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MACBA
31 juillet 2021, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona
(The Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) opened to the public on November 28, 1995)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona_Museum_…

Not very much to our taste but we faithfully walked through exhibitions (Felix Gonzalez-Torres: The Politics of Relation, SAMPLER #4: Things that Happen & In Real Time. Rafael Tous Collection of Conceptual Art)En savoir plus
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Ha-ha [Marina]
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Voyageur Convent was built to house a community of Dominican Tertiary Sisters, which had settled in the land adjoining the Verge dels Àngels chapel in 1497. The actual temple was built between 1562 and 1566
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Voyageur Because of a long gentle ramp from the museum down towards the plaza it became one of the world’s skateboarding destinations since the late 90’s.
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Linner at La Rubia in El Raval district
31 juillet 2021, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Cool small extention to Plaza of Angels next to MACBA
Great for some people watching and 3 cafes are quite busy
This linner hit the spot
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Casa Milà (La Pedrera)
31 juillet 2021, Espagne ⋅ 🌧 73 °F
One of many Barcelona buildings designed by Antoni Gaudi. The building was commissioned in 1906 by Pere Milà & his wife.
In 1984, it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO

We had tickets for the evening tour of the building and a special light show on the rooftop.
Unfortunately a really nasty thunderstorm rolled through about 10 minutes before the tour; the rooftop therefore is unsafe and the thing was cancelled 😭

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:( [Marina]
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Vivary Cafe & Bakery
1 août 2021, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Vivary is a chain. This one happened to be 2 blocks from our hotel and we are very happy that we found it.
The smell of freshly baked goodies is simply to die for and the ladies who work there took very good care of us every morning for the duration of the whole weekEn savoir plus
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Voyageur I pretty much started my morning with some variation of Jamón ibérico sandwich
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La Sagrada Familia
1 août 2021, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
The Basílica de la Sagrada Família (Basilica of the Holy Family) also known as the Sagrada Família, is a large unfinished Roman Catholic basilica. Designed by Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), his work on the building is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On November 7th, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI consecrated the church and proclaimed it a minor basilica.
It completely blew us away when we first visited it in November 2019.
No matter how many photos, videos, etc. one can take - it simply does not do the place justice! As I have been telling folks the 1st thing that flashed through my mind upon entering it was "Thine be the Glory"En savoir plus
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Interesting, we visited Barcelona in 2012 and the cathedral was already under construction... [Marina]
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Voyageurthe cathedral has been"under construction" since day 1 - 19 March 1882; 139 years ago 😳 They estimate the completion date now somewhere around 2030
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East side
1 août 2021, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Voyageur The cool side
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West side
1 août 2021, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Voyageur The warm side
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Altar
1 août 2021, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Voyageur The Eye of God
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The Passion Side
1 août 2021, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
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Portal de Santa Madrona
1 août 2021, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
The only surviving gateway in the mediaeval wall from the 14th-century city.This gate that led into Barcelona is also the most privileged entryway to the current Baluard de les Drassanes or Baluard de Santa Madrona, a bastion which was added in the 18th century.

Jardines del Baluard - Little park & gardens with a wide walking path & remnants of a historic city wall & gate. They usually are closed to the public and we were fortunate enough to come here on a 1st Sunday of the month - one of the rare occastions when they are openEn savoir plus
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Aduana (Customs)
1 août 2021, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
This Neoclassical building in the Square of the Gate of Peace at Port Vell opened in 1902. Architects Enric Sagnier and Pere García did a masterful job of decorating the former custom house with Ionic columns, dentil molding and ornate windows. Above the reliefs of royal crowns and the crenels are sculptures of winged lions. The stone façade has a warm glow in the Barcelona sunshine. This building is called Aduana by some and the Duana Nova (New Customs House) by others.En savoir plus
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Placa de Colon
1 août 2021, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Voyageur Good ol' Chris who sailed from Barcelona is pointing to the New World
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Maritime Museum
1 août 2021, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Voyageur Full size replica of Don Juan of Austria flagship
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Voyageur at the Battle of Lepanto
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Voyageur Stern of the same
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Voyageur Tapestry depicting the Battle of Lepanto
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Plaça Reial
1 août 2021, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
A Square in the Barri Gòtic next to Las Ramblas.
The original building on the site was the Capuchin convent of Santa Madrona, which was demolished in 1835. Plaça Reial was then designed by Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajó later in the XIX9th century.

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Voyageur Note the lampposts around the fountain - one of earliest Gaudi works
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Arc de Triomf
1 août 2021, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Triumphal arch that was built by architect Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas as the main access gate for the 1888 Barcelona World Fair.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_de_Triomf
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Dinner Bar La Trobado
1 août 2021, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Yes dinner - It is slightly past 8:30 p.m.
This is a combination Spanish / Chinese tapas bar so I guess, the classical there is always a first for everything 😁
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Hospital de Sant Pau
1 août 2021, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
The former Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Hospital of the Holy Cross and Saint Paul) is a complex built between 1901 and 1930, designed by the Catalan modernisme architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Horchata
2 août 2021, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Popular cold drink in Spain made from soaked, ground and sweetened tiger nuts
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Platja de Sant Miquel - San Miguel Beach
2 août 2021, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Sant Miquel Beach is situated between the beaches Sant Sebastià and Barceloneta. It was transformed into a beach in 1755 and is one of the oldest of the city.

Most of the day was spent here just soaking up the sun and enjoying the scenery.
Had some nice fruit snacks with us - and gots to tell ya dem Mediterranean fruits are YUMMY!
While Laurie did her perfunctory "dip the toes in the water", I did a bit of swimmingEn savoir plus
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Voyageur The fish statue was built for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. It was designed by a Canadian architect Frank Gehry who was born in Toronto in 1932 and currently lives in Los Angeles. His best known works include the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao (Spain) and The Experience Music Project in Seattle (USA)
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