Plaza Espanya

From the Olympic Stadium, I made the last part of my descent down Montjuic to Plaza Espanya. Just downhill from the Olympic Stadium is the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. In front of the museum is a huge artificial waterfall, and it was the first of a series of waterfalls and fountains leading down to Plaza Espanya. This was a very beautiful public space. I then walked down Plaza Espanya and admired the various buildings there, including Las Arenas de Barcelona, a former bullfighting stadium now serving as a retail space.

After freshening up a bit, I went for one final tapas meal of this trip at a tapas bar downstairs from my accommodation. This was a great meal, in particular the gambas.

This was a nice, if brief, reintroduction to Barcelona - I came here on a short trip in 1997 - and I think I’d like to return someday with Jeff in tow.Leggi altro