We had our first bus trip today. I guess you couldn't really call it a trip, it was a two-hour tour around Barcelona hitting a couple of sites and driving by others. We stopped at Montjuic, the former fort of Barcelona situated on a small mountain (more of a hill, really) next to the sea. Many of the 1992 Olympic venues are on Montjuic as well as the Miro museum, a cemetery, and an old amusement park. The view of the city from there is amazing. You can see almost the entire city, with an especially excellent view of the port and the water. See photos here. The amazed reactions of the students inspired me to fall in love with Barcelona again. I remember feeling the way they were all looking when I was here for the first time in college. Barcelona really is a beautiful city, even with all its flaws.
To continue the love affair, I went out for a short walk tonight to take some photos of the holiday lights. Alas, successfully photographing colored lights at night is a bit beyond my abilities right now, but you can check them out here to get an idea. My favorite is the one of the bar with lights on all the balconies and windows. It's in the Raval neighborhood, just a block or so from the hotel.
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sunshine all day, festive lights at night...and what looks like a functional sacador. can we trade places?
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