I don't think I had an opportunity to blog about Barcelona and because it's not the same blogging about something that happened over 2 weeks ago, I'll keep this short.
Barcelona was my favourite city of this trip and is my second favourite place in Europe behind Berlin. It had everything. Hot weather, sandy beaches, luxurious harbors, vast shopping centres, good beer, great restaurants, wonderful architecture, an exciting vibe, a unique culture and of course the Nou Camp and Sagrada Familia.
The Sagrada Familia was the highlight of my whole trip. It's impressive from the outside but when you go inside (I strongly recommend buying your ticket online in advance) it is simply jaw dropping. As you walk in, it is hard to keep a "wow" slipping from your lips. Beautiful doesn't cover it. It's hard to capture the wonder of the place through a camera lens but I have tried and you can find the photos below. I'll have to do a separate post one day on the cathedral as the audio guide I listened to told many interesting facts that make the design of the cathedral even more astonishing and I would like to share what I remember.
Barcelona is a very vibrant city with the Catalan identity very much at the forefront of their culture. It's a place I would love to explore more of and is one of a few European cities I would like to stay in for a longer period of time.
Here are the photos. You can click on them to make them larger.
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| La Rambla. |
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| A street artist on La Rambla. |
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| The Nou Camp - the venue of the 2-2 draw that put Chelsea through to the Champions League final. |
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| The tunnel. |
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| One for the Arsenal fans. |
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| The Sagrada Familia in the distance. |
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| The Sagrada Familia. |
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| This used to be a school outside the Sagrada Familia - notice the curved roof. |
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| Other Gaudi architecture throughout Barcelona is also very impressive. |
cool photos bro. Found you on LP in response to my La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona post. did you get see Messi play in person? You have an FC Barcelona pic in there.
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Cheers for the comment dude. Didn't get to see a game unfortunately although it would have been amazing to see Messi and co plying their trade in their home ground. Just doing a tour of the stadium is great though, I'd highly recommend if you haven't done it already. Take care!
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