THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY IN BARCELONA’S OLD TOWN There is a vibrancy in the narrow lanes of Barcelona’s Ciutat Vella (i.e. old town) that makes this part of town very different to the wide boulevards of L’Eixample, or the shiny 20th century appeal of the harbour. Encircled […]
GAUDI-LICIOUS BARCELONA We’re by no means art aficionados, but we know what we like and what gives us pleasure. Today we discovered that Modernism really works for us! We love the sinuous lines, curvaceous facades, intricate detailing, and colourful mosaics that characterise Modernist art and architecture. And given […]
HIGHLIGHTS FROM BARCELONA Welcome to Barcelona! This is the 4th most visited city in Europe (after Paris, London, and Rome), welcoming more than 8 million visitors a year. With a population of about 5 million, it’s also the capital of the region of Catalonia, and Spain’s 2nd largest […]
WE DROPPED BY MONTSERRAT EN ROUTE TO BARCELONA We’re in Spain! To be precise, we’re in Monistrol de Montserrat, about 50km North of Barcelona in the Spanish region of Catalonia. We got here this afternoon, after a 3 hour bus journey that took us through the Pyrenees and […]
Wandering Soles 