Spanish Band Performing Beachfront Barcelona
August 8, 2010 in Eurotrip 2010, Music
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Magical Musical Fountain Display Mont Juic Barcelona
August 3, 2010 in Eurotrip 2010
After spending the day walking all over Mont Juic…we returned down to the main palace for the daily 9pm Magical Musical Fountain Show at sunset….
An Afternoon At Mont Juic Barcelona In Videos
July 28, 2010 in Eurotrip 2010
Mont Juic is the national park or more natural side of Barcelona. It was a wonderful place to spend an afternoon. The first of these videos shows the grand towers at the entrance to the park with a roundabout fountain and a stadium.
Continuing on up the road we arrive at a palace which is now a museum and look back at the grand entrance…
Today was also the day France were playing a match in the football World Cup 2010. Therefore we came across these supporters beating drums in the streets behind the palace.
We arrived at what we had been told was a live Spanish museum bringing together building and architectural designs from all over Spain. It was alleyways of shops decorated in different styles selling items from those parts of Spain. Amongst these shops we found a glass factory where we witnessed the following local, creating glass sculptured animals.
Continuing further up the mountain we arrived at the Olympic Stadium…
This never ending mountain kept going higher and higher. Once past the stadium we came across a remote controlled arena where a pilot was out flying his minature stunt plane.
Right at the top of the mountain there was a fort. Here we could see the whole city and there was an archery lesson happening in the fort grounds.
Plaza De Catlunya & Las Ramblas Barcelona
July 27, 2010 in Eurotrip 2010
Plaza De Catlunya is a large square at the top of Las Ramblas, the most famous street in Barcelona. Within the square there are two large fountains and a mosaic floor. The video shows the mass amount of pigeons there and the result of what happens when a lady tries to feed 100 pigeons at once!
The second video takes place on Las Ramblas, one of the many street performers there in this case acting like a headless man who is still alive.
Sagrada De Familia Gaudi Cathedral Video Barcelona HD
July 27, 2010 in Eurotrip 2010
The Sagrada De Familia Cathedral was designed by Antoni Gaudi. He is one of the most famous men of Barcelona and has multiple buildings across the city. They are known for thier unique originality in design. This cathedral remains unfinished to this day since 1882 where once completed (estimated 2026) will become the tallest church in the world. Sagrada De Familia Wikipedia
Barcelona Summary
June 13, 2010 in Eurotrip 2010
Length of stay: 3 days
Recommended length of stay: 4 days
Highlights:
- An afternoon at Mont Juic
- Walk down Las Ramblas Street and the marina area
- Gaudi building tour (La Sagrada Familia if you were to choose one)
- Champaneria (The secret local rose champagne place near the marina)
- Park Guell
- Barcelona FC stadium
- Beach
- Club Shoko or Opium on the beach
- Walk through the gothic district
Food and Drink
- Paella (rice with veg or meat)
- Sangria (sweet wine with fruit)
- Amstrella (local beer)
- Champaneria Rose Champagne
Bye Bye Barcelona
June 13, 2010 in Eurotrip 2010
The hostel party was preety good everyone just ended up getting wasted. We never ended up at Shoko but just went to sleep. Had to get up early to check out and we had a few hours before our train left so we decided to visit Park Guell Gaudi’s more nature inspired work. When we arrived with our huge bags on our back to discover it was on top of a hill we were gutted but we still climbed up the hill with our bags. At a little supermarket on the hill we bought some bread and cheese and ate sandwiches in the park while listening to a guitar and saxophone group. After an hour or so we made our way to the train station. Our next stop Monaco, was 4 trains away and the first train arrived Read the rest of this entry →
Climbing A Mountain
June 11, 2010 in Eurotrip 2010
Last night we ended up at an icecream parlour/bar on Las Ramblas and decided to walk down to the beach and to the clubs after a few drinks. Although, we ended up sitting with a group of guitarists at the marina and the 15 min walk took us 3 hours. We got there at 4am, couldn’t be bothered and just went home. Today we went to Mont Juic the mountain area of the city. Walking up the mountain took us 3 hours and we visited a mini spanish museum showcasing replica building types from the whole of Spain. Also we saw the Read the rest of this entry →
The Sun Came Out!
June 10, 2010 in Eurotrip 2010
As the sun decided to come out half way through the day we decided to take a walk through Las Ramblas the famous market street. At the end of Las Ramblas we arrived at the marina, sat down and listened to a live spanish band for 2 hours. Then we found the famous La Champaneria wine bar recommended by Read the rest of this entry →
Gaudi Building Tour Barcelona
June 10, 2010 in Eurotrip 2010
We woke up at 9am only to be greeted by the sound of drilling and pouring rain urghh. Our hostel is located in a nice place in the centre of the city so we took a walking tour of Gaudi’s famous buildings. During our walk we stopped at a little cafe ouside the Read the rest of this entry →
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