| 7 September - We left
France this morning, travelling across the Pyranees, reaching the Spanish frontier just a
few kilometres east of Andorra before winding back down from the mountains to reach Barcelona
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| Barcelona 7/9/97 |
Barcelona 7/9/97 |
| Tracy (whose birthday is today!) is standing in front of
the Maremagnum centre, Barcelona's answer to Sydney's Darling Harbour, only in much better
taste. It is full of tapas bars, cinemas, shops, and even an Imax theatre! |
This is a lousy photo - I apologise. It shows a bunch of
buskers performing Latin American numbers in the Plaça Catalunya, the city's main plaza,
which is where we're staying. They left the usual Peruvian pipe-bands you see in most
places around the world (Circular Quay, for instance) for dead. The monument behind the
band to the right is dedicated to Fransesc Macià, a former president of the autonomuos
region of Catalunya, of which Barcelona is the capitol. |
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| Barcelona 8/9/97 |
Barcelona 8/9/97 |
| Barcelona is synonymous with Gaudi, the brilliant
architect who designed several buildings in the city. This is Sagrada Familia, which was
not completed at the time of his sudden death in 1926 (when he was run over by a tram),
and, as is evident from the crane in this photograph, is still being constructed. |
Another Gaudi building.... the Casa Batlló. |
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| Barcelona 8/9/97 |
Barcelona 8/9/97 |
| A gothic bridge. |
A narrow street in the Gothic Quarter. |
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| Barcelona 8/9/97 |
Barcelona 8/9/97 |
| Rabbits and pheasants on display at the markets! |
Illuminated fountains in the Plaça Catalunya. |
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| Barcelona 9/9/97 |
Barcelona 9/9/97 |
| The beach, on the Mediterranean Sea. |
Barcelona Goose. |
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Barcelona 9/9/97 |
| Dragon lamp. |
Shop in the Gothic Quarter. |
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| The Plaça Reia. |
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| Barcelona 10/9/97 |
Barcelona 10/9/97 |
| As can be seen in this photograph taken at the Park
Güell, Optus have already strung their cable through this neighbourhood. |
Park Güell is full of crazy walkways and creations of
Gaudi's twisted genius. |
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| Barcelona 10/9/97 |
Barcelona 10/9/97 |
| This lizard adorning the steps leading up into the park is
my favourite of Gaudi's creations. |
Gaudi's "Gingerbread houses", at the entrance to
the park. |
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Barcelona 10/9/97 |
| Park benches. |
Detail of one of the windows in the "Gingerbread
houses" by Gaudi. |
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| Monument in Plaça Espagna. |
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