September 20, 2004, 1:05 pm
My second blog entry. Sitting here in Calle Cos del Bou in Tarragona.
We spent 2 very intense and interesting days in Barcelona. Barcelona
is a great city with so many sights to see. The Barrio Gotico
(Gothic Quarter) with the old cathedral, the newly renovated
waterfront with the Statue of Columbus, La
Sagrada Familia, the architecture by Antoni
Gaudi (La Pedrera, Casa Battlo, Parc Guell, La Sagrada Famila),
the Olympic Park.
The topography is great, on one side is the Mediterranean, on
the west side is the hill Montjuic and on the north side is
Mount Tibidabo, the highest mountain overlooking the city with
an amusement park and a beautiful church on top.
The beautiful church on top of Mount Tibidabo.
We ended up buying a 2-day ticket for the Bus Turistico (20
Euros for 2 days, 16 Euros for 1 day) and rode the blue, red
and green lines of the bus, covering all the major sights. We
also took the Tram Azul and the Funicular to the top of Mount
Tibidabo.
The Magic Fountain, a beautiful nightly display of colour in
front of the Palau Nacional.
A great city. Tremendous nightlife, although we are not club
goers, the activity and hustle and bustle until late in the
night are great. La Rambla is just full of people and people
of all ages are walking in the Barrio Gotico and as a tourist
you feel completely safe. Lots of entertainment, we even saw
a live concert in front of the old cathedral (La Seu) where
people were dancing the Sardana, a traditional Catalan dance.
Dusk in Barcelona.
Now we have just arived in Tarragona and do a little walking
around this old Roman town before we head further south on the
coast. Next report to follow...
Tarragona's Painted House.
Useful books for travel to Catalonia:
Related articles:
Click here for my
travel report from Barcelona.
Click here for my travel report
from Javea.
Click here for my travel report
from Sitges.
Click here for my travel report
from Ibiza (1)
Click here for my travel report
from Ibiza (2)
Click here for my travel report
from Ibiza (3)
Click here for my travel report
from Ibiza (4)
Click here for my country
travel guide on Spain.
