Travel Photo Journal 2 : BARCELONA , ESPANYA

Continuing my photo journey around the capital of Catalonia, I hopped on the trusty double decker bus to have a quick tour of the city. I used the City Sightseeing Bus Tour Company for my city hop on-hop off.

For short trips (specially on a solo travel), most of the time I rely on a double decker bus to give me a glimpse of what I can see in a city. From there, I will choose which one I want to spend my time visiting.

I was able to get a quick view of this beautiful city and spent the night walking around. Barcelona is such a wonderful and vibrant city and I will visit this city again and again in a heart beat if given an opportunity.

Check as well: Travel Photo Journal Part 1: BARCELONA, ESPANYA

[caption id="attachment_2946" align="aligncenter" width="800"] The trusty Big Bus Tour![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2940" align="aligncenter" width="800"] The Barcelona Head by Roy Lichenstein and was inaugurated for the 1992 Barcelona Games[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2943" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Monastery of Pedralbes[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2942" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Blue Tranvia (Traditional trams of Barcelona)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2945" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Camp Nou. Home of Futbol Club Barcelona since 1957[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2944" align="aligncenter" width="800"] The pride of the city![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2947" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Ones by Andreau Alfaro along the entrance of the port. It is composed of 7 steel arches said mimicking the shape and movement of waves in the ocean.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2948" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Port Authority Building[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2958" align="aligncenter" width="800"] The Barcelona Metro. Hmmmm aren't we in Espanya already?[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2957" align="aligncenter" width="800"] The Magic Fountain of Montjuic. It's amazing how many people cramped in this place to see the fountain show. My carpool friends and I said to meet here, from the looks of it, you'll know that we didn't find each other hahaha. Oh well, or should I say, oh fountain LOL.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2959" align="aligncenter" width="800"] I love this drinking fountain. Looks hardcore![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2963" align="aligncenter" width="800"] After a full day of walking, getting and getting lost I almost forgot to eat.  Most of the  restaurants were already closed, good thing this small tapas shop was open and I was so happy to meet the owner got my serving of  tapas, bruschetta and sangria.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2960" align="aligncenter" width="800"] TAPAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2964" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Some sandwiches along the road. The Spanish really know their food.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2941" align="aligncenter" width="800"] hahaha..yes I tried their McDonalds. A friend of mine insisted that I should a tleast get a meal and chicken wings.----so I did ^^[/caption]

Check the first part of this photo journal here: 

Travel Photo Journal Part 1: BARCELONA, ESPANYA

Travel Photo Journal: BARCELONA, ESPANYA

I have been planning to make a full blog about my past trips, but most of the time I ended up putting them on the shelves. Now I have a lot of backlog travel blogs that I am pretty much excited to share with everyone.

I thought that aside from a detailed itineraries and tips of every trip I did, I'll post a photo journal so I can share with everyone the beauty of each place (immediately). Agree?

For my first photo journal, I thought of sharing my summer trip in Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia in Spain and home of FC Barcelona (hooothooot).

I was really looking forward for this trip as I had an impression that Barcelona is an artist town, which means that I will fit here like a bespoke glove. In our Architectural history class, the works of Antonio Gaudi always intrigues us. I cannot say that we share the same sense of aesthetics, but I do admire his brilliant mind. This is one of the reasons why visiting the colorful Barcelona ended up in my travel bucket list.

So without further ado, here's the first part of my Barcelona Photo Journal.

[caption id="attachment_2921" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Newly found friends. Carpooling from Montpellier, France to Barcelona, Spain[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2923" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Oh yeah!!! We survived the long drive. Welcome to BARCELONA[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2931" align="aligncenter" width="800"] From carpooling all of us headed in our own way. I have chosen the trusty Barcelona Metro to go to my hostel[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2922" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Barcelona Metro[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2924" align="aligncenter" width="800"] My hostel - Sant Jordi Hostels : Sagrada Familia. It was a little hard to find, I must admit[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2929" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Our clean and funky hostel[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2930" align="aligncenter" width="800"] hmmmmm lemme check ---yey there is a Philippine Peso!![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2925" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Walking distance from our hostel is the majestic Sagrada Familia by the famous Catalan architect,  Antonio Gaudi. This is the reason why I booked this accommodation.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2926" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Sagrada Familia. My view from the long line[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2927" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Beautiful interiors. A lot of details that I think only the mind of Gaudi can fathom[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2928" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Sagrada Familia interior[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2932" align="aligncenter" width="800"] I love how arts and artists can be found all around the city[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2933" align="aligncenter" width="800"] A one of a kind nativity sculptures[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2949" align="aligncenter" width="800"] As I've started with Gaudi, I went ahead to one of this 'other' famous creations. The Park Guell[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2950" align="aligncenter" width="800"] The mosaic along the famous Trencandis Bench[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2952" align="aligncenter" width="800"] I have to take a photo.. Sorry!!  This is the Trencadis Bench[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2955" align="aligncenter" width="800"] The main access to the park where you can find another famous piece, the Dragon Fountain (Salamander?)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2954" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Hello there Mr. Dragon[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2956" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Casa Del Guarda, built between 1901 and 1903. It is one of the few examples of modest dwellings created by Gaudi[/caption]

 

Check the 2nd part of this photo journal here: 

Travel Photo Journal 2 : BARCELONA , ESPANYA