LIFE | Barcelona (Part 1)





Each time I go back to Barcelona I fall in love with it just a little bit more. It is a wonderful, vibrant city that offers so much from the mass of cultural buildings and the fine work of Antoni Gaudi to the glorious long, sandy beaches and vast array of bars and restaurants.

 

 

 

 

 

My friend lives in the Barceloneta area which is right by the beach.  I visited for a few days last week.  It's the first time I've taken Mini Greenoid and he absolutely loved it.

I think I'm a city girl at heart.  I adore London and, as I've said before, Barcelona it fast catching up and becoming my favourite city I've visited.

We wandered down the beach front to let the children have a play on the climbing frame rope thing, which is right by the W Hotel.

Along the stretch of beaches is the Playa de Mar Bella nudist beach.  I've 'oops!ed' over the poor man I managed to photograph with everything on show! Apparently, there are no laws in Catalonia that states whether nudism is allowed or not.  In Barcelona you can, as I understand, be naked anywhere in the city as long as you're not causing a 'public nuisance.'

There aren't actually many nudist on this beach and it is mainly filled with men and women in the normal beach attire of swimming shorts or bikinis.

 

I have to say I would not like to be on the beach and all of a sudden be desperate for the loo...

After a relax by the beach we wandered around a bit.  We walked to the Christopher Columbus statue which is at the bottom of La Rambla. 

 

The monument is 40m tall with a 7.2m statue of Columbus on top.  It's said to depict Columbus holding a scroll in one hand and pointing out to America.  This, however, is not true as he's pointing southeast and if you know you're geography you'll know that America is not in a south-easterly direction from Spain  

 

I love this funky little lobster statue that's situated at Passeig Colom near the Port Vell.  It was designed by the same artist who designed the 1992 Barcelona Olympic games mascot, Coby.  It was originally part of the décor at the Gambrinus seafood restaurant but when that closed it was restored and moved to it's current location. 

 

They'll be more Barcelona photos soon.  I hope you enjoyed these ones.

Have you been to Barcelona?

 

What's your favourite part of the city?

 

Where is your favourite city?