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Barcelona - Impressions


This is a selection of images taken during a long weekend stay in Barcelona.
A wonderful city full of life and fabulous buildings & parks.
Looking up at the roof tops from in front of the cathedral
Looking up

Looking up at the roof tops from in front of the cathedral

Bridge of Sighs
Bridge of Sighs
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Dragon Lamp Holder
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No Respect
No Respect
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The view of the inner quadrangle of the appartment block where we stayed, on C/Tapioles, near Mont Juic. The atmosphere here is quite unlike where we live in England.
Inner quadrangle

The view of the inner quadrangle of the appartment block where we stayed, on C/Tapioles, near Mont Juic.
The atmosphere here is quite unlike where we live in England.

People caught in the moment
:: People caught in the moment ::
In the market
:: In the market ::
Dawn Light
:: Dawn Light ::
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This was a small challenge. To capture these candles with no tripod in the dim light ofthe old cathedral, and turning the flash off. A very steady hand was needed.
In Memory

This was a small challenge. To capture these candles with no tripod in the dim light of
the old cathedral, and turning the flash off. A very steady hand was needed.

Bridge of Sighs - from below
Bridge of Sighs - from below
One of Barcelonas main gathering places, off The Ramblas.
Placa Reial

One of Barcelonas main gathering places, off The Ramblas.

Amazing stonework.
Stone work - Sagrada Familia

Amazing stonework.

Rising Towers of the Sagrada Familia
Rising Towers

Rising Towers of the Sagrada Familia

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Casa Les Punxes
Casa Les Punxes
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Part of the viaduct that travels round Parc Guell, created by Gaudi.
Viaduct - Parc Guell

Part of the viaduct that travels round Parc Guell, created by Gaudi.

Window - Gaudi's House
Window - Gaudi's House
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Large figures paraded at a street festival in Poble Sec area in the West of the city.
Festival Figures

Large figures paraded at a street festival in Poble Sec area in the West of the city.

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...you figure it out!
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...you figure it out!

Red balloons set free in front ot the cathedral in Barcelonain remberence of those who died from Aids. This moment caught me quite by surprise andso I had only a few seconds to react and catch the picture.
Remember

Red balloons set free in front ot the cathedral in Barcelona
in remberence of those who died from Aids. This moment caught me quite by surprise and
so I had only a few seconds to react and catch the picture.

Wonderful glass faced side of the Palau de la Musica Catalana.The main entrance is wonderful to see, but sadly my photo's were not able to do it justice.
Palau de la Musica Catalana

Wonderful glass faced side of the Palau de la Musica Catalana.
The main entrance is wonderful to see, but sadly my photo's were not able to do it justice.

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They're everywhere..
They're everywhere..
..along the alley way to the Bridge of Sighs.
Carvings...

..along the alley way to the Bridge of Sighs.

Farmacia
Farmacia
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Metro leaving the station.
Metro leaving the station.
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Reflections
Reflections
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A little bit of Paris in Barcelona
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A little bit of Paris in Barcelona

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Taken from above at the castle on top of Mont Juic, on a hazy afternoon, the Sigma Telephoto lens did a super job. Taken in Nikon RAW format, the detail captured when looking at the full size image is superb. What a great lens this is.
Industrial port scene

Taken from above at the castle on top of Mont Juic, on a hazy afternoon, the Sigma Telephoto lens did a super job.
Taken in Nikon RAW format, the detail captured when looking at the full size image is superb. What a great lens this is.

Tambores Mi Pueblo
:: Tambores Mi Pueblo ::
Not the camera. At the Castell de Montjuic.
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Not the camera. At the Castell de Montjuic.

Resident geese in the Cathedral courtyard.
Cathedral Geese

Resident geese in the Cathedral courtyard.

What a house!
White House in Parc Guell.

What a house!

Old dark Cathedral inner couryard wall lit by bright sunlight in a way that mirrors the door.  This is one that Penny took.
Light on Dark

Old dark Cathedral inner couryard wall lit by bright sunlight in a way that mirrors the door.
This is one that Penny took.

Water fount at the old Cathedral in Barcelona
Fount

Water fount at the old Cathedral in Barcelona