Friday, April 14, 2017

Report #104 Barcelona, Spain April 13, 2017 Thursday Sunny & 70 degrees Part #2 Of 3 80 Pictures

A few more photos…..

 

 

Mediterranean palms

 

The statue marks the main entrance

 

Wish we had more time to explore here

 

Outside the entrance

 

Back-tracked past the outdoor shopping mall

 

Estacio de Franca – the train station

 

Quite nice on the inside

 

High-domed ceilings

 

Room for many commuters

 

End of the line  for the trains

 

Sheltered from the weather

 

Access to major cities of Spain

 

Modern and efficient we heard

 

A restaurant is situated at one end

 

Shops and apartments across the avenue

 

Trees for shade

 

Part of the Gothic Quarter

 

Shops, stores, and cafes

 

Plaza Palau

 

Not sure what this is?

 

Better view of the old buildings

 

Many spires in the old town

 

Sta. Ma Mar

 

Bike rentals

 

Wide plazas

 

Not really Euro Disney

 

A sculpture

 

Boat harbor near Maremagnum

 

Grassy fields on the harbor

 

Some tall masts

 

A harbor full of boats

 

Which one is the best?

 

Good place to get some sun

 

Vendor treasures

 

These fellows can be mobile

 

Gino's Ristorante near Maremagnum Mall

 

A great place for Italian food

 

The menu

 

Welcome

 

The pizza oven

 

Just opened

 

Local beer in Spain - Mahou

 

Caesar salad to share

 

A private spot near the back

 

Crispy crust margarita pizza

 

A "pizza" crust dessert

 

Yep, this will work….we'll share it

 

The place filled up in the hour

 

The back end of the mall

 

Walking the yacht harbor

 

The bridge to get back to the ship in the distance

 

Water front seating - cool

 

The place to book a boat tour

 

Hot cars displayed in front of Maremagnum

 

Someone test driving a car

 

Shopping and dining venue

 

The Rambla del Mar bridge

 

Artistic buoy

 

Room for many tourists

 

Tall sailboats

 

Fish in the harbor

 

Many boats

 

Looking towards Montjuic

 

Another sunny day

 

The elaborate building we cannot identify

 

Locate the monument, and you will never get lost

 

A fish

 

Port Vell

 

No fishing here

 

People feed them

 

Colom Monument

 

Tower of the aerial funicular

 

The dome in the distance is a water company

 

New cars being off-loaded

 

Bridge at Porto D'Europa

 

This bridge will lift for ships

 

The sailboat building is possibly Hotel Vela

 

Tugboat

 

Starboard lighthouse

 

"F" is on the manhole in the sidewalk