Tuesday, 24 March 2009

X'mas Break: Barcelona

Pictures taken on the 30th of December, 2008

I loved everything about Barcelona ..the food, the atmosphere, the quirks
.. which includes little fake pets
this wasn't even a tourist gimmick!



i loved the 'strange' architecture..
the palm trees dotting downtown roads
it was my favourite part of the holiday
:)

a public drinking fountain in downtown
i thought it really quaint..
i mean, how many places still have public drinking fountains?
i made papa press the button so I could take this picture
:P



this photo is of a subway station (Catalunya i think)..
i love the engraving on the wall
as with all stations in barcelona, there're stores selling everything from food to clothing to bags (right hand bottom corner)
i bought a set of gloves and a scarf there

the sad thing though is that .. the bags on the left belong to homeless people
i have never seen that many homeless people in one place before
:(



in La Rambla, they also sell anything from pets to flowers
i made loads of attempts to photograph the birds
but it just doesn't seem right when they're all in cages



a small second-hand book shop in the art market



oh.. one thing i hated about Barcelona
was its spanish indian shopowners who sell sovenirs
they absolutely harrass people..
we got so terrified we stopped going into the shops altogether
and i only bought ONE souvenir in total which is a pink t-shirt

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