Barça - Stomping grounds of Ronaldinho

First of all, you´ll have to scroll way down if you want to see pictures of Granada. I got them uploaded, but the post was chronologically before my "update" post, so it kind of got buried. It´s worth your time, I promise.

Anyway, here´s Barcelona. The first thing to know is that Catalan, the langauge of Barcelona and of Catalunya, is not Spanish. It´s like a mixture of Spanish, French, and Portugese, which makes it very difficult to understand. However, most people speak Spanish, and some speak English, so it´s made it easy to get around regardless.

The endless fruit stalls of La Boqueria, a huge open-air market just off Las Ramblas, the main walking (and tourist) strip of Barça.
And the meat, just hanging out.
One of Antoni Gaudi´s buildings in Park Guell. And yes, it´s supposed to look like the Gingerbread house from Hansel and Gretl. What a visionary.
Me, Trish, and James. All from Tucson! Traveling alone is supposed to be cool like this: Meet people, hang for a few days, meet more, etc. But now we get to hang out after vacation is over as well. And this is Gaudi´s walkway that´s supposed to look like the curl of a wave.
This just disgusts me.
Another of Gaudi´s works. There isn´t a straight line on the entire façade.
Now, this is just incredible. Gaudi commissioned this as a monument to St. George, who slew the dragon. The scaly ridge on the roof is the dragon´s backbone, the balconies are the skulls of the dead, and the support columns are the bones of the dead. See? Amazing!
Gaudi´s most well-known, although unfinished work, La Sagrada Familia. It´s being completed by local construction crews and architects anyway, because they respect his vision and his influence on Barcelona.
Outdoor ping pong in the park. Marty would be in heaven.
The Arc de Triomf. Modeled after the one in France.


After this, I´m off to Cinque Terre and then other parts of Europe. But my time in Spain has been just wonderful. Tapas, sangria, relaxation, and some neat architecture have really been a great, relaxing time. I´ll miss Spain, like everyone said I would. Hopefully more great adventures await.