Elvis when you least expect it.

My new Aussi friend Toni gave him some change.

A Sly Portrait

4 Boys

Sun Worshipper

rAfter the rain, I saw this man worshipping the sun.

Great Group Portrait.

Skater Girls. They were happy to oblige. 

Mt Hotel and the coming storm.

It did end up raining, but it was kind of nice and it didn't last.

note the taxi's in the foreground and how they are painted....like wasps.

View from my room of coming storm over the sea.

A Beautiful Lichtenstein Sculpture

in the manner of Miro.

I broke down and took the tourist bus.

It almost killed me, but, I could jump on and off. Also, I wouldn't have seen the waterfront at all or the beautiful olympic park. It did help me get more of a feel for Barcelona.

The Sagrada Familia

http://www.sagradafamilia.cat/sf-eng/index.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia

Gaudi...crowded, unusual, worth a trip back when there aren't big crowds. Also, lots of work going on there, with cranes and scaffolding.

Lunch at Tipic Catala

I could not find the restaurant that I was looking for and stumbled upon this sweet little wine shop.

I am a bit tired of cheese and ham and sausage. They did have a great cold pea and mint soup.

Additionally, they had a great sound system and were plating Bruce Springsteen.  The wine was Catalonia which I think is north of Barcelona. It was really outstanding. They had a big communal table where I sat. I had to speak in French as the woman could not speak English. This was in the area of the Gaudi Cathedral, Sagrada Familia.

Sleeper

Beautiful Spanish Grafitti

Rain after lunch

Sidewalks look like this.

Tapas Lunch at Taberna Del Cobre

I started with Guacamole and chips ( can't get these in France)

Potatoes with a spicy sauce...SO GOOD!

Foie with onions...Excellent, not asking what kind of foie.

And Spanish Beer