Walking in Spain

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Sagrada Familia soda machine

The Sagrada Familia, Antoni Gaudí's unfinished masterpiece, is one of Barcelona's most popular tourist attractions and its most important landmark. I couldn't get a shot of the entire church on one frame. Here's the official site.

Copito de Nieve, Floquet de Neu, Snowflake

Snowflake, the albino gorilla at the Barcelona Zoo. Read about him here.
Sadly, Snowflake passed away in 2003.

Graffiti, Barcelona

Friends in Barcelona

This is Pepe de Juan, a photographer, and his wife Carma, a graphic designer. They took me under their wing during my stay in Barcelona and showed me all the cool places to see.

Mimes of Barcelona

One of the highlights of visiting Barcelona was walking along La Rambla and watching the various mimes, or performance artists, who pose motionless for long periods of time, sometimes balanced on a small platform. They wear elaborate costumes and usually paint their faces and/or bodies to resemble statues.

Church, Ferris wheel at Tibidabo, Barcelona

Tibidabo is a mountain overlooking Barcelona. It is the tallest mountain in the Serra de Collserola and has a spectacular view of the city and the surrounding coastline. There is an amusement park, a telecommunications tower and a Catholic church, the Temple de Sagrat Cor, at the top, all of which are visible from most of the city.

The name Tibidabo derives from the Latin Vulgate Bible verses:
"…et dixit illi haec tibi omnia dabo si cadens adoraveris me"
— "And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me" (Matthew 4:9);
"…et ait ei tibi dabo potestatem hanc universam et gloriam illorum quia mihi tradita sunt et cui volo do illa"
— "All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it" (Luke 4:6).

This was said to Jesus by the devil as they looked down from an exceeding high mountain upon all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them. The name of the hill seems to be a reference to the view.

Bjork concert poster, Barcelona

Lost in Translation, Barcelona

I didn't photograph any cops, I swear!