Spain 2023 – Barcelona

Finally able to travel again so here’s the first contribution of many to come. Departing from Perth, Western Australia on the Qantas direct to Heathrow flight and a connecting flight to Barcelona. Two weeks in Spain and then on to four weeks in the UK.

 


Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport, Longford, London, England UK

 


Snowcaps over France, BA 0474 to Barcelona, Spain

 


Villanove de Sau Village, Catalonia, Spain

 


Preparing to Land, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Carrer Nou de la Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

 


Doors, 66 La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

 


Colonnade, Carrer de Colom, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

 


Font de les Tres Gràcies, Plaça Reial, Carrer de Colom, La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Font de les Tres Gràcies = Source of the Three Graces

 


La Rambla at Night, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

 


Motor Cycle Police Officer, La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

 


“My Fucking Restaurant”, Carrer Nou de la Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

 


Ornate Gate, 48 La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

 


Street Lamp, Plaça Reial, Carrer de Colom, La Rambla, Barcelona, Spain

 


Plaque, Hotel Les Quatre Nacions, 40 La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

 


Statue of Frederic Soler, La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Better known by his pen name Serafí Pitarra, Frederic Soler was a Catalan playwright who wrote over a hundred plays as well as several books of poetry. The white marble monument which was erected in his memory stands directly opposite Barcelona’s oldest theatre, Teatre Principal.

 


Street Lamps, La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

 


“American Soda”, Carrer de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

 


“Be Safe and Always Use the Crosswalk”, La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

 


Carved Stone Pillar, Hotel Ramblas, La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

 


Commemoration Plaque, Monument a Colom, Plaça del Portal de la Pau, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

 

Columbus Monument, Plaça Portal de la Pau, Plaça del Portal de la Pau, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
It was constructed for the Exposición Universal de Barcelona (1888) in honor of Columbus’ first voyage to the Americas. The monument serves as a reminder that Christopher Columbus reported to Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand V in Barcelona after his first trip to the new continent.

 


Lion Statue, Plaça del Portal de la Pau, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
One of 8 Guarding the Columbus Memorial

 


Delegacion de Defensa, Plaça del Portal de la Pau, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Delegacion de Defensa = Department of Defence

 


I 🍃 Cannabis, La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

 


Wallace Fountain, La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Major changes to Barcelona’s water supply in the second half of the 19th century brought a huge rise in the number of drinking fountains. Against this backdrop, fountains in the style of Paris’s emblematic Wallace fountains became part of the city’s heritage.

 


Pee in the Right Place“, La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

 


The Old Irish Pub, La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
No matter where you go, there’s an Irish Pub!

 


City Panorama, Castell de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

 


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