Montjuic, the torch tower & Olympic cauldron
I spent a good hour here, just after sunrise, playing with the form of the giant white Olympic torch, an […]
Cityscapes, Urban & Street
Catalan literary giants
They were at least ten feet tall and drawn on the walls…near the intersection of the Diagonal and Carrer de
A study of cobblestone art (“adoquines”)
The French call it pave (think of the famous bike race Paris-Roubaix). We might say merely “bricks” or “cobblestones”. It
Montjuic, Barcelona
Montjuic, the wonderful hill that sits on the southwest edge of Barcelona, is another great sunrise or sunset destination for
Parc del Fòrum, Barcelona
This area along the Barcelona coast would be a great site for a photography workshop. There are all kinds of
Leading lines in Park Güell
This home is the Casa Martí Trias i Domènech, built in 1905 in Park Güell…
Barcelona’s W Hotel (“Hotel Vela”)
Shaped like a sail (“una vela”), this elegant hotel has been a landmark (and a controversy) at the entrance to the
Pens and Feathers
“Pluma” is actually the word for feather in Castellano but also came to refer to the writing instrument made from such
Catalan freedom of expression and protest
The Catalan culture has a long history of (normally) very peaceful protest movements. The current independence movement being the most
The Argentine Consulate Building, Barcelona
It is on the elegant Passeig de Gràcia and, at night, is illuminated just as the Commissioner and Batman would