barcelona - day 2
the morning began with a bus ride
from
portal de l'àngel
that's mary consulting the map
we were searching for a little piece of
hidden barcelona
once a garrison
now
a library
on
the university of pompeu fabra campus
designed
in
1847 by joseph fontserà
40 years later
a young architectural student
named
it took us a long time to find the site
but we could find no entry so we gave up
along the way
i spied
this mama and her child dressed
as
yes
a slice of bread
altho we'd bussed it out to the campus
we found the subway/metro
to get back
our next stop
was
poblenou cemetery
i think
that
gentleman was tending to his wife's crypt
as you can see
these are
incredibly old
some are far better maintained than others
but
there's something about them
that makes you want to know more
about the lives of those no longer with us
can you see
the bats
the skull and crossbones
there was no name
on the mausoleum
the statuary is so lovely so ancient
did you know i was a
taphophile?
of course
we had lunch
it was very windy
i was freezing
mary is the navigator on our adventures
here she's consulting the map
once again
to see the best way back
we took the bus
getting off to walk along
avinguda diagonal
or
house of spires
is
an unbelievable piece of architecture
we wandered along ending up looking for a starbucks
i needed a caffeine fix
while i love espresso
it is not coffee
we found both
starbucks
and
these beauties
to the left is
casa amatller
to the right
casa del libro
yup
another magnificent gaudy
side by side the sit on
passig de gràcia
as the sun set the lights came up
sometimes with a very long lens
one needs to get as far back as possible
if i not for that wall ...