Entering "The Camping"
"The Camping"
This is "Carrefour" - the spanish equivalent of Wal Mart
A sign in Avila
"Four Posts" in Avila
View of the walled town in Avila from Four Posts
I think this was a school in Avila
Another view of the walled town
Avila
Avila
Avila
Note the stork kickin' it on the tower (yes, it's real)
On the way from Avila to Salamanca, we stopped to visit Carlos E.'s aunt, who lives in the house he grew up in. This is the front of the house. It's in a tiny town of maybe 25 or so people. His aunt took us inside and gave us a little tour of the house. The walls were made of thick stone, so the house was dramatically cooler inside as a result. This was one of my favorite stops on the trip, since it was like touring a museum, but we could actully touch the contents.
A view down the street in tiny town
Plaza Mayor in downtown Salamanca. Looks like they were setting up for some sort of performance.
Plaza Mayor in Salamanca. By 9:00 or 10:00 pm, all of the tables in the foreground will be full of hungry and thirsty Spaniards.
Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca
These cranes are everywhere in Spain. There is always some sort of construction or refurbishing going on.
Typical street in an old Spanish town (this is particularly wide one!)
Toledo
Toledo is famous for it's steel manufacturing. Here is one of many stores that sells swords and knives and shields and the like.
Information on this location (and the two photos after) is on the following photo
Downtown Alcala de Henares, near the Plaza de Cervantes
The home of Miguel Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote"
This sign applies to the next five photos (Segovia)
The next three photos are of the Segovia Aqueduct. It consists of 88 arches and contains over 20,000 stones. It is nearly 2000 years old (!) and has a maximum height of 100 feet (!!)
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
This sign applies to the previous three photos
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Wind fans on a field along the highway. The bull billboard is a common sight on roads all around Spain, and is the logo of a Spanish wine company.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
This is "Carrefour" - the spanish equivalent of Wal Mart
A sign in Avila
"Four Posts" in Avila
View of the walled town in Avila from Four Posts
I think this was a school in Avila
Another view of the walled town
Avila
Avila
Avila
Note the stork kickin' it on the tower (yes, it's real)
On the way from Avila to Salamanca, we stopped to visit Carlos E.'s aunt, who lives in the house he grew up in. This is the front of the house. It's in a tiny town of maybe 25 or so people. His aunt took us inside and gave us a little tour of the house. The walls were made of thick stone, so the house was dramatically cooler inside as a result. This was one of my favorite stops on the trip, since it was like touring a museum, but we could actully touch the contents.
A view down the street in tiny town
Plaza Mayor in downtown Salamanca. Looks like they were setting up for some sort of performance.
Plaza Mayor in Salamanca. By 9:00 or 10:00 pm, all of the tables in the foreground will be full of hungry and thirsty Spaniards.
Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca
These cranes are everywhere in Spain. There is always some sort of construction or refurbishing going on.
Typical street in an old Spanish town (this is particularly wide one!)
Toledo
Toledo is famous for it's steel manufacturing. Here is one of many stores that sells swords and knives and shields and the like.
Information on this location (and the two photos after) is on the following photo
Downtown Alcala de Henares, near the Plaza de Cervantes
The home of Miguel Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote"
This sign applies to the next five photos (Segovia)
The next three photos are of the Segovia Aqueduct. It consists of 88 arches and contains over 20,000 stones. It is nearly 2000 years old (!) and has a maximum height of 100 feet (!!)
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
This sign applies to the previous three photos
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Wind fans on a field along the highway. The bull billboard is a common sight on roads all around Spain, and is the logo of a Spanish wine company.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
"Four Posts" in Avila
View of the walled town in Avila from Four Posts
I think this was a school in Avila
Another view of the walled town
Avila
Avila
Avila
Note the stork kickin' it on the tower (yes, it's real)
On the way from Avila to Salamanca, we stopped to visit Carlos E.'s aunt, who lives in the house he grew up in. This is the front of the house. It's in a tiny town of maybe 25 or so people. His aunt took us inside and gave us a little tour of the house. The walls were made of thick stone, so the house was dramatically cooler inside as a result. This was one of my favorite stops on the trip, since it was like touring a museum, but we could actully touch the contents.
A view down the street in tiny town
Plaza Mayor in downtown Salamanca. Looks like they were setting up for some sort of performance.
Plaza Mayor in Salamanca. By 9:00 or 10:00 pm, all of the tables in the foreground will be full of hungry and thirsty Spaniards.
Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca
These cranes are everywhere in Spain. There is always some sort of construction or refurbishing going on.
Typical street in an old Spanish town (this is particularly wide one!)
Toledo
Toledo is famous for it's steel manufacturing. Here is one of many stores that sells swords and knives and shields and the like.
Information on this location (and the two photos after) is on the following photo
Downtown Alcala de Henares, near the Plaza de Cervantes
The home of Miguel Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote"
This sign applies to the next five photos (Segovia)
The next three photos are of the Segovia Aqueduct. It consists of 88 arches and contains over 20,000 stones. It is nearly 2000 years old (!) and has a maximum height of 100 feet (!!)
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
This sign applies to the previous three photos
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Wind fans on a field along the highway. The bull billboard is a common sight on roads all around Spain, and is the logo of a Spanish wine company.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
I think this was a school in Avila
Another view of the walled town
Avila
Avila
Avila
Note the stork kickin' it on the tower (yes, it's real)
On the way from Avila to Salamanca, we stopped to visit Carlos E.'s aunt, who lives in the house he grew up in. This is the front of the house. It's in a tiny town of maybe 25 or so people. His aunt took us inside and gave us a little tour of the house. The walls were made of thick stone, so the house was dramatically cooler inside as a result. This was one of my favorite stops on the trip, since it was like touring a museum, but we could actully touch the contents.
A view down the street in tiny town
Plaza Mayor in downtown Salamanca. Looks like they were setting up for some sort of performance.
Plaza Mayor in Salamanca. By 9:00 or 10:00 pm, all of the tables in the foreground will be full of hungry and thirsty Spaniards.
Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca
These cranes are everywhere in Spain. There is always some sort of construction or refurbishing going on.
Typical street in an old Spanish town (this is particularly wide one!)
Toledo
Toledo is famous for it's steel manufacturing. Here is one of many stores that sells swords and knives and shields and the like.
Information on this location (and the two photos after) is on the following photo
Downtown Alcala de Henares, near the Plaza de Cervantes
The home of Miguel Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote"
This sign applies to the next five photos (Segovia)
The next three photos are of the Segovia Aqueduct. It consists of 88 arches and contains over 20,000 stones. It is nearly 2000 years old (!) and has a maximum height of 100 feet (!!)
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
This sign applies to the previous three photos
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Wind fans on a field along the highway. The bull billboard is a common sight on roads all around Spain, and is the logo of a Spanish wine company.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Avila
Avila
Avila
Note the stork kickin' it on the tower (yes, it's real)
On the way from Avila to Salamanca, we stopped to visit Carlos E.'s aunt, who lives in the house he grew up in. This is the front of the house. It's in a tiny town of maybe 25 or so people. His aunt took us inside and gave us a little tour of the house. The walls were made of thick stone, so the house was dramatically cooler inside as a result. This was one of my favorite stops on the trip, since it was like touring a museum, but we could actully touch the contents.
A view down the street in tiny town
Plaza Mayor in downtown Salamanca. Looks like they were setting up for some sort of performance.
Plaza Mayor in Salamanca. By 9:00 or 10:00 pm, all of the tables in the foreground will be full of hungry and thirsty Spaniards.
Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca
These cranes are everywhere in Spain. There is always some sort of construction or refurbishing going on.
Typical street in an old Spanish town (this is particularly wide one!)
Toledo
Toledo is famous for it's steel manufacturing. Here is one of many stores that sells swords and knives and shields and the like.
Information on this location (and the two photos after) is on the following photo
Downtown Alcala de Henares, near the Plaza de Cervantes
The home of Miguel Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote"
This sign applies to the next five photos (Segovia)
The next three photos are of the Segovia Aqueduct. It consists of 88 arches and contains over 20,000 stones. It is nearly 2000 years old (!) and has a maximum height of 100 feet (!!)
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
This sign applies to the previous three photos
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Wind fans on a field along the highway. The bull billboard is a common sight on roads all around Spain, and is the logo of a Spanish wine company.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Avila
Note the stork kickin' it on the tower (yes, it's real)
On the way from Avila to Salamanca, we stopped to visit Carlos E.'s aunt, who lives in the house he grew up in. This is the front of the house. It's in a tiny town of maybe 25 or so people. His aunt took us inside and gave us a little tour of the house. The walls were made of thick stone, so the house was dramatically cooler inside as a result. This was one of my favorite stops on the trip, since it was like touring a museum, but we could actully touch the contents.
A view down the street in tiny town
Plaza Mayor in downtown Salamanca. Looks like they were setting up for some sort of performance.
Plaza Mayor in Salamanca. By 9:00 or 10:00 pm, all of the tables in the foreground will be full of hungry and thirsty Spaniards.
Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca
These cranes are everywhere in Spain. There is always some sort of construction or refurbishing going on.
Typical street in an old Spanish town (this is particularly wide one!)
Toledo
Toledo is famous for it's steel manufacturing. Here is one of many stores that sells swords and knives and shields and the like.
Information on this location (and the two photos after) is on the following photo
Downtown Alcala de Henares, near the Plaza de Cervantes
The home of Miguel Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote"
This sign applies to the next five photos (Segovia)
The next three photos are of the Segovia Aqueduct. It consists of 88 arches and contains over 20,000 stones. It is nearly 2000 years old (!) and has a maximum height of 100 feet (!!)
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
This sign applies to the previous three photos
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Wind fans on a field along the highway. The bull billboard is a common sight on roads all around Spain, and is the logo of a Spanish wine company.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
On the way from Avila to Salamanca, we stopped to visit Carlos E.'s aunt, who lives in the house he grew up in. This is the front of the house. It's in a tiny town of maybe 25 or so people. His aunt took us inside and gave us a little tour of the house. The walls were made of thick stone, so the house was dramatically cooler inside as a result. This was one of my favorite stops on the trip, since it was like touring a museum, but we could actully touch the contents.
A view down the street in tiny town
Plaza Mayor in downtown Salamanca. Looks like they were setting up for some sort of performance.
Plaza Mayor in Salamanca. By 9:00 or 10:00 pm, all of the tables in the foreground will be full of hungry and thirsty Spaniards.
Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca
These cranes are everywhere in Spain. There is always some sort of construction or refurbishing going on.
Typical street in an old Spanish town (this is particularly wide one!)
Toledo
Toledo is famous for it's steel manufacturing. Here is one of many stores that sells swords and knives and shields and the like.
Information on this location (and the two photos after) is on the following photo
Downtown Alcala de Henares, near the Plaza de Cervantes
The home of Miguel Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote"
This sign applies to the next five photos (Segovia)
The next three photos are of the Segovia Aqueduct. It consists of 88 arches and contains over 20,000 stones. It is nearly 2000 years old (!) and has a maximum height of 100 feet (!!)
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
This sign applies to the previous three photos
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Wind fans on a field along the highway. The bull billboard is a common sight on roads all around Spain, and is the logo of a Spanish wine company.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Plaza Mayor in downtown Salamanca. Looks like they were setting up for some sort of performance.
Plaza Mayor in Salamanca. By 9:00 or 10:00 pm, all of the tables in the foreground will be full of hungry and thirsty Spaniards.
Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca
These cranes are everywhere in Spain. There is always some sort of construction or refurbishing going on.
Typical street in an old Spanish town (this is particularly wide one!)
Toledo
Toledo is famous for it's steel manufacturing. Here is one of many stores that sells swords and knives and shields and the like.
Information on this location (and the two photos after) is on the following photo
Downtown Alcala de Henares, near the Plaza de Cervantes
The home of Miguel Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote"
This sign applies to the next five photos (Segovia)
The next three photos are of the Segovia Aqueduct. It consists of 88 arches and contains over 20,000 stones. It is nearly 2000 years old (!) and has a maximum height of 100 feet (!!)
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
This sign applies to the previous three photos
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Wind fans on a field along the highway. The bull billboard is a common sight on roads all around Spain, and is the logo of a Spanish wine company.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca
These cranes are everywhere in Spain. There is always some sort of construction or refurbishing going on.
Typical street in an old Spanish town (this is particularly wide one!)
Toledo
Toledo is famous for it's steel manufacturing. Here is one of many stores that sells swords and knives and shields and the like.
Information on this location (and the two photos after) is on the following photo
Downtown Alcala de Henares, near the Plaza de Cervantes
The home of Miguel Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote"
This sign applies to the next five photos (Segovia)
The next three photos are of the Segovia Aqueduct. It consists of 88 arches and contains over 20,000 stones. It is nearly 2000 years old (!) and has a maximum height of 100 feet (!!)
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
This sign applies to the previous three photos
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Wind fans on a field along the highway. The bull billboard is a common sight on roads all around Spain, and is the logo of a Spanish wine company.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Salamanca
Salamanca
These cranes are everywhere in Spain. There is always some sort of construction or refurbishing going on.
Typical street in an old Spanish town (this is particularly wide one!)
Toledo
Toledo is famous for it's steel manufacturing. Here is one of many stores that sells swords and knives and shields and the like.
Information on this location (and the two photos after) is on the following photo
Downtown Alcala de Henares, near the Plaza de Cervantes
The home of Miguel Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote"
This sign applies to the next five photos (Segovia)
The next three photos are of the Segovia Aqueduct. It consists of 88 arches and contains over 20,000 stones. It is nearly 2000 years old (!) and has a maximum height of 100 feet (!!)
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
This sign applies to the previous three photos
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Wind fans on a field along the highway. The bull billboard is a common sight on roads all around Spain, and is the logo of a Spanish wine company.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
These cranes are everywhere in Spain. There is always some sort of construction or refurbishing going on.
Typical street in an old Spanish town (this is particularly wide one!)
Toledo
Toledo is famous for it's steel manufacturing. Here is one of many stores that sells swords and knives and shields and the like.
Information on this location (and the two photos after) is on the following photo
Downtown Alcala de Henares, near the Plaza de Cervantes
The home of Miguel Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote"
This sign applies to the next five photos (Segovia)
The next three photos are of the Segovia Aqueduct. It consists of 88 arches and contains over 20,000 stones. It is nearly 2000 years old (!) and has a maximum height of 100 feet (!!)
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
This sign applies to the previous three photos
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Wind fans on a field along the highway. The bull billboard is a common sight on roads all around Spain, and is the logo of a Spanish wine company.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Toledo
Toledo is famous for it's steel manufacturing. Here is one of many stores that sells swords and knives and shields and the like.
Information on this location (and the two photos after) is on the following photo
Downtown Alcala de Henares, near the Plaza de Cervantes
The home of Miguel Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote"
This sign applies to the next five photos (Segovia)
The next three photos are of the Segovia Aqueduct. It consists of 88 arches and contains over 20,000 stones. It is nearly 2000 years old (!) and has a maximum height of 100 feet (!!)
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
This sign applies to the previous three photos
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Wind fans on a field along the highway. The bull billboard is a common sight on roads all around Spain, and is the logo of a Spanish wine company.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Information on this location (and the two photos after) is on the following photo
Downtown Alcala de Henares, near the Plaza de Cervantes
The home of Miguel Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote"
This sign applies to the next five photos (Segovia)
The next three photos are of the Segovia Aqueduct. It consists of 88 arches and contains over 20,000 stones. It is nearly 2000 years old (!) and has a maximum height of 100 feet (!!)
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
This sign applies to the previous three photos
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Wind fans on a field along the highway. The bull billboard is a common sight on roads all around Spain, and is the logo of a Spanish wine company.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
The home of Miguel Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote"
This sign applies to the next five photos (Segovia)
The next three photos are of the Segovia Aqueduct. It consists of 88 arches and contains over 20,000 stones. It is nearly 2000 years old (!) and has a maximum height of 100 feet (!!)
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
This sign applies to the previous three photos
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Wind fans on a field along the highway. The bull billboard is a common sight on roads all around Spain, and is the logo of a Spanish wine company.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
The next three photos are of the Segovia Aqueduct. It consists of 88 arches and contains over 20,000 stones. It is nearly 2000 years old (!) and has a maximum height of 100 feet (!!)
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
This sign applies to the previous three photos
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Wind fans on a field along the highway. The bull billboard is a common sight on roads all around Spain, and is the logo of a Spanish wine company.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
This sign applies to the previous three photos
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Wind fans on a field along the highway. The bull billboard is a common sight on roads all around Spain, and is the logo of a Spanish wine company.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Segovia
Segovia
This sign applies to the previous three photos
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Wind fans on a field along the highway. The bull billboard is a common sight on roads all around Spain, and is the logo of a Spanish wine company.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
This sign applies to the previous three photos
Segovia
Segovia
Segovia
Wind fans on a field along the highway. The bull billboard is a common sight on roads all around Spain, and is the logo of a Spanish wine company.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Segovia
Segovia
Wind fans on a field along the highway. The bull billboard is a common sight on roads all around Spain, and is the logo of a Spanish wine company.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Wind fans on a field along the highway. The bull billboard is a common sight on roads all around Spain, and is the logo of a Spanish wine company.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Zaragoza
A furniture store in Girona
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Mickey D's in Girona. The red sign is a "Do Not Enter" sign.
The beach at Platja D'Aro. The furthest that people are visible near the top of the photo is where I walked from to get this shot.
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Children frolic in the comfortable water
A close up of the beautiful, crystal clear Mediterranean Sea
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
View from a cafe in Tossa de Mar. In the distance is another walled town.
Ah yes... beautiful Cadaques - by far my favorite area that we visited
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Cadaques
Cadaques
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
A banner advertising upcoming entertainment events in Cadaques
Rough surface of a road in Cadaques. Made for a bumpy ride for Diego!
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
A Caraques street
One of many beautiful Caraques views
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Cap de Creus
Cap de Creus is the eastern-most point of Spain
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Cap de Creus lighthouse
This is the spot where I stood for about a half hour, taking in the breathtaking views. This is probably the most beautiful spot I've ever been. This, and the following photos don't do it justice. This is the view to the south-east...
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
...to the east...
...to the north-east
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
...and due north. Off in the distance is France. I didn't want to leave this place!
This, and the following several photos are of Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Note the mirror on the left hand side of the photo. It was strategically placed by Dali so that as soon as the sun rose, it would reflect directly to his bed, shown on the next photo. He would brag that he was the first person in all of Spain to see sunlight evey day.
Dali's "entertainment" spot at the end of the pool
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Dali's pool...
...which, in case you didn't know, or notice, is shaped like a part of the male anatomy. Yeah, this guy was way out there!
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
He had a thing for the Michelin man, too
Cadaques fire station
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Cadaques fire station
The view from what became affectionately known to my buddy Carlos and I as "Sure Thing Point", in Cadaques. Why, you ask? While we were up there enjoying the view, a young fellow rode up in a scooter with a female friend as his passenger. They found a spot to sit, and he proceeded to point in different directions and tell a little story about each location. It was late in the evening, the sun was about to set, there was a slight breeze blowing... get where I'm going with this?
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Another view from "Sure Thing Point"
The preceeding two photos were the views the people in this house have. Ain't life a bitch?
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
This cat looked up at me and said "el meow"
Spanish sidewalks are not just boring, poured concrete. They almost always consist of some sort of decorative tile or the like. Here is one example.
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Computer supply store in Granollers
A relatively small, four-story building with businesses on the ground floor, and pisos, or apartments on the upper floors.
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
A small power equipment store
Another example of a sidewalk
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
This autopista (freeway) could take you all the way to Valencia (the original one), but we were headed to Barcelona. At bottom left is one of the local indoor malls, the "Baricentro", which we visited a couple of times.
Being the sports nut that I am, I requested that we visit the home stadium of the defending league champion FC Barcelona soccer team. The first day we were there, when they heard that I was an auto racing fan, they took me to see the Formula One track near Barcelona, but I didn't have my camera on me. Soccer (futbol) and Formula One racing are two of the most popular professional spectator sports in Europe.
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Our next stop in Barcelona was the amazing Sagrada Familia cathedral. It's been under construction for about a hundred years, and will take about another fifty years to complete. Wow...
A worker polishes one of the tiles to be installed
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
A close up of one of the decorative tiles
Installation of stained glass windows is going on in this area
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Standing at the base and looking straight up at four of the towers
One of the building supply storage areas
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
One of the many small scale models inside the cathedral
This inverted model was used to test the integrity of the structure
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
La Sagrada Familia's architect
Arco de Triunfo in Barcelona
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Barcelona train station (train line to France)
One view of the famous statue of Christopher Columbus pointing to the west at the end of La Rambla in Barcelona
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Another view of the Columbus statue
A busy afternoon on La Rambla in Barcelona
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
Barcelona City Hall
Just another business day in Barcelona
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page
More shoppers
The window display at the Nike store in Barcelona salutes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victory
Return to Spain Vacation 2005 page