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Metal Skin

Multidisciplinary artist Julio Nieto’s art collection Piel de Metal (Metal Skin) has been touring mainland Spain and the Canary Islands since 2008.  A piece entitled Coreografía was installed outdoors in Barcelona […]

Yellow Reflections

These reflections in the Cathedral Square in Barcelona, turned a boring modern building into something beautiful. And the source of the reflections: Linked to Word a Week: Yellow, Weekend Reflections and […]
Yellow Reflections

Night Sky over Santa Maria del Mar

-Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 21 Every Thursday, I publish a post containing photo(s) taken from above or below, and invite you to join in the challenge by posting your own photos with […]

Sitting Bull

This cogitating bovine is one of two sculptures by Josep Granyer that decorate the Rambla de Catalunya in Barcelona.  This one is El Toro Assegut  or “Sitting Bull” and was created […]

Gothic Reflection

The quaint, narrow streets of Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter are often dark at ground level, but the sunlight can be seen playing in the windows above and in the open squares. […]

With Cape and Hat in Barcelona

“Amb capa i barret hi ve cada nit Pèius Gener” This tiled mural in Barcelona depicts the Spanish writer, journalist and playwright Babot Gener Pompey (1848-1920), often known as Peius.  He was bohemian and extrovert, a man of […]

Pink Epiphany!

With Christmas celebrations in some European countries continuing until Epiphany, or Twelfth Night, I’m sharing a pink yule log today.  These cute logs dispense small Christmas presents, usually sweets, for […]

Windows – Ohla la

Barcelona’s windows never fail to impress. These particular fenestrations belong to a neo-classical building, built on the site of the former palace of the first Count of Barcelona.  Previously a […]