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The Origins at La Pedrera

This summer, you can join an unusual night tour of La Pedrera.  Known as The Origins, this tour spends some time in the vaulted laundry area, beneath the roof terrace, […]

Borrow a Bicing in Barcelona

These rental bikes, now sponsored by Vodaphone and unmissable in red and white with a strident Vodaphone branded mudguard, are part of the public transport scheme in Barcelona.  You’ll see […]

A Favourite Place

Barcelona is one of my favourite cities in the World (though the list does grow as I continue to travel!) and Plaça del Rei is one of my favourite squares.  There’s […]

Which Way Next?

There’s so much to do in Barcelona – deciding where o go can be difficult!   Linked to Which Way? Copyright Debbie Smyth, 27 May 2015    

La Pedrera at Night

Neither the safety fences nor the weather could detract from the beauty of Gaudi’s fancy chimneys at La Pedrera. Linked to Good Fences. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 21 May 2015    

A Fine Moustache

  There can’t be a more famous exuberant moustache, surely? Linked to Cee’s B&W Challenge. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 21 May 2015      

La Pedrera before the Rain

-Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 89 Every Thursday, I publish a post containing photos taken from above or below, and invite you to join in the challenge by posting your own […]

Old Lady Lent

La Vella Quaresma, or Old Lady Lent, is usually represented  by an old woman with a sour-looking face. She has seven legs, sometimes herrings as legs, and she normally carries a cod and a basket […]

Bench Bums in Barcelona

Fancy a break from all that sightseeing, shopping and dining in Barcelona?  Then why not take a break at the beach? Linked to Benches. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 17 May 2015