ciudad multicolor

Barcelona in color.

The blue of the sky and the sea.

The green of the trees, the parks and the innumerable urban jungle balconies.

The yellow and black of the taxis and the red of the buses.

The pink of of all trees in bloom and the blossom carpets on the pavement. (we even came across a 'pink' greyhound dog)

The bright colors of the waving laundry, balloon vendors and street art.

And obviously the myriad colors in Gaudí mosaics...

few bcn favorites

A few of my new favorite BCN spots to eat, drink and shop some vintage stuff. It had been a few years since we visited Barcelona, long enough to discover new places.

Try to visit El Nacional, an 'urban jungle' restaurant with different areas. The hundred year old space, was formerly used as a café theatre, leather factory, car dealership and a private garage. El Nacional is located on the Passeig de Gràcia 24 Bis, in a small small street between Zara Home and Mango Kids. The courtyard and entrance full of plants is already worth a visit.

Have a drink and tapas on the colorful terrace of Ocaña café on Plaza Real.

Vintage shopping at PNB store (Product National Brut) in Raval. They sell vintage clothes, some awesome furniture and vintage pieces. They had a few beautiful unique gigantic letters in store, impossible to fit in your hand luggage and unfortunately they don't ship anything.

barcelona revisited

First spring days in Barcelona during the Easter weekend.

Day one - Good Friday - 30982 steps on my iPhone pedometer.