Barcelona, May 2006

Page 1: sights of the city

Teatime in the penthouse cafe of El Corte Inglés: Mary, Christine and Simon.

This Roman tower, part of the original city walls, dates from the 4th century AD.

Typical residential carrer in the old part of the city.

Fruit stall in the Boqueria market.

La Rambla: pavement mosaic by Joan Miró.

Another sort of street art, a paper sculpture over a metro vent.

Gaudi's famous dragon mosaic at the entrance to Parc Güell.

Serpentine seating round the Plaza in Parc Güell.

Mary under one of the whimsical viaducts in Parc Güell.

Another of Gaudi's viaducts.

Gaudi's apartment block La Pedrera

Roof turret on La Pedrera.

Another Gaudi house, Casa Battló.

Casa Lleo Morera, another flamboyantly designed building, this time not by Gaudi.