Barcelona Part 3 - Exploring the city

I think this is the building for the Archdiocese of Barcelona.  I thought the artwork was kinda neat :)

This is the Museum of the Archdiocese of Barcelona.  Antoni Gaudi designed the doors (he was a very devout Catholic).

An example of the artwork inside the Barcelona Cathedral.  Honestly, the church buildings in this city were amazing!

Leaving Barcelona was pretty sad for me.  I had such a great time seeing the sights and meeting new people!  But I definitely made the most of my time in this city, especially over the last few days!

One of our first sights on the Walking Tour was...  a replica of the statue of David (reminder - the original was by Michaelangelo and is in Florence) staring down on us.  Why?  I have no idea!

The flag with the red and yellow stripes is the flag of Catalan, the area that Barcelona is a part of.  The blue triangle with the white star makes it the Catalan flag of independence.  Given recent political developments...  Let's just say the next time I come to Barcelona, I may need to take another train to get into Spain :P

What I did: 

• September 30, 2012 - Barcelona Cathedral, free walking tour with Travel Bar, dinner and a night out with some new friends ;)
• October 1, 2012 - Free bike tour with Travel Bar (noticing a theme?), flight to Lisbon

La Rambla

More of La Rambla!

Highlights:

• Travel Bar Walking Tour - OK, I have to give a shout out for the Travel Bar Walking Tour and Chris G., our awesome Aussie tour guide!  This dude was probably the best tour guide I've ever had!  He was very cool and had such a huge wealth of knowledge about Barcelona and Catalonia.  His insights definitely helped me enjoy Barca even more.
• The folks I met on the Travel Bar Walking Tour - Yup, lots of good people here!  Had a great time hanging out, having a few drinks, and singing on stage at an Irish karaoke bar!  :)

Lowlights:

• Leaving :(

More paella lol

Can't Miss:  My man Chris G. and the Travel Bar Free Walking Tour!!!

 

That was a wicked bike!

At least, that's what I thought at first...  Riding around Barcelona on it was somewhat less awesome, lol!  But we did get lucky with the weather, because it ended up being a gorgeous, fantastic day for a bike ride around the city :)