Beautiful Barcelona

BEAUTIFUL BARCELONA 

Feb 2025

This month I was in Barcelona Spain. Its such a beautiful world city. A few things make this place special.

. Mountains meet the Mediterranean Sea 
. Nice beaches
. Wide, clean roads for walking
. Architecture from Roman times to now
. Sagrada Familia Basilica, the museum and Park Guell filled with Antoni Gaudis works. Simply breath taking stuff.
. Excellence in public transportation. I stayed for 4cdays. 2 days i was using only metro, bus, tram and hop on and off bus.
. City of immigrants from north Africa, west and south Asia, north and western Europe.
. Lovely food. Even a vegetarian like me had several great options. And the cheese varieties and fruits of Mediterranean like oranges peaches and grapes 
. A sporting culture. I witnessed the Barcelona marathon last Sunday. I also had a chance to visit the 1992 Barcelona Olympics stadium, where the famous Barca aka FC Barcelona plays, they have produced great stars from Cryuff, Maradona, Messi to Yamal. 
. Lower cost of living compared to northern Europe. A great climate especially in spring and summer 
. Last but not least the people. Though many can't speak English they are generally helpful to foreigners. I had a colleague, a local, who helped me plan my few days holidays. She generously also gave her valuable time on a weekend to help me get on the right metro and trams. 

I can go on. But allow me to share a few pictures which might tell a better story.

Nash Narasimhan Tupil 

Park Guell by Antoni Gaudi

Sagrada Familia by Antoni Gaudi

Gaudis pillars are like trees in a forest

This is NOT leaf and lizard. But sculptures 
Stained glass work in amazing
Jesus sculpture in Sagrada 
Sagrada is equidistant from sea and hills

Catalan monuments 
Catalan monuments 

Barcelona beach

Beautiful evening in an avenue 
Gaudis house architecture 

Columbus Statue. Though he was Italian he was sponsored by Spanish kings only.

Modern Architecture 
La Rambla 
Gothic architecture 

Before Olimpic stadium where FCB play

My custom FC Barcelona T shirt
Modern Architecture 









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