:The Barcelona Update Proudly Presents :The Barcelona Update Proudly Presents

Beautiful Barca Beautiful Barca

One day in the old country, One day in the old country, a terrible darkness a terrible darkness

fell across the land….fell across the land….

Which was annoying as it was Which was annoying as it was already dark between Sep & Aprilalready dark between Sep & April

AND RAINYAND RAINY

AND SNOWYAND SNOWY

OK, THAT’S PROBABLY OK, THAT’S PROBABLY SET THE SCENE ENOUGH, LETS MOVE SET THE SCENE ENOUGH, LETS MOVE

ON?ON?

, ?Hang on did I mention this , ?Hang on did I mention this

Suddenly there was no Suddenly there was no reason to delay….reason to delay….

SORRY, alright, JUST SORRY, alright, JUST ONE MORE DISMAL PICTURE? ONE MORE DISMAL PICTURE?

OK, I’m Done, moving on: OK, I’m Done, moving on: YAY FOR RYANAIR!YAY FOR RYANAIR!

yay for SQUEEZYJET!yay for SQUEEZYJET!

/ Benvinguts a Barcelona / Benvinguts a Barcelona Bienvenidos a Barcelona Bienvenidos a Barcelona

’ Tourista tour is starting with September s Merce ’ Tourista tour is starting with September s Merce…festival…festival

Pyrotechnics Musical Pyrotechnics Musical

Every square had concerts Every square had concerts

, Human Towers Placa St Jaume , Human Towers Placa St Jaume

Lightshow projected onto Lightshow projected onto , Catalan parliament Placa St Jaume , Catalan parliament Placa St Jaume

Lightshow in Lightshow in Parc Ciudad Parc Ciudad

Correfoc Fire Run Correfoc Fire Run

Home & Las Ramblas Home & Las Ramblas

Dragon at entrance Dragon at entrance to Boqueria to Boqueria

Carrer Boqueria this week Carrer Boqueria this week

The nicer looking front end The nicer looking front end

Back end not so touristy looking Back end not so touristy looking

( ’ )Hotel on the street there s a lot ( ’ )Hotel on the street there s a lot

, The chestnut & potatoe people at the end of the street , The chestnut & potatoe people at the end of the street leading out onto the Ramblas leading out onto the Ramblas

homehome

I like these stairs in our building I like these stairs in our building

No tour would be complete without showing you No tour would be complete without showing you our stunning our stunning

and apparently locally famous cat proofed balcony and apparently locally famous cat proofed balcony

( Ramblas when sun went in this week it ( Ramblas when sun went in this week it )came back )came back

?Fruit statue man on a break ?Fruit statue man on a break

, Fruit veggies and, Fruit veggies and purple deep sea tentacly squid purple deep sea tentacly squid

Entrance Mercat Entrance Mercat de la Boqueria de la Boqueria

…More Barrio Gotico …More Barrio Gotico

Arc de Triomphe Arc de Triomphe

Arc de meat Arc de meat

Gran Teatre de Liceau Gran Teatre de Liceau

Liceau Metro Liceau Metro

Torres Agbar Torres Agbar

Parc Ciudad Parc Ciudad

is better than in photos is better than in photos

– , ,Glories mall oh dear Brent Cross – , ,Glories mall oh dear Brent Cross . sort yourself out . sort yourself out

Palau de Musica Palau de Musica

, …OK few bits of Gaudi just for form, …OK few bits of Gaudi just for form

yehooyehoo

( , ’ )oh dear we haven t done a Guadi fest yet( , ’ )oh dear we haven t done a Guadi fest yet

…Lets move on then …Lets move on then

:)Nosotros :)Nosotros

Catalan flag Catalan flag

PoliticsPolitics

WildlifeWildlife

ReligionReligion

5 . Barca FC just beat Madrid nil 5 . Barca FC just beat Madrid nil :Team captain Carles Pujol :Team captain Carles Pujol

( ) . justifably proud of gitano gypsy heritage ( ) . justifably proud of gitano gypsy heritage

= Barca not perfect but = Barca not perfect but = Sarkozy very stupid = Sarkozy very stupid

– Barcelona only a short flight away – Barcelona only a short flight away

Or somewhat longer Or somewhat longer ;)if the air controllers pull a strike again ;)if the air controllers pull a strike again

.Gracias por su attencion .Gracias por su attencion , . .Uno euro p f , . .Uno euro p f