¨Barthelona¨

Just spent about 5 days in Barcelona, struggling to understand opening hours, directions to everywhere, Halloween-appropriated sailors from Germany, what to do on a Sunday, as well as how to speak Spain Spanish. Spain - or Barcelona - was a little different to what i had imagined, but nonetheless some FANTASTIC architecture, pretty good food and some great little quirky shops. But of course, it's all in the pictures....

Food...







Architecture...

Avignon street, where Picasso based his revolutionary piece; Les Demoiselles de Avignon

Old Jewish quarter

- A Synagogue


Olympic Village...














Art...

MACBA








La Rambla street performers...

Lyon

Last week went to Lyon, south of France, to visit Joel and check out the university town. Was there for less than 24 hours yet i got a great sense of the city´s charming, intimate streets lined with great bars and supposedly good places to eat.

BUT I´m not going to lie by hiding my disappointment at the tranquility of the city, given the excitement of the riots that had dominated the streets a week earlier. Ah well.

Tintin!!




Remains of last week´s riots




Eating dinner in the art deco restaurant, Georges. Yummmmm.