Barcelona: Fun, Sun, Protest and Bird Poop?

Barcelona was so much fun and very relaxing.

Too cute! A dog gettin' his pose on

A stroll by the beach

yes, that is a tree house that one of the many protesters lives in during the protest over unemployment in the city center. I actually saw 2 tree houses both with mattresses.  I also saw a bird eating another bird in the fountain, but I think I'll not show that picture. Its gross.

yep, thats really a naked man walking on the beach. His shorts were under his arm. He was the ONLY nude person on the beach.

Very cute egg stand at the fabulous food market

Ummm... is that? Yes! eeekK! eww!

Gaudi designed this beauty

Another Gaudi beauty. The roof of this one resembles the scales of a dragon

Elvis? Is that you?

Barcelona victory celebration in La Rambla ~ The red to the right is where someone just set off a flare. A flare?! We had just walked off right before they set the trash can to our left on fire.

I'm pretty sure this kid woke up sore the next day

Uh oh! Yep! That's fresh bird poop alright. Sorry, dude!

Barcelona!

We just got back from a fantastic weekend in Barcelona!  We just happened to be there when Barcelona beat Manchester United in the Championship soccer game.  La Rambla came alive after the victory and we were right in the heart of it all. I'll be posting pictures once I get our laundry under control.

As always, I have SO much to share and don't know where to start.

I think I will start with the cool roof top pool/terrace area of our hotel (Hotel 1898 located on La Rambla)

Pictures of the Hotel 1898 roof top: