Best of Barcelona

The La Boqueria market off La Rambla is full of great food and lots of people

La Boqueria Market with people shopping for fresh food

The prosciutto at La Boqueria Market

Looking straight on the bow of a spanish Galley at the Maritime Museum

Looking down the hull of a spanish Galley at the Maritime Museum of Barcelona

Looking up the open center of Gaudi's La Padrera

The rook of Gouadi's La Padrera has sculptures over the chimneys 

The tops of the chimneys of Gaudi's La Padrera

The outside of Gaudi's masterpiece cathedral. The cranes can be seen as this cathedral is still under constructio

Looking to the heavens of the ceiling of Gaudi's cathedral. The columns are as trees. The west has the warm light of red, the east has the cold light of blue

The altar of the great cathedral suspended in the air

The people in this image provides cal to the towering ceiling of La Sagrda Familia

The eastern wall of La Sagrada Familia has blue stained glass to symbolize the morning light

The western wall of La Sagrada Familia has red stained glass to symbolize the days end

The crucifix in the grand cathedral is suspended to show the resurrection of Christ rising to heaven 

Gaudi was inspired by nature. These marble columns are like great trees holding up the high ceiling of the cathedral. 

anywhere you look you see beauty. I chose this image as it is different forms he others, yet still of great beauty.

I took this looking up the tower of the great cathedral

The spiral staircase going down on the the grand cathedral towers

One of the many graffiti images of the city. This one is expressing the frustration the Barcelona residents with the mass of invading tourists 

Some graffiti and a Vespa scooter in Barcelona

Looking up almost anywhere in Barcelona will give you a sense of the vibrancy and beauty of this city