Barcelona Street Art…
Posted: April 25, 2012 | Author: Jacquie Finister | Filed under: Art, Barcelona Posts, Photography, Travel | Tags: Barcelona, Graffiti, Photography, Spain, Street Art | 8 Comments »Some may call it ‘graffiti’ or ‘tagging’ or maybe even an eye-sore, but we found some of the art work on the shop shutters eye-catching, striking, funny, beautiful and in some cases pretty stunning…
Reclining Giraffe…Thinking Bull…
Posted: April 24, 2012 | Author: Jacquie Finister | Filed under: Barcelona Posts, General, Travel | Tags: Avinguda Diagonal, Barcelona, L'Illa, Photography, Plaça de Catalunya Barcelona, Placa Catalunya, Sculpture, Street Art, Walks | Leave a comment »Rambla Catalyuna stretches from Avinguda Diagonal to Placa Catalunya and is a beautiful (almost) traffic-free walk – except for crossing the main roads that bisect it as it meanders down – none of which were a hardship to cross. It’s full of cafes, bars, restaurants and shops, although it was a bit on the chilly side for sitting al-fresco, and some of the bars / restaurants became more ‘touristy’ (pictures of meals on boards so less language-adventurous customers can point at what they want)…
Either end has a rather wonderful bronze statue…
