From Barcelona to Venice

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

I watched for my taxi from the window of my fourth floor bedroom, looking in both directions.



















Then took a few shots on the way through the city to the airport, passing an amazing monument near the port. The monument of Christopher Columbus is a 60 meters high column, It was put up for the universal exposition of 1888 in homage to the famous explorer. The sight of the city is remarkable. (http://www.barcelona.com/barcelona_directory/monuments/monument_of_christopher_columbus)


...and then a cemetery. The cemetery is on the slopes of Montjuïc and is called the endless city of the dead....it did go on for quite a long stretch. Montjuïc is translated as Hill of the Jews in the medieval Catalan language. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montjuic)

At last I was in the air and managed a few shots of the shoreline.

Some URL sites of interest

http://www.barcelona.com/barcelona_directory/monuments/placa_sant_jaume

http://www.10best.com/Barcelona/Sights_&_Activities/Historic_Sites/index.html

http://www.nozio.com/en/Europe/Spain/Barcelona/destination_guides/Barcelona_Buildings_and_Monuments.htm

http://www.red2000.com/spain/barcelon/monu.html

http://goeurope.about.com/library/phot/bl_barcelona_mon_3.htm