Pine tree Maria

This is not about 3.1415926...
Pi stands for catalan pine, and placeta takes the name from the XIV century gothic church Santa Maria del Pi (Blessed Lady of the Pine Tree). The tree grew a years ago at the place. Anyway...
I was always wondering about practical side of Latino sants, so why not blessed pine? After all it's one of most beautiful under Mediterranean sky.

C/Muntaner

One of longest streets between the sea and mountains. Though catalan "muntanya" means mountains, the name is taken from medieval catalan soldier, Ramon Muntaner.
I've loved this view every morning I went to the work with my scooter. Now far away from Barcelona, I am missing that.

Cosmic geometry

In August the Sun is rising just above the end of Passeig de Colom.
Unfortunately clouds prevented me from doing an excellent photo.
I love cosmic geometry combined with human stuctures. Just imagine,
that if you go straight ahead this street, you'll meet the Sun at the end of your way.
Good, very good perspective, indeed.

Griffins at night

Hundred hours spent on the pier and always the reward: either sunset or twilight, sun or wind, coffee or wine. Boats go by as people do. This side is not so crowded, as another one, maybe because most people rather enjoy things they could buy or take away. Born fools.
Even in winter boards are warm. For everyone.

Tibidabo

This is the church, that you could see from almost every point of Barcelona. Jesus on top of the church seems to welcome all people with open arms. If you pay few euro, you can get up to his feet.
Go there. Tramvia blau is maybe not worth as you expect from it, neither Tibidabo Funicular,
one of oldest funiculars in Europe. But on the top, you will see the whole city, the surprising part behind the mountains and - I think a big rarity in Christian world - a hundred years old funfair just at the church.

Tibidabo means in Latin: I will give you.

Parc Güell

Parc Güell is most known attraction of Barcelona, the Wikipedia
has very good description and links to that. Okay, let's see Dragon, Gaudi's house, great termitary and beautiful ceiling; let's do some megabytes of photos with tourists and fragments of Antonio Gaudi's opus magnum. And then?
Then sit down and enjoy surprising calmness, views to the sea and city, people playing ball,
watch incredible colors of mosaics in soft, mediterranean light. Opus magnum, indeed.

What do doves think about Colom?

Unlike most monuments, I like Colom. I've been reflecting on neither shape nor its beauty but always wonder, what the hell was author's intention of the figure's gesture.
"There is a sea way to India"
"This is right direction".
"I'm back from there"
"This is my ship, anyway"
"This is a sea".
...and much more that I've forgotten at the moment.
But this one is my favourite:
"Get away from here!"