Jun 08
Phil, that writer/photographer I befriended in Bangkok, needed a website to promote the new book hes working on. I spent most of my days in Barcelona building it for him, so although I was there a week or whatever, I didnt see that many sights. However this didnt bother me much, which brings me to my next point.
Im getting sick of sightseeing.
I was in and out of the Luovre, which I think is the biggest museum in the world, in less than an hour, I took the metro to the most famous cathedral in Barcelona only to sit in the park across the street and read and just today I did a full lap around one of the biggest churches in the world, went into the ticket office, looked blankly at the lady sitting in the booth then patted my stomach and lied to her saying ‘I need to eat first before turning around and walking back outside.
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Jun 02
Here are a some images I shot while walking around Barcelona this week. Open markets, sidewalk entertainers and a crazy park designed by the famous architect Antoni Gaudi.
May 31
The square in front of Sea Point Hostel is a big stretch of flat grey stone tiles that ends at the beach which goes a bit, then dips quick, hiding the place where Barcelona touches the Mediterranean. People walk in all directions drawing an imaginary mess of paths. A few tables stuffed full with lingering groups remain scattered far from each other. Its closing time and as each group gets up the waiter comes quickly and takes their table away. The sun is setting and long shadows cast the grey ground dark, but things with height stay golden and the calm sea, still bright, moves left against the warm shaded sand.
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