A STROLL AROUND BARCELONA

STROLLING AROUND BARCELONA IS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE AS THE CITY HAS DIFFERENT QUARTERS EACH WITH THEIR DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS.
FORGET THE CITY GUIDES AND EXPLORE AND YOU WILL BE SURPRISED AT ANY MOMENT, AT ANY TURN.  ENJOY AND BE BRAVE!

FIRST PART:  BARRIO GÓTICO (OLD QUARTER)

                   
                       THE CATHEDRAL

STREET LIGHTS

DETAIL ON A BUILDING FACADE

UNEXPECTED SMALL GARDEN AROUND THE CORNER

LICEO OPERA HOUSE (TEATRE DEL LICEU)

A MODERNIST TABLE IN A CAFÉ

EL BORN (ANTIQUE MARKET NOW A CULTURAL CENTER)

 ANTIQUE CHANDELIER IN A SHOP

PLAZA DEL PI

ICE CREAM PARLOR

EASTER TRADITION IN CATALUNYA

THE "MONAS DE CHOCOLATE" ARE TYPICAL OF EASTER IN CATALUNYA.  THEY ARE MADE IN ALL TYPES OF CHOCOLATE IN MULTIPLE SHAPES AND THEMES, BUT ALMOST ALWAYS  HAVING EGGS IN IT.

THIS TRADITION ORIGINATED IN 1935, WHEN THE FIRST CHOCOLATE MOLDS ARRIVED TO BARCELONA.  THIS CREATED A REAL REVOLUTION...THE CHOCOLATE REVOLUTION.
"MONAS" ARE A FESTIVE EXPRESSION OF LOVE AS GRANDPARENTS AND GODPARENTS GIVE THEM TO THEIR CHILDREN.  THE WINDOWS OF CHOCOLATE SHOPS AND PATISSERIES ARE FULL OF SCULPTURES OF CHOCOLATE, A GIFT TO THE EYES, ENTICING THE IMAGINATION OF YOUNGSTERS AND ADULTS ALIKE.