This beautiful city's old public places reveal a deeper shade of green.
Las Ramblas is like the artists corner of Barcelona with everything from caricture artists to buskers to extrodinary portrait artists and trinket makers all hawking there wares.
Even from overseas Eva, a Barcelona resident and old friend, often extends listening ears and practical thought to my (many) life quandries. A true friend.
Monumental in size, this historic structure stands in the middle of Barcelona's authentic but trendy Barrio Gotic, or "Old City".
The Sagrada Familia, Gaudi's famous cathedral of spires, draws attention from every angle, causing googley-eyed tourists to stop and inspect one of Barcelona's main historic attractions.
Living in a foreign country is hard work. Eva, an American residing in Barcelona, makes her home away from home in a fashionable El Born apartment, an authentic village in Barcelona's "old city".
My good friends Ben and Eva help me serve this foreign roast, a whole turkey, to our foreign Catalanes friends during our Thanksgiving celebration.
For the occasion the scrumptious bird had to be special ordered from a neighboring country.
Catalans swear by this place for lunch or an early evening snack. Supposedly the birth place of the tasty La Bomba (a lightly fried ball of potato and meat covered in spicy sauce), La Cova Fumada also serves fresh seafood and roasted artichokes.
Let your mind wander at this famous absinthe bar. Hemingway, Dali, Picasso, and Miro did.