a plate full of cheap tapas and a sangria (€7) statue en el Parque del Buen Retiro (park of good rest) turtles en el parque del buen retiro monument to Alfonso XII en el parque del buen retiro fuente de los galapagos en el parque del buen retiro palacio de los cibeles view from the mirador (viewpoint) at the top of the palacio de los cibeles me at the mirador at the palacio de los cibeles Un Mundo, a painting by Ángeles Santos Torroella, seen in el museo (museum) de reina sofia the clock in the plaza del sol plaza del sol plaza mayor church of st anthony of the germain statue in plaza españa remains of stone walls built in the 9th century by the moors the crypt in the catedral de santa maría la real de la almundena main church in the catedral de santa maría la real de la almundena library themed bar i went to on a bar crawl with people from the hostel fancy chandelier in museo cerralbo hallway in museo cerralbo i tried snails at a place samantha recommended- they were good, but hard work to eat! el lago george, painting by john frederick kensett, in el museo thyssen. i also went to el museo prado, but they don't allow you to take pictures there
Sevilla
went to a dutch restaurant in Sevilla, got a sandwich bigger than my face. Went on a bar crawl in Sevilla, saw the blues brothers in a club catedral de sevilla catedral de sevilla cateral de sevilla casa de las dueñas setas de sevilla, a large wooden structure went to a flamenco performance, couldn't take pictures picture i took on a walk at night plaza españa went to a second flamenco performance. flamenco comes from southern spain, so i wanted to see it while i was there el real alcazar day tickets were already sold out, so i got a ticket to a night tour that featured a local theatre troupe's performance. it was in spanish, and i largely had no idea what was being said. seeing el real alcazar at night was very cool, and from what i hear, way more calm than a regular day visit. do you think this cat cleared security? definitely recommend the real alcazar night tour
Granada
la alhambra last picture of la alhambra jardines (gardens) del generalife next to la alhambra last picture of los jardines (gardens) del generalife while i was in granada, they were celebrating el dia de la cruz (day of the cross). they celebrate by putting up crosses made of red flowers women dancing flamenco in the street for the holiday another cross. there were a lot. la alhambra from a distance granada granada el parque nacional sierra nevada went on a hike with a guide and some other women from the hostel parts of the hike were certainly interesting the view another view me at the top
Valencia
does eminent domain not exist in spain? an interesting sidewalk Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències La Ciutat. Barcelona and (to a lesser extent) Valencia speak a language called Catalan, which sounds like a mix of Spanish and French. I don't understand Catalan at all, but everyone also speaks Castellano (what we call Spanish) and a lot also speak English and/or French jellyfish at the oceanogràfic in la ciutat (largest aquarium in Europe) me in the oceanogràfic church in valencia church in valencia tiny model of valencia beach in valencia a view on the walk home
Barcelona
Barcelona has a lot of hills and a lot of stairs. Here's the 167 that led up to the hostel I was staying at Usually you'll see next to a lot of stairs either a lift or an outside escalator. this one was under construction at the time a view of the city Arc de Triomf tried prawns for the first time. they tasted worse and were more work to eat than the snails. view of the city view of the city barcelona metro is hella nice and i am jealous google maps walking instructions took me on a weird path. it had a nice view then i had to climb down this steep slope after it didn't get me to the park it said it would get me to Casa Batlló, designed by architect Antoni Gaudí Casa Batlló me in Casa Batlló La Pedrera (Casa Milà), designed by architect Antoni Gaudí courtyard of La Pedrera rooftop of La Pedrera second courtyard of La Pedrera Casa Vicens, designed by architect Antoni Gaudí Casa Vicens Casa Vicens Castell de Montjuïc outside escalator. everyone on it is going towards the Barcelona fútbol (soccer) game. guy in the green is one of very few rooting for the visiting team Park Güell Park Güell Park Güell, designed by architect Antoni Gaudí La Sagrada Familia, a church that's been being built since 1882 La Sagrada Familia, designed by architect Antoni Gaudí, who died in 1926. they hope to complete the church in 2026, for the 100 year anniversary of Gaudí's death When Gaudí died, after dedicating 1915-1926 entirely to the project, the cathedral was less than 1/4th complete in the airport again goodbye, spain
