After the vacation part of the trip was over, my wife flew home, and I participated in the big trade show. These pictures are just various ones I took over those days. The one above is a random street picture I took just because of how interesting the buildings are. Coming from a rural area, I am amazed at this sort of city living with store fronts and restaurants at ground level and apartments above. I can imagine the convenience and excitement of living in such a setting.
In the evenings, I went out for dinner with colleagues from the trade show a couple times. In Barcelona, many restaurants close at 4PM and re-open for dinner at 8PM, so dinner ending close to midnight isn’t unusual. One evening, we all met for tapas at a place 20 minutes from my hotel, so on the way back, I detoured to Passage de Gracia, the big street with La Pedrera on it. Interestingly, the inside isn’t lit at night. I know they have nighttime tours, but nothing seemed to be going on that night.
A couple blocks closer to my hotel was Casa Batllo, lit very differently from a few days before.
I took this final image just after takeoff on the flight home. I was amazed at the large quarries just outside Barcelona. Click on the picture to get a better view.
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