title Two Days in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain - 22nd September 2006 intro Following a few days as sometime viticulturists near Roussillon, and a trip to Carcassonne, Nosher and Isobel head down to Barcelona for a few days. However, upon arrival, we discover that the whole of Barcelona is booked up on account of some festival, so we end up only staying for a night before retreating to Girona. There's still time though to roam around the area near Las Ramblas and brave the ever-heaving crowds. imgp7095 There's a demonstration going on on Las Ramblas imgp7096 125 years for this? Strike! imgp7097 Isobel gets a bit freaked by the noise imgp7099 A crockery stall on La Rambla imgp7101 More crockery and interesting bowls imgp7102 Colourful ceramic pots for sale on La Rambla imgp7104 An old couple dance in the street imgp7106 There's a bit of music going on imgp7108 The Violentrio do their thing imgp7111 Some local cheese imgp7114 Isobel outside the Bar Glaciar in Plaça Réia imgp7115 The Bar Glaciar imgp7118 Crowded tables near Glaciar imgp7120 A customer sticks his tongue out for the photo imgp7121 Cafés and collonades imgp7122 In a bar imgp7129 Plaça Réia imgp7142 Isobel chats to some random chatty dude imgp7148 There's massed dancing in Plaça Réia imgp7152 A couple of dancers on stage imgp7165 The massed dancers pause for a moment imgp7169 Street busker on La Rambla imgp7173 Random streaks of light from a taxi imgp7175 More long exposure fun from the window of a taxi imgp7178 The moped massive buzzes around imgp7179 Barcelona apartment blocks imgp7182 A box of headless silver fish by a restaurant imgp7183 Strange goings-on involving feet and talcum powder imgp7184 Walking the wet streets imgp7187 Stopping for a coffee imgp7188 A group of traditionally dressed musicians imgp7189 The musical family pause for a photo imgp7192 The crowds on La Rambla imgp7195 A Cleopatra sits and waits on La Rambla imgp7196 More traditional dress imgp7197 A guy with oversized novelty sunglasses imgp7198 Pointy lanters imgp7199 Nice building detail: a copper phallus imgp7200 Graffiti around the edge of La Rambla market imgp7201 Hundreds of Spanish sausages imgp7202 Having a laugh whilst selling fruit and veg imgp7204 Colourful fruit and hanging bananas imgp7208 More hanging sausages imgp7212 A nice selection of random foods imgp7213 The artichoke woman looks at a customer sternly imgp7215 Small silver tuna imgp7216 More graffiti imgp7217 An accordionist does the rounds imgp7219 Sweet and poignant graffiti: triste imgp7220 The Mercat St. Josep imgp7221 A glum-looking dude gives the hairy eyeball imgp7223 Chinese dragon and an umbrella in a wall imgp7225 A wind band does a performance in Plaça Réia imgp7228 Dancing in the rain in Plaça Réia imgp7229 A pedal taxi imgp7233 People run from the rain imgp7236 Wet flagstones and the reflection of chairs imgp7237 We briefly meet up with Janet and James imgp7239 Janet and James wander off imgp7242 An over-exposed smoking dude imgp7244 The smoking dude watches the world imgp7246 The wet back streets of Barcelona imgp7247 A heavily-graffiti'd doorway imgp7248 Isobel in a tapas bar imgp7250 A bridge across the street imgp7253 A harpist in the Gothic Quarter imgp7254 A harpist entertains passers-by imgp7258 Back in Girona, there's a wedding going on imgp7260 Isobel wanders a Girona avenue imgp7265 A couple outside a tobacconist imgp7269 The street behind our apartment imgp7271 There's some lairiness going on imgp7273 A damp street in Girona imgp7276 Shiny cobbled steps imgp7279 Steps to the cathedral imgp7285 The square by the cathedral in sodium light imgp7289 Nosher's got a huge insect stuck to the face imgp7291 The praying mantiss on the café table imgp7300 A Girona square