When twilight drops her curtain down And pins it with a star Remember that you have a friend Though she may wander far.

-- L.M. Montgomery

(Barcelona)

here are some barcelona recs from someone who lives there, other than things barça related:

- the beach, especially in the mornings or during sunset

- for a pretty view of the whole city: tibidabo/temple expiatori del sagrat cor, túro de la rovira, mirador del nen de la rutlla, mirador de l'alcalde, MNAC

- shopping: passeig de gràcia, portal de l'angel/ciutat vella - try to avoid la rambla if you can

- if you like gardens: teatre grec/jardins de laribal, jardí botànic de barcelona, parc del laberint d'horta, parc de la ciutadella (+ hivernacle del parc de la ciutadella, a greenhouse in the park)

- for architecture/pretty things: parc güell, casa batlló, la perdrera, casa vincens gaudí, sagrada família (most people take their pictures in plaça de gaudí), recinte modernista de sant pau, arc de triomf, catedral de barcelona, el pont del bisbe, el mural del petó, palau de la música catalana, plaça reial

- food is very personal so just some general things: if you want to go to mercat de la boqueria, mercat de santa caterina is a better option with less tourists, try not to go to restaurants in the very busy and touristy streets, trust me the quality is bad, if you want to eat paella, eat it for lunch (it's not supposed to be a dinner food) at a specialized rice restaurant, and be prepared to eat dinner after 8/9PM haha

i didn't expect this to get this long, but here you go 😂

Don't mind me, gonna go ahead and jolt all of this down 😅

Streets in Barcelona, Pont del Bisbe

Pont del Bisbe (Bishop’s Bridge)

Barcelona

ISO 800 | 18mm | f/5.0 | 1/320 sec

Photo © 2019 Brian R. Fitzgerald (brfphoto.tumblr.com)

🌕 El Pont del bisbe o puente del obispo es un puente de estilo neogótico ubicado en lo que fue la arteria principal de Barcelona durante la época romana.

Aparenta tener muchos años pero fue construido en 1928 -menos de 100 años atrás- por Joan Rubió i Bellver durante la recuperación del barrio gótico y une los edificios históricos del Palau de la Generalitat y de la Casa dels Canonges.

Joan era discípulo de Antoni Gaudí y en su proyecto buscó dotar a este barrio de una singularidad gótica, a esto se debe la ornamentación con motivos vegetales y las diferentes gárgolas que le dan un aspecto medieval y misterioso. . . | Historias y puentes

Pont del Bisbe, 
Le Barri Gòtic, 
Barcelona

📷 by Sleepydrummer

Bishop’s bridge (Pont del Bisbe) in Barcelona, Spain

Gothic Quarter, Barcelona

Interior of the Cathedral in Barcelona.

by Ole Steffensen from Denmark 

Source | Google Maps

The beautiful Pont del Bisbe in Barcelona's Gothic quarter was built for the Barcelona International Exposition which took place in 1929. It was designed by architect Joan Rubió I Bellver.

The Pont del Bisbe (Bishop Street Bridge) is a Gothic bridge built in 1928 and connects the House of Canons with the Palau de la Generalitat. The decor is inspired by the forms of flamboyant Gothic and one of the most photographed sights in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona.

Pont del Bisbe, Barcelona via /r/ArchitecturePorn https://www.reddit.com/r/ArchitecturePorn/comments/pt4ksw/pont_del_bisbe_barcelona/?utm_source=ifttt

Pont del Bisbe, Barcelona

'Let your soul glow' ☀️ // Exploring the Gothic Quarter (the oldest part of Barcelona) during sunrise was so peaceful and calming! 😀 The glow and the sunlight illuminating these cobblestone streets made the scene so fun to photograph and the moment the sun shone through Pont del Bisbe (Bishop's Bridge built in 1928) pictured above topped it off! 😍 - A romantic feeling was definitely in the air and there were so many pre-wedding photoshoots happening! 👫🏻 Would you wake up early in the morning to experience this yourself? - Part of my trip to Barcelona w/ @expedia at the beginning of the year! Which shot is your favourite? - #ExpediaYellow #ExpediaPic #ad (at Gothic Quarter) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFHU-zLHaLK/?igshid=a70ttd5qam0

BARCELONA Copyright by Fèlix González

Pont neogòtic que comunica la Casa dels Canonges del carrer del Bisbe (Barcelona), residència del President de la Generalitat de Catalunya (a l'esquerra), amb el Palau de la Generalitat, a l'altra banda del carrer. Va ser construït a finals de la dècada de 1920.

Pont Del Bisbe, Barcelona, Spain

Of late I have been favouring the Wabi Sabi of life - the imperfect, impermanent and incomplete in everything. So it was made to order that I found Barcelona to be precisely just that X. It now tops my list of favourite cities to visit.