Barcelona

We made this trip during grandma's visit in February 2008. We rented our usual Alfa Romeo and hit the road. Due to the short duration of this visit, we decided to take a city tour bus and see parts of the town that we did not want to walk or drive. We stayed at a hotel near Avinguda Diagonal and Plaza de Francesc Macià, which was a reasonable walking distance from the Ramblas and provided excellent accommodation for the price.
Much of the details faded from the memory and I will not have the time to add the historical details of the city at the moment; however, we love this city: it is vibrant and exciting. Typical Spanish relaxed and happy characteristic mixed with a healthy dose of big city life. I would definitely chose to live here.

Parc de Tibidabo from Ramblas?

Plaza de Catalunya

Buildings on Rambla de Catalunya

Olympic Dorms

Olympic Plaza

No Milo no Barcelona :)

Monument de Colon from Rambla

Rambla as usual

Boqueria market

Boqueria market in Rambla

Sagrada Familia as seen from Gothic quarter

Palau de la Música Catalana

Some exterior details

Beautiful light play inside the church

Of course, Starbucks! Near our hotel.

Also visited Parc de Montjuic and the beach