Barcelona, like many other European cities is a mix of the old and new. What's truly remarkable here however, is the commitment to architectural design and livability.
On a beautiful August day in downtown Barcelona along Las Ramblas, a van driven by people who were intent on destroying innocent lives, killed 13 people and injured countless others through a senseless act of terrorism. The photo below is a memorial to those who died on that day.
Following hours of walking and a city bus tour, we stopped for dinner at a small cafe in the gothic district. A birthday celebration at the table next to us provided introductions to a young stand-up comedian from Amsterdam (Simone Keunen) and her mother and with our waitress who just so happened to be from Quebec. Small world.
Cities are most photogenic in the evening, especially at the Arc de Triomph.
... talk later
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