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April 17, 2015
In Barcelona Amid the Birds

While I did get some photos of nature while we were in Barcelona, Spain, over Spring break from Lezha Academic Center (see the Birds and the Flowers blogs to see some of these), here I will mainly focus on the urban landscape of Barcelona.

First I'll share some photos of high-rise buildings near our Vinni Hotel.

20-story building next to our hotel

The High-Rise Next to the Vincci Hotel (Looking East) (6-Apr-15; © Richard L. Bowman)

same building as seen from the Diagonal Mar Park

The Same High-Rise (Looking North from the Park)  (9-Apr-15; © Richard L. Bowman)

skyscraper on ohter side of Diagonal Mar

Several Interesting High-Rise Building (South of Diagonal Mar Mall) (7-Apr-15; © Richard L. Bowman)

another skyscraper

Another Skyscraper (Seen on Our City Tour) (7-Apr-15; © Richard L. Bowman)

a high-rise at night next to the Diagonal Mar mall 

A Nighttime View of a Tall Building (West of the Mall) (7-Apr-15; © Richard L. Bowman)

a multi-lane highway between the beach and the hotel

A Superhighway between the Hotel and Beach (9-Apr-15; © Richard L. Bowman)

I also found several situations that caught my eye with their pleasing bright splashes of color.

recycling pins by the side of the street 

Large Recycling Bins along the Street (9-Apr-15; © Richard L. Bowman)

Dunkin' Coffee ship in the Diagonal Mar mall 

The Pink, Yellow and Orange of Dunkin' Coffee (7-Apr-15; © Richard L. Bowman)

On Thursday, as I walked around the Diagonal Marr Park and to the seashore, a number of situations on the water caught my interest, too.

iris bulbs shooting up from a watery "grave" in the Spring

Irises Growing from Shallowly Submerged Bulbs (9-Apr-15; © Richard L. Bowman)

the Mediterrainean seashore

A View of the Seashore (9-Apr-15; © Richard L. Bowman)

a sail boad mootoring along the shore 

A Sailboat Motoring Close to Shore (9-Apr-15; © Richard L. Bowman)

When we got home to Lezhë, Albania, on Friday afternoon, the electricity was off for several more hours. And in the days that followed, this happened several more times. This candle is a warm and friendly symbol of such events. 

a candle flame one night with the electricity off 

Burning Candle When the Lights Are Out (13-Apr-15; © Richard L. Bowman)

Thankfully, the electricity has been constant for the past several days. And we are very thankful for the time we had to spend with friends and colleagues in Barcelona.

--©2014-15, Richard L. Bowman

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