Album: 07-29 Barcelona

Album:2006:06-27 Europe:07-29 Barcelona

En route to Barcelona
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We went to the
Erotica Museum in Barcelona, which was actually not very exciting. ( comments)

Naughty, naughty erotica.
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Dancing on the beach
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Haley preps for air.
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My friend Laura.
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The beach dance
is good show for tourists. ( comments)

And we found this really cool
sculpture climby rope thing. ( comments)

It was very bouncy
and a very interesting, simple construction. It would be great to expand the design and bring it to Burning Man. ( comments)

My favorite butt,
walking through my favorite barrio in Barcelona. ( comments)

Haley wanted a candid shot.
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Eventually, with patience,
she got it. ( comments)

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Then, the beach.
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The beach in Barcelona
is crowded but somehow still really nice. ( comments)

On the way back
we saw some kitties in a pet store and wanted to let them go free. ( comments)

Haley finds a chocolate confection
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And it is deemed delicious.
Orgasmic, even. Hence the funny face. ( comments)

Speaking of funny faces...
We go to Juicy Jones, which has the most amazing juices and supersweet limonada mentha... ( comments)

..After a few glasses,
things get a little silly. ( comments)

There's a statue
at the end of the Ramblas. I don't know what it's for, but Haley sat on it. ( comments)

And I dared her to
run up the wall at the Martime Museum. She complied. ( comments)

They had this adorable
replica of an old submarine. It was made of wood and very cute. ( comments)

We went there for a Pirates
exhibition, which turned out to suck. ( comments)

So we got drunk
on Pirate grog. ( comments)

And we met
one of the many Barcelona strays outside, so it was all worthwhile. ( comments)

At the arcade
on the Ramblas, there is a Merry Go Round. It was turning even though nobody had paid for it.. ( comments)

..so we snuck on.
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We head to Park Guell,
the garden city that Guell commissioned famous architect Gaudi to design that was never completed. It's like a fairy tale world, as are most Gaudi works. ( comments)

We walk through the columns
of what would have been the open market. ( comments)

Haley looks up at the ceiling..
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..and makes me take this photo.
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I claim ownership
of all of Park Guell. ( comments)

And Haley claims
ownership of one of the columns. ( comments)

Haley slides
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I finally made it out
to see Sagrada Familia. ( comments)

It was an eerie
but beautiful place. ( comments)

Started a hundred years ago,
it's still under construction and may or may not be completed in 30 years. ( comments)

There are still walls missing,
but it's still epic. This is looking up to the seats on the second floor. ( comments)

Haley looking at the spiral stairs.
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Take these beautiful stairs up.
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And take the slide down!
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The Barcelona Penis in the distance.
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We take a lift
and then many steps to the top of one of the belltowers (~100m). From there I try to jump out. ( comments)

Looking across
to the towers on the other side, showing all the construction work. There's yet another tower in the center that's taller ( comments)

Down the belltower shaft.
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Looking out one of the window slits
at another tower (showing some construction on top). ( comments)

Haley then tries to squeeze out
a window slit. ( comments)

..but becomes a gargoyle instead.
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Another shot down the belltower.
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Descending the narrow staircase.
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Trying to squeeze past people.
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The construction from up top.
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Steeples (and Haley)
with berry topping! ( comments)

A hidden monster face
I noticed up one of the belltowers. ( comments)

Standing on one of t..belltower 'porches,'
looking over a side of the church. ( comments)

Finally the way down
turns into this incredibly tight and narrow and awesome spiral stone staircase. ( comments)

Really narrow and tight.
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Haley looks to freedom.
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Looking through the middle of the church
on the way down. ( comments)

Alas, when will my Rapunzel
come rescue me? Perhaps I should grow my hair longer? ( comments)

We find a part of the church
that's not exactly entirely completely open to the public. ( comments)

And it gives us a closeup view
of these awesome statues on the church facade. ( comments)

As well as a view
into the construction. ( comments)

Haley is added to the church facade.
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As is Saint David.
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A stained glass photo
for Haley. ( comments)

There's a lift on both sides
with long lines. By the time we got to the other side, the lift was closed. So we snuck up the back stairs. Hey look, it's the Barcelona Penis Tower again! ( comments)