Tag: Barcelona

Barcelona in Colour II

This blog post is part of a series. There is Barcelona in Black and White, Barcelona in Black and White, Again and Barcelona in Stunning Colour, of which this is the second part.

Oh god it’s early. We have met up with our local friends and we are on the train to Girona. As explained to me, this place is famous for:

  • Being in some Game of Thrones episodes.
  • Being a cycling hub, apparently for Lance Armstrong, before his self-inflicted humiliation. Perhaps after too.
  • Being stunning beautiful in both situation and architecture.

I can attest to all three. We caught an early train to go about 100km out of town.

No, I’m not hungover, you are.

You can read a little more about the place in Barcelona in Black and White elsewhere on this good blog.

It’s Catalonian National Day, so the streets are decorated with yellow and red, which explains this at the breakfast buffet.

Yum yum.
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Barcelona, in Stunning Colour

Regular readers will have already digested Barcelona in Black and White and that gives most of the story. I’ve been so lazy with this that Barcelona in Black and White, Again, is already out. I did take colour photos, with my phone, and I present them here for your education and amusement.

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Barcelona in Black and White, Again

So I finally got around to processing the last roll of film from the Barcelona trip and I must say I was pleased. This is a roll of Kentmere 100 PAN and I like the grainy, dreamy effect it gives.

Barcelona Gothic Quarter

So here we are in Barcelona’s Gothic district. It’s a region of ancient buildings, narrow lanes, heavy tourism and cheap smack.

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