Friday, May 27, 2011

Columbus and Modern Art

On Wednesday morning, I started out at the bottom of La Rambla to get up close and personal with the Christopher Columbus Monument.  After taking a rickety and rather unsettling elevator up the monument, I was rewarded with a sweeping 360 view of Barcelona...pretty spectacular!  Interestingly, they say that Columbus is pointing toward the Americas...however he is clearly pointing to the Mediterranean Sea which is east and is not in the direction of the Americas!  Hmmmm.....


After that, I rambled up La Rambla to have a late breakfast at my favorite little restaurant in La Boqueria Market, El Quim.  My last stop of the day was at the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art.  The building's modern structure is beautiful and interesting, although it does feel a bit out of place in the oldest part of the city.  The exhibits were quite interesting and piqued my curiosity many times over...


Christopher Columbus Monument
Christopher Columbus Monument
View from Christopher Columbus Monument
View from Christopher Columbus Monument
Passeig de Colom
La Rambla from above!
To give you a sense of how tight it was up there...!
La Rambla
Christopher Columbus Monument
Christopher Columbus Monument
Casa Joan on La Rambla...Nina and I had sangria
here last summer....ahhh, the memories!
La Rambla
Palau Guell, another Gaudi home.
However, the building wasn't opening until Thursday for tours!
El Quim, La Boqueria Market
Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art
Hmmmm...looks like a torture device
with an adult diaper attached...!
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art
Yes, that is trash...paying homage to keeping the earth clean...
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art
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1 comment:

Mary said...

Jen, the photos just continue to delight! You have had such an outstanding experience. What next??? This is likely just the beginning of more excitement! Have a safe trip home!! Love, Aunt Mary

May 30, 2011 at 4:42 AM

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