Tuesday, February 2, 2016

The Capital of Catalonia - Barcelona




Tapallar - To take Tapas. As you will see, I took many tapas in Barcelona. 

 Pescaditas fritas (fried little fish)--sardines flash fried, squeeze of lemon, dip in aioli.
camarones a la plancha (grilled)

sweet cherry tomato, roasted red pepper, grilled pepper and onion, World's best olive oil, and bread.





squid, sauteed in olive oil and garlic, squeeze of lemon

camarones a la plancha una vez mas!

pork tenderloin, marinated and grilled

nice romanesco sauce

all together now

Spain's answer to champagne, Cava

Cava is a sparkling wine of Denominación de Origen status from Spain, most of which is produced in Catalonia. It may be white or rosé. The macabeu, parellada and xarel·lo are the most popular and traditional grape varieties for producing cava.














matriarch runs the show, cranks out the churros and chocolate

husband hardly working in the corner


Parc Guell
Mosaic tiling












rainbow fountain the day same sex marriage was legalized in the United States.  Celebrations were held all over the city, especially in the University District, Universitat y el Exiample





jamos tres vias - Ham three ways



mini hamburguesa con queso 


El Introducion

click it, homie


Traveling has long been a passion of mine, and this summer, I was fortunate enough to be able to make it a full time pursuit. I love it for the reasons everyone else does, with special attention to a few things. Hopefully all of us will be a bit more wise to those things, and may even become more sensitive to, and appreciative of, other ways of life. The destination is the journey.




There are mountains worth their weight in gold
Mere mortals dare not climb
Come ye tipsy, sainted, sinners both 
And claim them for the traveling kind