On the first day in Barcelona we did the best thing we could have done, we took advantage of the balmy weather and spent the afternoon at the beach. The beach in Barcelona is beautiful, completely fake but beautiful. Barcelona didn't have any beaches until the 92 olympics when they decided, a beach would be a nice place for people to spend time. The Mediterranean is incredibly blue.
We got chorizo sandwiches at the local shop.
This was the view looking up as I was laying on the beach. As you can see in the picture above, the beach was not very crowded so the waves put me right to sleep for a couple of hours, it was very relaxing.
Part of setting up these beaches for the 92 olympics was the inclusion of art all along the beach. This is a shimmering bronze fish. Behind it there are the two largest buildings in Barcelona. The one on the left is The Arts hotel, one of the most expensive, it also has a casino. On the right is a office building.
This is a interesting off centered piece along the beach.
At the end of the harbor they capped the wave breakers off with a pile of huge concrete blocks. it gave a really cool effect of blending manmade and natural elements.
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