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my view for 2 hours from FCC train to Gatwick
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had to stay at Gatwick hotel after missed flight
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La Rambla
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my hotel
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funicular up Montjuïc
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view of the city from Montjuïc
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Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
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looking back up at the Olympic Stadium from Anella Olímpica
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Torre Calatrava
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Palau Sant Jordi
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Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
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Olympic bell
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inside Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
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Telefèric de Montjuïc
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view of Barceloneta from Telefèric de Montjuïc
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Castell de Montjuïc - Lluís Companys, President of Catalonia, was imprisoned and then executed here in 1940
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flag of Catalonia, looking out at the city from the Castle
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it was after 1:30pm but Barcelona is barely east of Greenwich, yet on CET
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Port Vell Aerial Tramway towers
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Plaça de Catalunya
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Santa Maria del Mar, built between 1329 and 1383
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Passeig del Born - men were knighted here, and Don Quixote had a contest here
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Monument a Colom, located at the site where Columbus returned to Spain after his first voyage to the Americas
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close up of Columbus Monument, presumably that's Queen Isabella
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palm trees beside Passeig de Colom
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Metro at Drassanes, near Columbus Monument
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La Rambla at night, just outside my hotel
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Plaça Reial
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Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia
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inside the Cathedral - Sunday morning, but tourists were allowed to walk around at the back and take pictures
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Palau de la Música Catalana
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Arc de Triomf - Copa del Rey basketball tournament this weekend, and festivities here
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at Camp Nou on game day
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FC Barcelona beat Valencia 5-1 later this night
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Sagrada Família, designed by Antoni Gaudí
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the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site even though it's not complete yet! Construction started in 1882
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La Pedrera by Gaudí
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Casa Batlló by Gaudí
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view of the city entering Park Güell from above
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Montjuïc is the distance
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Salon of the Hundred Columns
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multicolored mosaic dragon fountain by Gaudí at the entrance to Park Güell
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fountain and Salon of the Hundred Columns as I leave the park
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statue in Plaça d'Espanya roundabout
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