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The Magic Fountains
A very popular attraction in Barcelona is the Magic Fountain. They are outside the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya – National Art Museum of Catalonia in the avenue running down to the Arenas and the Torres Venecianes. They generally have a performance 3-4 times a week, depending on the season, and were first shown during the Great Universal…
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Barcelona Museums
There are a lot of museums in Barcelona, far more than we could see in a few days, but there were two we did plan to visit. The first was the Picasso Museum, and the second was the Barcelona City History Museum.
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Barcelona by foot and subway
On our first full day in Barcelona we set off fairly early for the local subway station, before it got too hot.
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Barcelona
What do you mean it’s still over 7 hours away? The first leg of this trip was quite long, as usual. Canberra to Melbourne, Melbourne to Singapore, Singapore to Dubai, Dubai to Barcelona. Did you know Barcelona is still over 7 hours away from Dubai? I was really hoping for a short 4 hour flight…
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French birds, bugs, and beaches
After Avignon we got back on the road and headed south, towards the coast. The drive was quite easy, there was a lot less traffic than heading into Avignon. We weren’t quite sure where the bird sanctuary was, but we were pretty sure we were on the right road.