Spain Album
Spain has 44 million people in an area 1.8 times larger than Colorado.  It is a semi
arid, very hot country on the Mediterranean.  It has a monarchy with King Juan
Carlos I reining.
  This album includes a tour in 2002 and a cruise port visit in 2019.
Plaza de Espana in Seville.
The Costa Del Sol region of
Spain.  The playground on the
Mediterannian.
Toledo, one of the most beautiful
cities in the world.
Everything is in the form of art
in Bilbao.  This is a dog made
from flowers.
Typical bar in Spain.  They
serve "Topas" which are
just hors d'oeuvres.
La Alhombra Palace in
Grenada.  Shows the Arab
influence in the architecture.
Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.
San Sabastion where Columbus
launched to America.
The Cathedarl of St.Marys in Toledo, one of the
most beautiful churches in the world.
The old city of Toledo is
surrounded by a moat.
Christopher Columbus is buried
in Seville.
Cruise 2019 Barcelona
The La Sagrada Familia
Basilica in Barcelona
Tour in 2002 (film)
Barcelona is 41 degrees N
latitude which is 2,800
miles north of the equator
.
The Barcelona cruise ship
dock
The beautiful Cruise Terminal
Tours first stop is to Pueblo
Espanyol (Spanish Village).
It is a cluster of buildings and
shops all done it the traditional
Spanish style.
The Spanish Villages Plaza
named Plaza Major
.
Homes are decorated with
flowers and also note the
orange trees.
The traditional Spanish style of
a church court entrance
.
This stadium once was a bull
ring.  Now it is a shopping center.
The front side of Gaudi's La
Sagrada Familia Basilica
.
The back side of Gaudi's La
Sagrada Familia
Basilica.  It has
been under construction since
1882.
The cornerstone of the La Sagrada
Familia Basilica placed in 1882
.
The pedestrian street La Rambla is
where the worse terrorist attack in
Barcelona's history occurred in
2017.  A car was driven down the
street killing 13  and injuring 130.
The Placa de Catalunya is the
main plaza in the center of
Barcelona
.
There are many Gaudi type
souvenir items for sale in the

Cruise Terminal
.
The plaza has 10,000 pigeons with hundreds of
people enjoying them
.  How do they keep it so
clean?
The Catelonia Barcelona Plaza