My Own Personal Top 10 Barcelona - Part 2
Following straight on from 1-5, here are the last 5. Remember, I said they're in no particular order:
6. El Bosque de las Hadas. Or the forest of the fairies. This is a bar, which is right next to the wax museum at the bottom end of Las Ramblas and has also had a recent extension. This is a must see, with funky waxwork models, trick mirrors, fake trees straight out of a Tim Burton movie and the strangest demon art you will have ever seen.
7. Parc Guell backwards. The higher part of Barcelona can be a real uphill struggle, and Gaudi's Parc Guell was financed by one of his most respected followers, Count Guell, who financed the majority of the Project. The idea was for an exclusive neighbourhood - an old fashioned Beverly hills, if you like. Unfortunately the idea didn't take off, and the whole park had to be bailed out years later by the Catalan government and is now a national park. The reason why I say "backwards" is that if you take the metro to "Vallcarca" you can then take the escalators (how good would that be in somewhere like San Francisco?!) to the back of the park. This way, you start at the highest point and the best views. You can slowly make your way down the windy walkways and view the whole of the park, and effectively save the best for last - the ornate entrance complete with dragon fountain and Hansel and Gretel houses. Unbeatable.
8. Cuitadella Parc on Sunday. Out come the bongos, the home made "empanadas" and other worldly produce and "the garden of Barcelona" goes back a few decades. Row a boat on the lake, admire the Gaudi fountain and wonder how the swans manage to keep so white despite the colour of the water, and join in with the bongos.
9.Montjuic Cable Car. One of my favourite things to do in Barcelona, as it makes you feel like such a kid again! There are various high points for views in Barcelona, but this has to be the best. You can see the commercial side of things at the port, wonder at the sizes of the cruise liners parked up, try and spy your hotel or apartment from where you are and enjoy the castle and its surroundings (all the most stray cats you've ever seen in one place). It's like being in another city.
10.Magic Fountains at Plaza Espaņa. Again, this one is another to make you feel young again. The magic fountains "dance" to music - not always to everyone's taste - and light up at the same time. Due to a water shortage in Barcelona (and Catalonia as a whole) the fountains haven't been working so far in 2008, so check before you go, but it's well worth a look.
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