Photos: Barcelona, Spain

Matthew Anderson · Jan 31, 2017 · Leave a Comment

This trip, our first to Barcelona, was all about getting to know the city and its history. We opted for museums over music, the labyrinth streets of the Gothic quarter over the whimsical color of the Gaudí highlights. As anyone who has visited Barcelona will tell you, the city has a great deal to offer. We definitely do want to come back in a warmer, brighter time of year to enjoy the famous culture, music and beaches. But that’s another trip.

Check out the photos below, or read more about this family trip to Barcelona.

Inside Park Güell.

Now that is a large pizza. More importantly, though: Check out the high chair!

Brittany and the boys prepare to enter the the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, also known as the Catedral de Barcelona.

Elijah peeks through a shop window in Barcelon’a Gothic Quarter during one of our daily walks.

One view from inside the Museu d’Història de la Ciutat de Barcelona.

Brittany and the boys take a peek inside the Catedral de Barcelona. Until around 120 years ago, the building was much less ornate. The towers and most of the outside decoration were added at that time.

A Barcelona street scene.

One of many Barcelona alleys. It was easy to get lost in this part of town, because these streets rarely intersect each other at right angles, GPS can’t tell where you are and most streets look identical.

An old Roman necropolis is preserved at Plaça Vila de Madrid, visible from the nearby sidewalk and from a bridge that extends over the area.

This is true everywhere, but particularly in Barcelona, looking up often affords you special treats.

El Born CCM provides an interesting, free tour of Barcelona’s recent history. The recently excavated remains tell of early 18th-century Catalonia, and the surrounding architecture is a testament to the growth of the city in the late 19th century.

Nearly every time we left our rental flat in Barcelona, we walked through the Pont del Bisbe. We weren’t complaining!

It’s a less-direct route, but approaching Park Güell from above offers wide views of Barcelona.

It might be a glorified tot lot, but it’s nonetheless a good pit stop with expansive views of the gorgeous park.

On Carrer de la Volta d’En Bufanalla.

At 7 p.m., the street outside our apartment in the Gothic Quarter bustled with life, even in winter.

Not paying for entrance to the Monumental Zone restricts you to a distant view of much of the mosaic work, but especially when you have children in tow, that can be good enough.

The boys run (it’s what they do) near the Barcelona waterfront.

We did eventually have to leave, but at least the Barcelona airport treated us to a stunning sunrise.

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