Orange

I guess this is some kind of daisy, but as I am not good at flower names I leave it up to you. I prefer to call it Orange. I know this has nothing to do with Barcelona, except for the garden which is located at Bellaterra, a neighboring town. I have taken less pictures downtown lately but I always carry my camera just in case. As the purpose of this blog is both photography and Barcelona, I think I can alternate my modest piece of work and photo journalism. Don't worry there is Barcelona for long. Yes, I know, another silly flower.-)

PS: For those who liked the flower, don't miss next post...

Metal Art at La Rambla, Barcelona

Wandering along Las Ramblas I found these rusty metallic objects obviously piled up there to be used by one of the many human statues, though this time I couldn't spot the artist. I particularly like this sort of metal Chucky with trumpet.

Satellite View of Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain.

Columbus and La Rambla in Barcelona

As you know I already published a post about Chris Columbus, and many about La Rambla and its magnificent street artists. You should basically know that such beautiful walk was once a torrent along the city walls, pretty muddy when it rained. By the end of the XVIII century the torrent became a promenade and was adorned with trees. In the XIX century wealthy families built their houses along the already famous patch of land. Walls had been demolished after 1860 and the Eixample was being born thanks to Ildefons Cerdà's urban plan out of the old city limits. According to Wikipedia: "The name La Rambla means, in Spanish and Catalan, an intermitent water flow, and is derived from the Arabic 'Ramla' which means 'sandy underground'". La Rambla is divided into 5 parts: Rambla de Canaletes, Rambla del Estudis, Rambla de les Flors, Rambla dels Caputxins, and Rambla de Santa Mónica.