There are so many incredible buildings in Barcelona that I have to force myself not to take too many pictures of them, but I am warning you, there will be a few…  We happened across an exhibition of motorbikes as we were walking, so stopped to have a look.

I stop for a little rest on one of the many fantastical bench/street lights along our route.

One more building…

Bob checking out one of the many book stands that line over three city blocks.  Lots of very old books, magazines, and papers of all kinds.

This reminded us of when our oldest daughter was four and chased the pigeons in Venice.

We watched the parade of the city’s Giants.  It was so much fun and they looked so animated, twirling and dancing in the street.

Of course I loved the dragon!

More giants…

After the parade we headed back to the Barcelona Cathedral to watch a competion of three choirs, from the Ukraine, Slovania and Lithuania.  Here is the Slovanian Choir.  It was lovely to sit in such a beautiful Cthedral listening to beautiful voices.

After the choirs competition we catch the Metro for Barceloneta Beach to watch a fireworks competition.  Tonight it  was the Balearic Islands.  We sat on the beach and this is a bit of what we saw.  This is all part of the  Mercé 2015 Festival.

Finally, a sneak peak at a life drawing class….