• A panorama of Barcelona

• Hotel Avenida Palace - Our lodging in Barcelona

• La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is Gaudi's most famous building. This photo was taken from the roof of our hotel, La Avenida Palace.

• Photo of La Sagrada Familia taken from the roof of our hotel, La Avenida Palace. More photos can be found in the Gaudi album.

• The Plaça de Catalunya, located about a block from our hotel.

• The most fashionable and expensive street in Barcelona, the Passeig de Gracia, features cantilevered street lamps designed by Catalan architect Pire Falques i Urpi

• Passeig de Gracia

• Casa Lleó Morera by Moderisme architect Lluis Domènnech i Montaner. This is one of three important Modernisme buildings on a section of Passeig de Gracia that is referred to as Barcelona's 'Block of Discord'.

• The tempieto atop Casa Lleó Morera

• Gaudí's Casa Batlló

• Casa Amatller by Catalan Modernisme architect Josep Cadafalch that fuses Catalan and Flemish styles

• Gaudí's Casa Batlló is located on Passeig de Gracia - more photos can be found in the Gaudi album.

• Gaudí's Casa Milà is located on Passeig de Gracia - more photos can be found in the Gaudi album.

• Many motorcycles in Barcelona

• Barcelona's streets are crowded with shoppers and tourists.

• Can you see Kathryn, Lina, and Laura strolling Las Ramblas, which connects Plaça de Catalunya with the waterfront?

• Flowers for sale on Las Ramblas

• A Joan Miró mosaic on Las Ramblas

• The marketplace

• Strolling in the Barri Gòtic (Gothic Quarter)

• Cathedral of Barcelona (13th century)

• Plaça Reial

• Palau de la Música in El Born Quarter

• The façade of the original Palau de la Música building, designed in the Modernisme style (the uniquely Catalan expression of the fin de siecle art movement that includes Art Nouveau) by architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner - 1905-08

• The new tower of the Palau de la Música was completed in 1989

• Jaume Plensa, 'Carmela' - 2015

• The cafe at the Palau de la Música

• Entering the Music Hall from the cafe

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• The main concert hall of the Palau de la Música. The stained glass ceiling is world-renowned.

• Hewlett-Packard has a large operation in Barcelona and is a donor to the Palau de la Música.

• Our tour group, left to right: Kathryn Collins, Doug Collins, Don Hyndman, Shirley Hyndman, Susanna Goode, Lynn Goode, Roxanna Wales, Whit Wales, Alejandrina Drew, Lina Rocha, Bill Goodman, Maggie Fitzpatrick, Laura Londono, Myra Wille, Marg Goodman, John Wille, Armand

• Armand at the mic

• Our farewell dinner in Barcelona