So after Madrid we left Steve behind to go back to Doha and caught an express train to Barcelona. I have been several times and it's a one of a kind city that everyone needs to see so I thought it would be the good next stop on our Spain vacation. One of the last things we did is visit the zoo and these green parrots are actually wild all around Barcelona. 
We didn't realize they were the birds making all the squaking we were hearing every day until we saw them flocking together in the zoo to take advantage of some of the other parrots left-overs. 
This pride of lions was very interested in something, we just couldn't quite figure it out. The only thing we could see from their vantage point was other tourists which they see all day so that couldn't have been what got their attention. It was closing time when we saw them so maybe they were just patiently waiting for dinner to show up. 
This hippo was too funny, he walked over to the fence propped his head up, waited for us all to get the perfect picture and then mosied on his way. He apparently has done this zoo thing before.
These are Jaydons favorite birds, bright pink Mingos. 
Mike was able to join us in Barcelona for a few days and Jaydon really enjoyed his time with Uncle Mike. 
We made sure to save visiting Gaudi's Park until Uncle Mike was there so that he could assist with lugging Jaydon up all the 'many many' stairs. 
Jaydon learned very quickly that sitting on Uncle Mike's shoulders was a great vantage point to see the city from. He became the preffered method of transportation for Jaydon on the trip.
One night we had dinner down at the port and a huge cruise ship came in. It felt like it was planning to join us at the table for dinner as it pulled into the port. 
We also visited the Aquarium which Jaydon really enjoyed. 
We spent as much time in the kids play area as we did walking around to see the fish. 
Jaydon also tried out some new techniques for viewing the tanks. 
And he got very excited when he saw a new fish hiding in the rocks. 
Besides hanging out at the aqurium his other favorite thing to do was chase all the pigeons. 
Plaza Espana became pigeon plaza for us and Jaydon would've been happy to stay there all day everyday. 
He also made some friends with some fellow tourists. 
They didn't speak any english but Jaydon was able to communicate with them just fine. This lady was able to get them to land on her hand which Jaydon thought was great. The birds were a little wary of him getting too close so I didn't get a picture of them sitting on her. 
We walked by a few of Guadi's other buildings - everything he does makes me feel like I'm in a real life Dr.Suess book. 
And no visit to Barcelona is complete with a trip to Sagrada Familia (actually this was the first place we went too). 
This church has been under construction for over 100 years. The last time I was here the inside was still a construction zone so it was neat to see the progress they had made. They had church music playing which Jaydon decided sounded like people crying... "music crying" is how he explained it. 
This church has some of my favorite stained glass windows. Rather than being of gory or depressing scenes from the bible they opted to just make the windows beatiful mosiacs of color that everyone can appreciate. 
It's a very unique place and somehwere that you can come back to year after year because it's always changing as they very slowly make progress. 
The apartment we rented was located right on Las Ramblas which is the main pedistrian hang-out location in Barcelona. The street is always busy with performers and artisits and all kinds of interesting characters. This clown was right outside our window most days. 
To get to Barcelona from Madrid we took the express train which was a very smooth ride even at speeds over 200 km/hr. 
And once we located the open air market right off of Las Ramblas it became a daily stop to get our treats for the day. The displays they made with the produce was art work all in it's self.
We didn't realize they were the birds making all the squaking we were hearing every day until we saw them flocking together in the zoo to take advantage of some of the other parrots left-overs. This pride of lions was very interested in something, we just couldn't quite figure it out. The only thing we could see from their vantage point was other tourists which they see all day so that couldn't have been what got their attention. It was closing time when we saw them so maybe they were just patiently waiting for dinner to show up. This hippo was too funny, he walked over to the fence propped his head up, waited for us all to get the perfect picture and then mosied on his way. He apparently has done this zoo thing before.These are Jaydons favorite birds, bright pink Mingos. Mike was able to join us in Barcelona for a few days and Jaydon really enjoyed his time with Uncle Mike. We made sure to save visiting Gaudi's Park until Uncle Mike was there so that he could assist with lugging Jaydon up all the 'many many' stairs. Jaydon learned very quickly that sitting on Uncle Mike's shoulders was a great vantage point to see the city from. He became the preffered method of transportation for Jaydon on the trip. One night we had dinner down at the port and a huge cruise ship came in. It felt like it was planning to join us at the table for dinner as it pulled into the port. We also visited the Aquarium which Jaydon really enjoyed. We spent as much time in the kids play area as we did walking around to see the fish. Jaydon also tried out some new techniques for viewing the tanks. And he got very excited when he saw a new fish hiding in the rocks. Besides hanging out at the aqurium his other favorite thing to do was chase all the pigeons. Plaza Espana became pigeon plaza for us and Jaydon would've been happy to stay there all day everyday. He also made some friends with some fellow tourists. They didn't speak any english but Jaydon was able to communicate with them just fine. This lady was able to get them to land on her hand which Jaydon thought was great. The birds were a little wary of him getting too close so I didn't get a picture of them sitting on her. We walked by a few of Guadi's other buildings - everything he does makes me feel like I'm in a real life Dr.Suess book. And no visit to Barcelona is complete with a trip to Sagrada Familia (actually this was the first place we went too). This church has been under construction for over 100 years. The last time I was here the inside was still a construction zone so it was neat to see the progress they had made. They had church music playing which Jaydon decided sounded like people crying... "music crying" is how he explained it. This church has some of my favorite stained glass windows. Rather than being of gory or depressing scenes from the bible they opted to just make the windows beatiful mosiacs of color that everyone can appreciate. It's a very unique place and somehwere that you can come back to year after year because it's always changing as they very slowly make progress. The apartment we rented was located right on Las Ramblas which is the main pedistrian hang-out location in Barcelona. The street is always busy with performers and artisits and all kinds of interesting characters. This clown was right outside our window most days. To get to Barcelona from Madrid we took the express train which was a very smooth ride even at speeds over 200 km/hr. And once we located the open air market right off of Las Ramblas it became a daily stop to get our treats for the day. The displays they made with the produce was art work all in it's self. 
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