January 2004 - Amsterdam, Barcelona and Girona
Amsterdam
I flew into Amsterdam and spent a couple days.

I stayed in a small hotel in this building

Bike park at the train station

Urinoir - Yes I have used them

Jordan section of the city with Westerkerk in background

Another canal scene

The very touristy Ledienplein - Not one of my favorite parts of the city

Begijnhof - Which is one of my favorite places

Amstel River

Amstel again

Westerkerk
Barcelona
From Amsterdam I flew to Barcelona for a few days. This was my first time in Spain - It has become one of my favorite places to visit.

I stayed at this hotel on La Rambla

La Rambla

Placa Real

Palau De La Generalitat

Placa del Rel

Catalunya

Cathedral

Casa Batllo which is a residence designed by Gaudi

Beach in the city

View of the waterfront from cablecar

View of city from cablecar

Castell de Monjuic - which is an old fort overlooking the waterfront

Casa Mila - Apartment building by Gaudi

Balconies on Casa Mila

Rooftop of Casa Mila

Rooftop of Casa Mila

Sagrada Familia from Casa Mila

Parc de la Ciutadella

Parc de la Ciutadella

Parc Guell - another Gaudi project

Parc Guell

Parc Guell

Parc Guell

Parc Guell

Bullring

Sagrada Familia - this portion was done after Gaudi's death

Detail of the same portion

And another

This portion was done by Gaudi

Closer of the Gaudi section

And again

Top of one of the towers

Barcelona from the top of a tower on Sagrada Familia
Girona
From Barcelona I travelled by rail to the scenic city of Girona for one day.

Girona from City Wall

Cathedral

Cathedral

Girona

Girona

de Sant Felie.

River Onyar

River Onyar