A weekend in Barcelona...

Hey, here's a look at what the Stuhans are up to this weekend in Barcelona:

On Friday night we went to an outdoor movie screening that is held on Montjuic, a hill in the middle of the city that straddles the ocean. It was part of a film festival of sorts, with movies selected from around the world. We saw a French film, The Barbarian Invasions, that we had already seen but we were really there for the ambience. There was a concert before the film, and the movie itself was projected onto a screen that covered the side of the old fortress wall. We are going to go back on Wednesday to see Everything is Illuminated (an excellent movie that everyone should see, thanks Chris!), a film which is based on a book of the same name that we both read this summer. There are buses that run from the plaza below and carry you, your food, your wine, and anything else you can't live without to the top. We could get used to this...

We also went to another of Gaudi's creations during the day on Saturday, the famous Parc Guell. It is a large park that overlooks the city and includes more of the modernist touches for which he is famous. There is a long, undulating bench finished in colorful tiles that runs along an upper vista, and a former home of the architect that has been turned into a museum. The pictures speak for themselves:






Tonight, we are going to see a Brazilian dance show that is part of the summer cultural festival going on throughout the city. It looks like it will be a fantastic show and has gotten great reviews. We also wanted to go see a flamenco performance with Paco de Lucia but the only tickets left were incredibly expensive, maybe next time.

As always, we hope that everyone is well and we hope to post again soon!