Spain

We spent two weeks in Barcelona and the Costa Brava. The city has changed a lot in the last seven years. Gentrification that we have become accustomed to is not as unique to Silverlake as we thought. Here are some pictures from the trip:

We began in Barcelona. There was a rally going on for Catalonian independence from Spain. The Catalonians have their own language and parliament but are recognized as a region of Spain and are subject to Spanish taxes and law:



There is a lot of street art in Barcelona. Some examples:






We liked the old architecture and local artists we saw. Check it out:
Barca pothole:






Some local artists' works:




We think we saw a ghost...


...some skulls




...and a stoned girl


Late one night we ended up chasing after some kid in an alley when we spotted him rockin our GRN Verde Shirt:


And almost got kicked out of this underground wine bar for taking flix:


Here's a picture of a speak-easy we stopped in:


After all that chasing and ghost seeing and security avoiding we needed a break. Off to the Costa Brava for some country livin...
Here's our GRN retreat:




and some pictures we took while in Costa Brava:










the door of perception:


Walkin down the beaches, lookin at the peaches...


Here's some advertising we thought was funny.
European-style bulemia:




Checked out the Dali Museum:
Here's the man himself (he's the one on the right):


and some of his work:










We can't wait to go back there again. Until next time... THATS ALL FOLKS!