FC Barca and some cool fountains

On last Sunday night we went down the the Plaza Espanya and saw a really cool fountain show right in front of that national palace that there are pictures of in one of my first posts. The best part was that it was free!!! The pictures below don't really do it justice, so I would recommend going to see it if you are ever in Barcelona.

Today we went to the FC Barcelona museum at their stadium, Camp Nou. We didn't really spend much time in the actual museum, we just wanted to see the stadium. It was huge!! And it wasn't too hard to imagine how loud a place like that would get if Barca scored. I'm disappointed we aren't here during the season so we could catch a game, but it was still neat to see. It was a little like the Wrigley Field tour we took (for those readers who were present for that) and we got to go into the locker rooms, press room, down to the field, press box and best of all, it was unguided. We got to wander around and see what we wanted and take all the pictures we wanted. Anyway, tomorrow I leave for the south of France. . . interestingly enough I will be seeing pretty much the same stuff I will when Mom, Liz and Jake come to visit. I'll be able to tell them which places are boring ;) For the rest of you, I will be seeing a couple castles and a canal that runs from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic. I will take as many pictures as I can.

Observation of the day: Geography of Barcelona
Barcelona is settled right between the sea and some hills. This makes for great scenery, but inhibits most outward growth. Thus, Barcelona is a very densely populated city, with many fewer suburbs than Chicago. In the time I have spent here, I have never seen a vacant lot or building, or really any space without a purpose. It seems people here have learned how to be very efficient with their space. I thought this was interesting. . . pictures below.