Shopping in Barcelona (day thirty-four)

sunset view out my hotel window

same view as previous, but in different lighting

more views out window

street next to hotel

street below

Today I shopped the wonderful stores of Barcelona.  I loved getting one last look at the amazing streets and buildings.  I realized I hadn't taken pictures of the street I was living on so that is just what I did.  When taking the first photo I was trying to capture the haze that envelopes the city of Barcelona on hot days.  You don't really see the haze so much as you see the silhouette of the buildings.  One of the buildings on this street was built in 1892.  In this building there is shopping on the bottom floor at street level, then housing above.  It is fun to see how different the housing is here compared to what I am used to seeing in America.  The buildings in the new section of town are hexagonal instead of the typical square so the little bit of wind that they do get can move more easily between buildings and hopefully move the polluted air out.   Barcelona has been so architecturally different than all of the countries I have visited.  It is a more playful, fun, and relaxed style.  I will miss Barcelona.