From Barcelona to Venice
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
I
watched for my taxi from the window of my fourth floor bedroom, 
looking in both directions.
Then took a few shots on the way through the city to the airport
, passing an amazing monument near the port. The monument of Christopher Columbus is a 60 meters high column, It was put up for the universal exposition of 1888 in homage to the famous explorer. The sight of the city is remarkable. (http://www.barcelona.com/barcelona_directory/monuments/monument_of_christopher_columbus)
…and then a cemetery. The cemetery is on the slopes of Montjuïc and is called the endless city of the dead….it did go on for quite a long stretch. Montjuïc is translated as Hill of the Jews in the medieval Catalan language. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montjuic)
Some URL sites of interest