Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Initial Thoughts on Barcelona Trip - Part 5 - The Sights (Survey Course)

In nine days, I was able to do the following:

1. Take the Bus Touristic. THUMBS UP

2. Visit the Cathedral. NO THUMBS

3. Walk La Rambla. NO THUMBS

4. See the Columbus Monument. NO THUMBS

5. Visit the Museum of the City. THUMBS UP

6. Visit the Museum Frederic Mares. THUMBS UP

7. See Placa de Sant Jaume. NO THUMBS

8. See the Roman Wall. THUMBS UP

9. Visit the (possible) Sinagago Major. NO THUMBS

10. Go to the Contemporary Art Museum. THUMBS UP

11. Visit the Museum Picasso NO THUMBS

12. Vist the Textile Museum NO THUMBS

13. Visit the Aquarium THUMBS UP

14. Walk on the beach. NO THUMBS

15. Visit Gaudi's La Pedrera THUMBS UP

16. Visit Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia NO THUMBS

17. Explore Park Guell THUMBS UP

18. Visit the Fundacio Joan Miro THUMBS UP

19. Go to the National Museum of Arts of Catalonia THUMBS UP

20. Visit the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion NO THUMBS

21. Take a Side Trip to Gerona THUMBS UP

22. Take a Side Trip to Figueres, and see the Teatre-Museu Dali. MANY THUMBS UP

23. Go to the Saturday Flea Market. NO THUMBS

24. Go to the Sunday Used Book Market THUMBS UP

25. Take a Harbor Tour THUMBS UP

26. Do a Little Shopping

27. Wander Around

28. Visit the Diocese Museum

I did not get to do these things, which I wanted to do:

1. Go to the Geology Museum

2. Go to the Museum of the History of Catalonia

3. See the Gran Theatre del Liceu

4. Visit the Maritime Museum

5. Visit the Center of Catalonian Culture

6. Go to Palau Batllo

7. Go to the Palau de la Musica

8. Visit Fundacio Antoni Tapies

9. Visit the Monastery de Pedralbes

10. Visit the Royal Palace of Pedralbes

11. Go to the Caixa Forum

12. Explore the Castell de Montjuic

13. Go to the Archeology Museum

14. Go to the Ethnological Museum

I would also like to go to Montserrat (M and E went this time)

I don't care about the Wax Museum, the Chocolate Museum or the Museum of Erotica

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