This post is just an excuse to share a few photos from the outside of Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona and the modern buildings round and about. When I went, the music festival Primavera Sound was in full swing in the evenings – Emily and Miquel had been the night before – so whole swathes of the area were out of bounds. My plans to explore were curtailed.
So after I’d ‘done’ the museum (maybe worth a post later?) I caught a tram to the Port Olímpic.
Both areas are full of glass-clad buildings reflecting images of the space in which they stood. Connecting with them, just too late for me to pop them into Donna’s Lens-Artists Challenge: Connections. You can connect with me too – two and a half times – there I am in the last photo of all, snapping away.
For Ludwig’s Monday Window.
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
All that blue sky reflected! It’s made me wonder how that might work in the UK – grey reflections, mostly, but sometimes dramatic and perhaps a feeling of light.
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I think so. The City of London yields some interesting shots.
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True – I remember seeing sunlight bouncing off the Shard in winter which looked spectacular. The juxtaposition of old and new buildings is very striking, too.
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Modern glass fronted buildings lend themselves to this sort of thing, don’t they? Once I start snapping I can’t stop! There was a very nice etched glass one just round the corner from our apartment in Nantes.
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They seem built for photo-opportunities, don’t they?
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Don’t they just! 🤣🩵
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There are so many treasures in Barcelona, such a photogenic city!
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It is – both old and new.
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Exactly!!
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aren’t these fabulous
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I lve a good reflection.
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Great gallery
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Thanks Sheree.
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Lovely. How nice to be able to just pop into Barcelona like that.
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I know. I bought an unlimited transport pass for the month and jumped onto an immoderate number of trains, buses and trams, sometimes with no idea of where I was going – just to see where I ended up. It generally worked.
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Sounds fun.
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Two and a half Margarets and all at no extra cost! Fabulous photos.
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They’re easy photos to want to take. And buy one Margaret, get another one and a half free. For one day only .
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Awesome reflections Margaret!
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It’s a great place for them to display themselves!
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And for you to capture them so well.
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As you know, I LOVE those triangular ish reflections – flat glass in modern buildings can yield some fascinating images!
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Can’t it just?
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I really enjoy this sort of architectural photography with ultra modern buildings like these – they remind me a bit of London’s Docklands. ANd fun to find your reflection among them 😀
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I had a fun day in these two parts of the city which aren’t Tourist Central at all. A nice change!
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Oh yes, I see you! 2.5 of you.
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That’s more than enough …
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Well, I’m not sure how you’d manage a half self, but sometimes it would be nice to split into two temporarily to get more done!
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Absolutely. But we do that all the time. Don’t we?
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Sometimes feels like it!
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Those are wonderful photos of a wonderful building.
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There are some excellent structures in that patch.
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Marvelous reflection photos. And that selfie one is precious.
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Haha! It wouldn’t help the police with their enquiries though, would it?
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Such a great post and photos! I loved those reflections, especially.
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They’re fun, aren’t they?
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Yes, they are. So many options for photography.
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These reflections, Wow!! And, both areas are connected. Great photos, Margaret!
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Thanks. It was a cheery sort of day.
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Love the photos! the more I see of your work and that of others, the more creative I am. Thank you for the inspiration!
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What a lovely thing to say, Clay. Thanks. You’re not so bad yourself!
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Funny, I have friends in Barcelona right now. They aren’t sending many pictures but what I have seen is really stunning, as are your images. I guess I should figure out a way to go.
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Do Dawn, But for goodness sake go in the winter months if you want to avoid the crowds. The weather is still mild enough for people-watching with a coffee in the open air.
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What a remarkable building, Margaret. Your photo collection captures the magnitude of glass and reflections. WOW!!!
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It was a pretty wow-ish sort of day, one way or another.
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Fabulous & Creative, both the building and your photos!
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Thanks. It was fun to explore.
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Great architecture. And I see you in the triangular panes!
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No hiding from you, is there? 😉
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