Having explored the Gothic Quarter, and sampled the culture at Park Guell what else is there to do in Barcelona, apart from sunning yourself on the beach. Well my friends take a walk along La Rambla.It is to Barcelona what Covent Garden is to London, or Champ-Elyees to Paris; a kilometre long - pedestrian mall, linking the monument of Christopher Columbus by the coast, to Plaça de Catalunya in the city centre.On it you have everything from cafes and street per...

My first thoughts of Barcelona, taken purely from appearance as we left the Pyrenees and saw it appear from beneath us along the coast; where that this place is a mess.We entered Barcelona from the north, so the city proper was largely hidden behind the cranes and the tall, empty buildings in the suburbs. These thoughts, however; were soon quashed.After only having spent an hour there I had already begun to find it as impressive as Paris; but for different reason...