Exploration

While exploring the city of Barcelona, I observed many different aspects of what city life was like. The Barri Gotic in Barcelona shows a lot of history in its buildings, and as I walked through this area I did notice the juxtaposition of new buildings and store fronts against old Plazas and cathedrals. One thing I found interesting was the prevalence of surveillance cameras that were installed under angels or gargoyles of Gothic churches. I found this a tad out of place within the context of the old architecture. New art, such as graffiti, is everywhere in the city, and provides an interesting comparison with the old architecture and art work, such as the stained glass in the cathedrals. I took a lot of detailed photos on the wear of the stone on buildings. I also took pictures of other evidences of life in the city. When I think of a city, I think of pollution problems and little evidence of life other than humans, bugs, and rats. I discovered that there was a lot of evidence of plants, some on balconies, other growing out of buildings, and others decorating plazas. This gave me a feeling that the city was healthy if it could support plant life. Within the many intersecting, weaving alleyways and roads of stone, there was at least some green breaking through.