home thoughts from abroad

Home thoughts from abroad is a new series on Travel Words featuring a single photograph that reminds me of a country visited and showing something that uniquely identifies it as being ‘abroad’.

Plaça de Catalunya

A more recent visit to Europe on a ‘Mother/Daughter’ trip and the place we probably went through every day. The Plaça de Catalunya, a large plaza surrounded by monumental buildings, is Barcelona’s busiest square. It is located between the old city (Ciutat Vella) and the nineteenth century Eixample district. And has lots of pigeons!

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Heyjude

I have lived in the UK for most of my life, but when young I definitely had wanderlust and even ended up living in South Africa for several years which was a wonderful experience. I now look forward to a long and leisurely retirement doing what I like most - gardening, photography, walking and travelling.

21 thoughts on “home thoughts from abroad”

    1. Got caught up in the garden as some plants arrived. Out today, though we are in the sea mist it seems! Maybe further north we will find the sun.

  2. I walked there a few times, and caught the tour bus, like the one in the background. I also remember when Trafalgar Square had thousands of pigeons, before they banned feeding them.
    Best wishes, Pete. x

  4. I don’t remember seeing the pigeons in Barcelona. That’s a crazy bit of activity going on there! With that double-decker bus in the background, I almost thought it was Trafalgar Square.

    1. Ah, but Pete assures me that there are no longer pigeons in Trafalgar Square. I do recall them from years ago though and like you, thought this a similar scene.

  5. I like the concept of this new series Jude. This reminds me of our experience in St. Mark’s square in Venice. Take cover!

    1. Indeed. I have tons of photos and not enough time to write posts about each place, so I thought I’d return to my original plan of posting ‘postcards’ from my travels. Jo suggested adding a few words 😀

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