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Grassmarket

posted by rgottwine on 3 December 2010 at 10:55

What was once the centre for a market and public hangings is now a great place to admire a mix of architecture and grab some drinks or a bite to eat in the heart of the old town.

where, when, how, web
grassmarket is off w. port via king's stables road

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Edinburgh square  history  restaurants 

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Greyfriars Bobby

posted by jjohnson on 3 December 2010 at 10:54

My dogs are practically my life so we had to make a trek to the Greyfriars cemetery where loyal Bobby came to his master, John Grey's grave, practically living there for 14 years and managing to escape eviction on numerous occasions. Now there is a statue of him in the cemetery where he was buried too.

where, when, how, web
86 candlemaker row, just behind the camera obscura

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Edinburgh cemetery  loyal dog  statue 

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Casa Battlo

posted by pcherry on 3 December 2010 at 10:33

I think I would pay a lot of money to live in Casa Battlo, it's my idea of architectural heaven. I've seen a lot of gaudi's work and this is definitely the best in my eyes.

where, when, how, web
Passeig de Gràcia 43, underground station of the same name

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Barcelona house  modernist  gaudi  wonderful 

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Casa Mila (La Pedrera)

posted by kkepplinger on 3 December 2010 at 10:31

I adore Gaudi's work and I was so enthralled by Casa Mila, his imagining of what an apartment block could be like. There's not a straight line in sight and even the ceilings are wonky to allow the maximum light in. The roof is my favourite bit, with a multitude of crazy chimneys looking like a dream-army!

where, when, how, web
Passeig de Gracia 92, diagonal subway station

tags
Barcelona apartments  gaudi  fantastic 

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Placa d'Espanya

posted by bwyatt on 3 December 2010 at 10:30

From a grim past of public gallows and abbatoirs this square is now a really exciting place to visit. My boyfriend and I got off the tourist bus for a bit here and explored. The bullring is a fantastic structure, but i'm glad it's not been popular. The ventian towers are so like the one in venice that you feel like it's a mirage to see two, and whilst i didn't much rate the fountain I loved miro's 'woman and bird'.

where, when, how, web
Av de la Gran Via de les Corts, metro espanya, just at the foot of montjuic

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Barcelona square  interesting towers  sculpture 

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