A  WALK  IN  THE  PARK

Good evening!

Today we went to the "central park" of Barcelona--Parc de la Ciutadella.  See below from Wikipedia if you want to read about it.....it wasn't a busy day at all.  Enjoy the photos and videos below....

Love and miss you all,

Ellie and Gary

The Parc de la Ciutadella (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈparɡ də ɫə siwtəˈðeʎə], "Ciutadella Park") is a park in Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Catalonia. After its establishment during the mid-19th century, it was for decades the only green area in the city, and hitherto of the most popular. It is located at the northeastern edge of the old town, and hosts within its 70 acres (280,000 m²) the city's substantial zoo (which was home to the famous albino gorilla Snowflake), the Parliament of Catalonia, a lake, some museums, and a fountain of considerable size designed by Josep Fontserè (with perhaps some attributions of the young student Antoni Gaudí, who at this time worked at Fontserès office). It is characterized by being a very busy place, crowded with tourists, and locals, who are usually going for a walk or taking their children to the special section for kids found near the upper margin of the park. This park is optimal for sports, like for example boating in the lake, cycling (both boat and bicycle can be hired), or jogging.

The main attraction has, from its establishment hitherto been the zoo. This was due to out of the 7,000 animals present the albino gorilla Snowflake, who died in 2004. Near the zoo's entrance, the famous climbable gigantic stone mammoth is to be seen, as is a metallic cat in another area of the park.
Another yet to be mentioned conspicuous characteristic is the park's paths' layout, one half being made up by sinuous and rather natural seeming trails, and the other by direct and refined ones. Along both, huge a variety of vegetation is assertively displayed, having small signposts at their front, serving as name tags

BELOW:  No park walk is complete unless you see "hoopers"--hoola hoopers!

BELOW:  Parlament

BELOW:  A few videos--only 15-20 seconds long each--sights and sounds will delight!