 Baggage claim in the Madrid airport.
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 We had a multi-hour layover in Madrid on the way to Barcelona.
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 I spent a while tinkering around with my new camera.
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 Stationary objects make good practice subjects.
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 My PhD advisor, Wes.
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 Wes in front of the ROBOT coffee shop in the Madrid airport.
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 Wes in front of the ROBOT coffee shop again.
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 In the Madrid airport, you're only allowed to smoke at these "smoking points."
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 The problem is, there's no extra ventilation or anything, and they are everywhere.
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 Wes at the Barcelona airport.
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 A view of the Barcelona airport.
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 At dinner that evening, they served us this "vegetable pudding," which I didn't touch.
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 A pretend-policeman who walked into the intersection and started juggling.
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 Still juggling.
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 Street art: toilet paper suspended above a subway vent.
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 A big fortress of a shopping center near Placa Catalunya.
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 The next morning: our room from the outside.
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 Another view of our room from the outside. It was nice, but noisy.
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 View down Gran Via from near Placa Tetuan.
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 Big intersection on Gran Via.
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 Fountain and greenery at Placa Catalunya, where we were meeting Carlos and Eric.
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 And there they are, Carlos and Eric! They came from Madrid and Delft, respectively.
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 Walking down La Rambla.
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 A human statue on La Rambla.
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 On La Rambla.
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 View down a side street into Barri Gotic, from La Rambla.
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 Apartments in Barri Gotic.
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 Catedral de Barcelona.
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 Every cathedral I ever see in Europe seems to be under some sort of construction.
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 A blurry look inside the cathedral.
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 Another view inside Catedral de Barcelona, which is quite large.
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 Flowers in Catedral de Barcelona.
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 Crypt of one of the founders of Barcelona in the cathedral.
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 Stained glass window in the cathedral.
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 Outside, a street artist was setting up a puppet show.
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 We came across the cathedral's courtyard.
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 Apparently, geese have been kept in the courtyard for hundreds of years.
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 Goose and fish in the courtyard.
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 Another look at a goose and some fish in the courtyard of Catedral de Barcelona.
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 The main spire, from the courtyard.
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