Olympic Stadium and Montjuic

The Olympic grounds and Montjuic provided some of the best views I have seen of Barcelona.  The olympic area was fascinating because the 1992 olympics were a turning point for Barcelona and Catalonia as a whole.  Seeing the monuments and the architecture of the area, caped by Montjuic's beautiful views, this area is somewhere special.  

After learning about how the 1992 olympics was such a huge success and a way for the Catalonian people to see the outside world after decades of dictatorship, it was cool to see the area where it all unfolded.  Luckily I went on a beautiful day so the sky was clear and as the sunset on the cit, it made a nice red and pink overtone over all of the buildings.  

Although we didn't know that you could take a trolley to the top and ended up walking the entire mountain, it was a great experience.  To see the castle that overlooked the ocean at the top of the mountain was spectacular and just another place in Barcelona where I felt like I was experiencing history first hand.  This is where Barcelona defended their city and it was another place in the city that distinguished the pride the city has and the pride that Catalonia has as a "nation."

The views were unlike any I have seen and the city looked as "European" as I had imagined before I came.  Great day.