Gaudi! 1st day in the city and 1st Gaudi encounter. More on the Casa Battló later.
The Sagrada Familia...still under construction...I was on the upper (open) deck of the tourist bus, taking a bus ride round the city 'cos I was a bit pooped after the long flight. So more of this awesome building later.
I was still on the bus. These are "city bicycles" - by Bicing. There're racks like that all over the city to encourage commuters to reduce their carbon footprint. An annual membership (very reasonably priced) allows a "renter" to use the bikes anytime. Each bike can be taken away from a station for a limited period of time (like 2 hrs or something). If a bike isn't returned after 48 hrs or something (sorry for the lack of precision, I was on a holiday), the entire cost of the bike would be charged to the "renter" (couple hundred Euros). Outside of Europe, this bike-sharing system has recently been introduced in the US (Washington DC being the 1st).
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