Glimpses from Barcelona - Part 2

Glimpses from Barcelona - Part 2

When a fellow hostelmate from Polland suggested us to visit Parc Guell, I though well, its just a park. Then he suggested us again next day and told us that is was a cactus park designed by Gaudi on a hilltop. We bought the idea of visiting.

Glimpse 4

Dodging down the trees on the hill, as I approached a wide open area, I almost rushed towards the railing from where one could see the whole of barcelona, the port, the mediterranean sea and the sun on the right horizon about to settle down. I sat on the bench like others. It didn't look any different from what can be found in India. But then I sat for a little more time. And I could decode everything around there. A story on every bench. A setting sun spilling the right mix of warmth and coldness. An infinitely distant landscape into the sea. And slow soothing music produced by the man on my right singing and playing his guitar and harmonica. After a long day of walk in Barcelona this was the perfect evening I could ask for.



Glimpse 5

I can't open my eyes. As I blow out the air from my mouth creating bubbles, small droplets of water sneaked their ways into my mouth flavoring my mouth salty salty. I was swimming, head down, free style, right paddling. But this wasn't a practice in a swimming pool at Joka or NGV in Bangalore. I stood straight and cleared my eyes open. It was windy and water made me feel warmer and more comforable. The sun was high up in the sky. I turned around to see a kid staring at me, perhaps wondering why couldn't he come so deep in water. Lots of people were sunbathing in the sand and some pakistani guys were selling beer. There was a couple making out in the water to my right and a good looking girl looking towards the sea to my left. I took a deep breath and released myself to collapse into the sea.

Glimpse 6

"Perhaps its not allowed to cross this point."
"But there are so many people. I am going."

I just walked alone towards the extended peir like ramp into the sea. All I had in mind was to reach the point from where I could turn around and see water all around my eyes, even the distant corner. The wind was strong in there. There were people just sitting by and some others who were fishing. I walked to the end of the pier and stood there, in the wind, all alone. I closed my eyes and opened them and closed again.

I loved it.