El Beso, Maremagnum, Montjuic | BARCELONA #7

Start a new day and you've seen that I've added a few images from the Born area And that's why we've been going through it because it's very close to where we have the apartment And as for the rest it's about the Great Sea Now we wanted to make a stop next to the Barcelona Cathedral Where were the other day but we overlooked a mosaic that Mara had seen around there And I wanted to see it and here we are It's a photomosaic by Joan Fontcouverta isn't it I think it was A Kiss which is very beautiful because it's made of mosaics right They're like different activities small images of the beach and whatever else right It has various shades and such the truth is it's very beautiful It's the Born area and we're in one of my favorite spots in Barcelona It's so peaceful and beautiful it's the Mare Magnum Now you're going to see basically it's a wooden walkway that's here leading to where it is Barcelona Aquarium It's commercial but the truth is it's really beautiful because it's really quiet there are some benches here you can sit on the wooden planks You are sitting there on the ground looking at the sea One of the most relaxing places in the area it's really great Oh I always love coming here sitting here on the floor with my feet in the water And enjoy it right The peace that's here I mean in this area you just hear silence And a bit of the noise from the gulls and such and an occasional small boat And right here we have this tower which is the connection point of the cable car coming from there Connect to this tower and then go up to Montjuic which is the hill in the background Then we will go there we won't go up as much as before but we will see the Olympic Stadium And all that Okay and here next to the port we started climbing up to Montjuic Climb It's like three kilometers to climb up this path like this And there it is winding along and it's a very beautiful climb There is also the cable car that I have already shown you for climbing which costs about 10 euros per ride And there's also a funicular I don't know if we'll catch it on the way because right now I'm a bit lost about where the cable car is because I've always driven there before But anyway we ran into it on the way And here we are at a midpoint where the Hotel Miramar is located A very well-known hotel and it's where the cable car we saw earlier arrives Now we have to keep climbing From here you can see much of the city of Barcelona From Barcelona 92 it was officially named the Montjuic Olympic Stadium and Lluís Company So now let's take a walk there's a place that's really nice From there you can also see the stadium's facade but there's also the Palau Sant Jordi Well this venue where we are is known as the Olympic Ring It is a venue built for the Barcelona 92 Olympics Then we have on this side the Olympic Stadium which we have shown before from the inside It has that part about soccer athletics etc Then back here we have the Palau Sant Jordi That's the one I mentioned where such big concerts and other cultural events are held Then we have here the Calatrava Tower a communications tower at the architect Calatrava designed And then all this which is like a little plaza with some parks and fountains and they are very nice Let's go down here now And just down here from Montjuic from the Olympic Ring we have the National Palace It is a building that was built for the 1929 World's Fair And today what it houses is the National Museum of Art from here in Catalonia Well now we have the National Palace of Art of Catalonia behind us And just by descending the stairs from this viewpoint you can see Barcelona very beautiful And one of my favorite parts is the Magic Fountain Okay and here all the way down we have a source that is turned off And it is called the Magic Fountain of Montjuic here Just going down all the stairs from the National Palace And what is characteristic is that practically every night of the year although in summer all nights outside of that season So you have to watch it for example now we are in March and it's only on Friday and Saturday If they illuminate and play with water jets with lights and music similar to that of the Bellagio or the Dubai Fountain I'm leaving the videos here and here I'll take this opportunity to do a little promotion So let's go visit this area which is very beautiful Then at night we'll come back and watch a bit of the show which is really cool and very much worth it And here as we continue down towards the roundabout we are about to reach which is called Plaza España We have on the right the Barcelona Congress Palace and just next to it the Fira Barcelona They are the most important congress event and exhibition palaces in all of Catalonia And in fact the Mobile World Congress is usually held in March It is the most important mobile phone conference in the world And in recent years it has always been held here at Fira Barcelona Well here we are finally we've reached the Plaza España What I like most about Plaza España is not the roundabout itself Only the building behind it which as you can see has a very distinctive appearance It looks a lot like a bullring because it actually was a bullring It's called Las Arenas from here in Barcelona and before that it was a bullring that when it lost its popularity He removed it and turned it into a shopping center which is what it is today A bit of a trendy mall but it's really cool It has transparent elevators on the outside to go up to the rooftop It has a very nice terrace with a few bars and restaurants It has amazing views of the entire area of Barcelona Well I'm an idiot We came here to eat at a place that Roser recommended a burger place called Times Square It's near Times Square Better that you write it Well yes I'll leave it as always below But it's a burger place that should be pretty good but we've gone too far It shouldn't be so expensive for us But we took the most expensive one and also got a half-kilo portion of potatoes Look at this Oh it's super big I haven't brought the hamburgers yet but they are 200 grams The meat is going to become a crawling creature That is when they take it out we'll show them But I think we've overdone it But we had a lot and besides we took a panacotta and tiramisu Roser is laughing at us But she's very tasty Hi there How is the burger AmazingIt's very tasty but as always It's come down to half a kilo of potatoes but it's very very tasty This place is definitely worth visiting If you're passing by and don't know where to go and you're not in the mood for a hamburger Well this is the Hamburguer the Timerburg How did you call it Times Square Yeah sure Burger It's supposed to be Burger Joint And now I've read it backwards