My one viewable sunset in Barcelona was a special one, looking from the commercial quay across the harbor to the industrial docks, with resting kayakers, and gulls on their last flights of daylight before roosting. The Port Vell Aerial Tramway’s 351-foot Torre Jaume I (King James I of Aragon) tower, at left, links a smaller terminal tower behind the view to the hill in the distance; the tram has opened and closed several times since completion in 1931. The buoyed sculpture, “Miraestels”, is a polyester and fiberglass piece by Catalonian artist Robert Llimós, portraying a man stargazing while holding a star behind his back. The reflected sunset glow thus adds extra meaning to the piece.
Barcelona, Spain (24 Nov 13) Looking WSW
41.3743, 2.1823Evening at the Port of Barcelona
My one viewable sunset in Barcelona was a special one, looking from the commercial quay across the harbor to the industrial docks, with resting kayakers, and gulls on their last flights of daylight before roosting. The Port Vell Aerial Tramway’s 351-foot Torre Jaume I (King James I of Aragon) tower, at left, links a smaller terminal tower behind the view to the hill in the distance; the tram has opened and closed several times since completion in 1931. The buoyed sculpture, “Miraestels”, is a polyester and fiberglass piece by Catalonian artist Robert Llimós, portraying a man stargazing while holding a star behind his back. The reflected sunset glow thus adds extra meaning to the piece.
Barcelona, Spain (24 Nov 13) Looking WSW
41.3743, 2.1823