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see also Part 1: Old Barcelona<\/a> and Part 3: El Raval to the Sagrada Familia<\/a><\/p>\n

in my continuing series of following in the footsteps of the characters of the film L’Auberge Espagnole<\/em>, i made it to several more places today (which luckily coincide with popular locations to visit — just that they don’t look popular in the movie — it’s like they had the whole city to themselves!).<\/p>\n

park g\u00fcell<\/h3>\n

this hillside park (which is not easy to get to, despite having escalator systems<\/a> at various streets heading up there) is a showcase of gaudy Gaudi design (sorrynotsorry, not a fan of his, but i managed to convince myself it’s more whimsical than nightmarish). tip: save \u20ac1 by buying your ticket online if you can commit to a time (you have a half hour admission window); there are also directions on how to get there on their site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

in the movie, Park G\u00fcell is where Anne-Sophie and Xavier meet up several times, once for a little tryst.<\/p>\n

\"If<\/a>

“Je suis ravie de vous voir.” “Moi aussi.”<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

“Mais… je suis mari\u00e9e. Non, je suis mari\u00e9e. Non… non!”<\/p><\/div>\n

i had an 8:30 admission and got there around 8:40. surprisingly not as crowded as i expected!<\/p>\n

\"Nope.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Have<\/a><\/p>\n

Montju\u00efc<\/h3>\n

not in the movie, but i went there today so figure i’ll include some pictures. i mainly wanted to see the Communications Tower<\/a>, designed by my favorite architect Santiago Calatrava, and unfortunately took the very long way around to get there. lesson learned: if you take the funicular up from the Paral-lel metro stop, you don’t need to take the aerial gondola up to the castle (though i did, it does give you a nice view<\/a>). just make a left from the exit and you’ll find your way to the Olympic zone<\/a>.<\/p>\n

yeah, my long\/wrong way took me to the castle, where i walked pretty much around the entire mountain. you do get some nice views of the port, though, but i didn’t sign up for a hike!<\/p>\n

\"Port\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"MY<\/a><\/p>\n

port vell\u00a0aerial tramway<\/h3>\n

ok, back to the movie. the Port Vell tramway (aka the Telef\u00e8ric del Port<\/em> or Aeri del Port<\/em> in Catalan) connects Montju\u00efc with the port on the south end of Barceloneta. i took it one-way in that direction (note no line going that way, long line going from the port up to Montju\u00efc). Xavier and Anne-Sophie take a ride together in this cable car, and they discuss their…relationship.<\/p>\n

\"#laubergeespagnole\"<\/a>

“Vous avez peur?” “Un peu, oui.”<\/p><\/div>\n

the beaches of barceloneta<\/h3>\n

the tramway conveniently drops you off at the beach, which is where several scenes of the movie take place. one of them, where Xavier writes his witch of a girlfriend Martine, is now where Cavamar Restaurant is. the area is much more developed now, but it was cool finding the exact spot<\/a> where the scene took place.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

“J’ai commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 lui dire des choses que je lui aurais jamais racont\u00e9es en t\u00eate \u00e0 t\u00eate.”<\/p><\/div>\n

also a short walk up the coast is the Hospital del Mar, where Jean-Michel worked and Xavier gets his noggin checked out.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

“Tu n’as absolument rien, t’es juste un peu surmen\u00e9.”<\/p><\/div>\n

i think i just got a lead on another location that wasn’t mentioned in any of the blog posts i’ve been using for reference. we’ll see tomorrow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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