Axxu's ＵK Diary: Spain 6 days trip...西班牙旅记 part2(updated)

Beside the tourist attraction spot in Barcelona, the life of the people and culture are a fascinating experience as well. I would like to share some photos that captured on the detail scale of the city.

除了出名的旅游景点，这里的生活文化也值的让我们用小镜头去纪录下来。而这些街头一角的人物，并不会像建筑物似的长久的存在，一幕幕的生活小节可能就发生在那一刹那，可能就那么一次机会被我遇着，就算下次我回到同样的地方，也事是人非了。

1. Coffee shop

I think most of the places in the world people will have a common sense of 'a cup of coffee' in the morning. Here, when you ask for a coffee, they will give you Espresso (Kopi O' in Malaysia) The right term here is ' Coffee with Milk' . Beside, I found a habit of most of people here, mostly three major thing their like to do here in the morning coffee shop: News paper, Coffee, and Smoking.

若要我选出一个人类可共同的文化，我看早上起来在咖啡店喝杯咖啡，吃吃面包，看看报纸，和街坊聊聊天可说是当之无愧。马来西亚，英国，西班牙，无不被这小小一杯咖啡‘殖民’。这天早上，我也没特地去赶路，只坐在巴塞罗纳里的一间小咖啡馆里与当地人过着这‘世界文化’。

2. Pocket garden

This morning I walk on the street, there does has some pocket garden in middle of the street.

And I met this group of golden age people, they were playing a steel ball game. They so enjoytheir retire life in this little green place in the middle of the street.

今天一早走在街头时，遇见有一群老人家在一个大马路中间的公园里玩‘铁球’。他们的表情都非常认真，像是1992年巴塞罗纳林匹克运动员般的。其实这群充满‘战斗’力的老人为这古老的城市增添了不少的活力!

3. La Rambla Street

The varies street performers is a iconic culture of spain, mostly they act like a statue or make some fun when people out money in their mug. And the performer that I showed about was the most creative and popular in the street. If he be paid, he always makes fun with people like kisses you scares you and hung you, so funny!

每个国家都有她本身特色的街头表演，像英国人喜欢跳‘机器舞’，中国人喜欢‘耍杂技’，印度人喜欢‘吹蛇’，而西班牙人就喜欢‘扮鬼扮马’。他们化装后就站在街头让人看，若你赏脸丢钱，他还会‘动动’感谢你还可以与你合照，但若你没给钱就拿相机对着他们，他们都会把脸盖着不给你拍，有时还会给你臭脸看，所以你以后去这里旅游时要注意哟！

(Above & below) captured at Street La Ramble

4. Boqueria Market

Wet market! Long time didn't see any wet market since I were in Edinburgh. Boqueria Market has a fascinating sensation around. It located at the side of Barcelona most famous street, La Ramble, actually the market was much more older than the performers street now. The market's entrance is hanging its own full name called "St. Josep. La Boqueria." In Spanish the St. Josep mean the existing location and the La Boqueri is mean butcher's or meat-cutting table (hehe....because inside got a lot of butchers')

见到菜市场真的有一番说不出的亲切感，久违了。这菜市原来主要是买肉小贩，它的名字Boqueri西班牙文是‘砍肉板’。因为四周蓬勃的发展，这曾经是市民重要的贸易市场，现在却被两旁的现代的商业建筑屋隐盖她应有的毕茫。许多昔日的英雄，虽抵挡不住岁月的无情，但能流下的却是‘英名’，也总好过一事无成。。。。

5. Barcelona waterfront: Ramble de Mar

The waterfront was built during the 1992 Olympic game in Barcelona. Architect-designed walkway and landscape provide a impressive open space for us to rest, walk, or just has a cup of coffee along the seaside. You will feel very pleasing, and so much silence out there when you sit on the bench look toward to the sea.....