Art Is What You Can Get Away With

Sulphur Ripples, Turquoise Facets

Slimey, Smelly, Fresh

Steam Mist, Cool Falls

Sinuous, Furry

Prickly, Cottony

Burble-ey, Gurgle-ey

Peaceful Smoothness, Sharp

Liquid Heat, Crystaline Snow

Rough and Soft

Bubbles and Falling Darkness

Eruptive Hot, Silky

Mist Refreshing, Wildly Frothy

Spikey, Sticky Sap

The culmination of a marathon TransAtlantic flight finds me grinning away, propped up against a sign that turns out to be about body hair removal. Hey I do not speak Catalan.

Wacky spires of Gaudi's Sagrada Familia. I was lazy to drag around my camera so most of these shots are from Marcel.

The colour and quality of light inside the temple is stunning.

I love this ceiling because in my mind, it maps perfectly onto the starry, celestial Montana skies.

This pic gives scale to the tremenous height and volume of the temple.

Masterfully contemplative.

The spiral staircase at descent time from the turrets of the temple.

If I ever move to Barcelona, I want to live in that pink penthouse flat with the rooftop garden on Sagrada Familia Plaza.

The big reason for the trip was to see the Barcelona vs Sevilla football match.

Nice save.

A gorgeous platter of paella shot in a weird yellow restaurant light.

Hungry, Barca-loving travelling companion, pre-paella pose.

My stern-yet-photogenic travelling companion's art hero, Salvador Dali.

Dali's drippy time-warp object reminds me what an insane idea it is to go all the way to Barcelona for a weekend!

Dali's rendition of the Gemini Twins. My horoscope sign.

I didn't get any shots inside this special exhibition at the Picasso museum but it was inspiring.

Graffiti is still a big-deal art phenomena in Europe.

Pretty awesome low-light capabilities on my Nikon D5000!

Back behind Montana Tech lies the World Museum of Mining. I was captivated by the dissonance of the main displays -- the mine shafts and the collection of period dolls. Underground and overground realities in the history of Butte, Montana.