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Barcelona, November 2022: Part 3

November 2022

A city seen far below through a deep stone window opening, an iron grille in front of it.

Photographs. The words come later.

A great sculpted stone facade with towers and a crane above it, shops at street level under cloud.
A woman in a dark dress standing at a curved mosaic bench, smiling at the camera, the city far below behind her.
A pale stone spiral staircase seen from below, the steps curling up towards a lit ceiling.
A tall stone panel carved all over with rows of lettering beside a stone doorway.
A vaulted stone ceiling with a carved star-shaped boss and a hanging light.
A sculpted stone facade against bright cloud, figures carved in rows across it.
A woman in a dark dress on a terrace beside mosaic work, a mosaic tower behind her.
A pigeon perched in a tiled arched opening built of broken tile in many colours.
A long curved mosaic bench with visitors on the steps above it and trees behind.
Three small bowls of dressed salad on a table, a coiled pastry on a plate in front of them.
A plate of fried fish in a pale sauce with chopped salad, bread with a dark spread beside it.
A shop whose lit shelves hold rows of small toy ducks, a white model building standing behind glass.
A bookseller's window packed with secondhand books stacked and facing outward, seen at an angle.
A sunset sky over a square, a bare tree in silhouette and a lit building low behind parked cars.
A round fountain basin at dusk with a sculpted figure above it and people sitting on the rim.
A woman in a dark dress standing by a fountain at dusk, one hand raised, the sunset behind her.
A bronze group of figures on a stone plinth against a sunset sky, shop lights low at the left.
A woman standing in a broad square with pigeons flying past her, palace buildings around.
A selfie of a woman at dusk with a civic palace and its fountains behind her.
A palace and its gardens seen from a path: clipped hedge, railings and beds of red flowers under cloud.
A bronze rider on a horse on a carved stone plinth under a pale sky, trees behind.
A tall iced drink with mint and a straw on a table, two people seen from behind at a table beyond.
A chocolate dessert with ice cream and sauce on a white plate, a tall red drink behind it.

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