On The Ruta del Modernisme, 2

Out for another day in or near the Eixample...

Following the signs...

Reading descriptions like these; or sometime just wandering off
to something else that catches our eyes; the Modernisme Route guide
book and map is available variously in Barcelona; contains coupons
for entry various places; worth checking out

Street lamp on Passeig de Gracia

On Carrer Arago; click to enlarge and further 
appreciate; of course, no photograph does justice
to these places...

Muy famoso...the Editorial Montaner I Simon/Fundacio Antoni Tapies,
by Domenich i Montaner, 1881-86, one of the first Modernistas; now
crowned by the contemporary sculpture by Tapies, Cloud and Chair

But wait! Vicki spots this must have bread basket in a store window...
leading to an hour or so in one of the more interesting hardware/
household/office/art supplies stores, 9 stories, we have ever seen

Count 'em...nine...and in English too

Should we move to Barcelona, we'll be spending lots more time here

Casa Vidua Marfa (according to Google Lens)

Queviures Murria; gourmet food center, plus more

Casa Jaume Forn

Cases Josefa Villanueva

Detail

Ditto

Great windows

Casa Santurce

Peeking in

The beauitful Mercado de la Conceptio, aka the flower market...
note especially the vast, original tile roof

Built in the 1880s, modernized in the 1990s

Way more than just flowers

Definitely going back to this one

Casa Lamadrid

Casa Vallet I Xiro

Pretty doors on all of them

Casa Thomas

Exhausted by our day's architectural explorations, we

decided it was time for a snack, and so headed to

the somewhat-nearby Cerveseria Catalana, an old

friend from previous visits; above, a plate of huevos 

cabreaos we shared, along with a creme catalana and 

a pitcher of white sangria; the huevos cabreaos 

consisted of french-fried potato sticks, topped with 

two fried eggs, all mushed together in a spicy garlic 

sauce; yum; a fitting end to another great day on the 

streets