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Bubble Guy -- Photo Credit: Ryan Liwanag

Carbonara!

The view from atop the Centro Comercial de las Arenas -- Photo Credit: Ryan Liwanag

Maria Reina Church in Barcelona

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There's a mess of tunnels underneath what used to be the Colosseum floor - they raised up animals using trapdoor platforms from this level

The outside of the Colosseum - the pillars are riddled with holes

The Coronation of Napoleon ended the first audioguide tour we had decided to follow. The painting is huge and there were lots of details to take in

Dona i Ocell' Sculpture at Parc Joan de Miro -- Photo credit: Ryan Liwanag

Diana of the Hunt. There's a replica of this statue in the hall of mirrors in Versailles

We took the train ride to the top of the Eiffel, almost 300m above sea level. It was ridiculously cold at the top too, my hoodie was nowhere near enough

After enjoying the view from the top of the tower, we descended and enjoyed the tower's light show

A display atop the tower showed the distance from different capital cities around the world, and the height of the highest building there, for comparison to the Eiffel. I have no idea what this Stratford Residences is though

Panoramic view from atop the tower. Please excuse my poor camera skillz

Fountain Show -- Photo Credit: Ryan Liwanag

One of the golden statues watching over the Pont Alexander

Another view of the hospital

Hospital Sant Pau -- Photo Credit: Ryan Liwanag

Apparently there's always a big crowd around the Mona Lisa. I honestly found it a bit underwhelming, given how famous it is.

Panorama of the view from the Montmarte hill

Supposedly if you lie with your hand inside the mouth, you will lose your hand. I would have pretended to lose my hand, but the guy ahead of us in the queue already did that gag

Yummy paella!

The view overlooking the Roman forum and nearby ruins

The roof of the columned area looks like shattered plates -- Photo Credit: Ryan Liwanag

This lizard is kind of a big deal, souvenir shops often have keychains featuring it. Photo credit: Ryan Liwanag

Googling "barcelona street game where old men throw metal balls" tells us this is called Petanque. -- Photo credit: Ryan Liwanag

The bridge gives us a good view of the Eiffel Tower in the distance

Our quiz night results -- who knows what place we finished

One of the last rooms we visited was full of Rembrandts, who was apparently very fond of selfies somehow

Sagrada Familia -- Under Construction

South facade of the Sagrada Familia -- it looks like some sort of Nativity scene

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There's a series of rooms with detailed paintings of Greek myths which left me looking up all the time. I think this Apollo one was my favorite

The Hall of Battles was easily my favorite thing in the Chateau, I paid attention to each of the battles/paintings discussed by the audioguide. Typically, I have already forgotten most of the information, but I was well entertained

The famous Hall of Mirrors in the Chateau

There's a series of rooms where normal people could get a glimpse of the king and queen's daily lives, including their bedrooms and this dining room

The Winged Victory of Samothrace. Well, I may have accidentally clicked on the detailed guide for this piece and thus spent some extra time here

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