A Very Maxy Adventure

One day a few weeks ago we decided to take Max out for a little adventure around town.  Our two major destinations were the Parc de la Cuitadella, a very nice and green(!) area that we hadn't explored very well yet (and where we had a picnic including burgers from our favorite burger joint in Barcelona, Pim Pam!), and the beach, to see how Max would handle seeing such a vast quantity of his most-hated substance, water.  Along the way, we also stopped by the Iglesia Santa Maria del Mar, a beautiful church in the El Born neighborhood of Barcelona quite close to the park.

Inside the Santa Maria del Mar.  The church has a long history,
although much of it was damaged by anti-facists due to
Franco's allegiance with the Catholic Church. 
Max waited outside.

An eternal flame (a little hard to see in this photo)
sits on top of the red sculpture, commemorating
those that fought for Catalan Independence.

These cannonballs are found in various parts of  El Born,
commemorating the area's destruction after the
War of Spanish succession defeat in 1714.

Carrer de les Mosques,
the narrowest street in Barcelona.

The wonderful fountain in the Parc de la Ciutadella. 
The Ciutadella (Citadel) was formerly a military base before
becoming the first park in Barcelona. 
The zoo is also located there.

Max looking longingly at some ducks...

Another view of the centerpiece
of the fountain.

In case you didn't know,
Tabitha is somewhat fond of elephants,
and Dave is somewhat fond of Mastodon.

Max sees his enemy, as he has never seen it before,
while Dave enjoys tormenting him.

Max politely declined to enter the water with Dave,
instead deciding to view the fun from afar.