Catalunya Triumph Riding in Barcelona Photo Gallery

See photos of Barcelona and Catalunya during Motorcycle USA's motorcycle tour of Catalunya aboard a Triumph Thunderbird. Read more on the ride in the Catalunya Triumph travel feature.

Who knows why Triumph chose Barcelona to introduce its new cruiser to the international motorcycle press? It’s not the type of invite to mull over, only respond to with immediate dispatch.

The big 1600 Twin in the Triumph Thunderbird dwarfed the displacement of most rides we saw during our Spanish excursion.

Montserrat rises behind us as we tool around the Monsterrat nature park.

The T-Bird scrapes its way around scenic Montserrat.

Hustling the Triumph around the bends. The congestion of Barcelona quickly gives way to beautiful coastal mountains.

There is an Arc de Triomphe in Barcelona too.

Just one of the numerous artistic monuments in Barcelona, this one in the Placa de Tetuan.

The Agbar Tower in Barcelona is one of the very modern designs in the architecturally rich city.

City by the sea, Barcelona has a strong seafaring heritage still reflected today in its harbor and cuisine.

The Spaniards love, I mean love, their scooters. There are more in one or two city blocks in Barcelona than you will find in an entire downtown of many US cities.

Ole! Yes, they still have bullfighting in Spain.

Plaza del Toros in Barcelona.

Columbus Monument in Barcelona begins the Las Ramblas pedestrian walkway.

Salvador Dali is a native Catalan.

Gaudi's Casa Mila, located in downtown Barcelona.

Another Gaudi work is Casa Batllo.

The Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona.

The Sagrada Familia, a work in progress when Gaudi died, is still being built.

The Passion facade of the Sagrada Familia houses modern sculpture.

The Passion sculptures by Josep Maria Subirachs are quite powerful and contrast the other styles at work on parts of the Sagrada Familia.

Josep Maria Subirachs sculptures on Sagrada Familia.

The flip side of the Passion facade is the Nativity facade, built in Gaudi's lifetime and a complete change from the more modern face of the church.

The tree located atop a spire in the Nativity facade of the Sagrada Familia.

The Barri Gotic, or Gothic Quarter, houses serpentine streets opening onto small squares and centuries-old buildings.

Rambling Las Ramblas in the day.

Las Ramblas at Night.

The Saint Joseph Market, located just off Las Ramblas, is a perfect place to sample Barcelona's strong culinary tradition.

Yes the seafood was fresh, still twitching from being pulled out of the Mediterranean.

Fruit, meats, cheeses... You can find it all at the market.

Pretty girls, 4 am, a couple dips from the bottle = blurry night time pictures, but very vivid memories!

Imagine this scene replayed about 100 times... You don't need TV in Barcelona, just a seat at a table on the boardwalk.

Pretty girls and scooters... It's a wonderful thing.

Beautiful girls and scooters II...

Little anchovies fried up with a splash of lemon. I dare you not to eat 20 or so.

Paella. Absolutely delicious.

Okay, okay, so the squid ink may make this paella look gnarly. And, sure, the ink turned by lips and teeth slightly black for a bit, to the horror of fellow travelers, but it tasted great!