It´s one thing to see Barcelona by foot, but let me tell you now that it´s another thing to see by air with helicopters Barcelona. Not one to be afraid of heights, I jumped at the opportunity to see Barcelona from a whole different perspective, a helicopters perspective. Needless to say, on a pristine summer´s day with excellent visibility and barely a cloud in the sky, I buckled myself in for a ride of a life time?
Arriving at Barcelona Port, I was placed into a group of 4 where were given concise instructions about the flight and before we knew it, we were airborne. To add to much of my enthusiasm, I was placed in the front seat where I witnessed first hand the proficiency and composure of the pilot as we flew around the lovely city of Catalonia.
With astonishing attractions to blissful architecture all all the way through the city, Barcelona caters for any kind of interest and having already visited the majority of Barcelona´s tourist hot spots by foot, I essentially rediscovered Barcelona´s most celebrated sights form a entirely new angle. So with a ready, set, lift off?we were in the air and started by flying around the commercial port and over the fabulous Mediterranean Sea to see it in all its glory, with a plethora of boats all the way to the horizon to seeing the golden sun reflecting its rays off the ocean.
We streamed down the extraordinary coastline of Barceloneta and past the powerful football stadium of Camp Nou, where of course we could see inside; to taking a casual stroll down the heart of Calle Diagonal and throughout Barrio Eixample. Ohh and I forgot to mention doing all this with the magnificent Montjuic and Mount Tibidabo stretching across the breath taking Catalonian landscape. After we passed El Torre Agbar as well as the immaculate Park Güell, and finally took it home with a bird´s eye view all over the Olympic Stadium which was simply splendid.
With the helipad in sight, we touched down for a smooth landing. To my delight, I was able to take some great photos opening the helicopter door which capped off an experience I won´t forget in many years to come. In addition, having lived here for close to 8 months, I would advise this to anyone regardless of whether you are visiting for 3 days or have been here 3 years; a 10 minute flight is all you need to provide you a whole other perception on Barcelona. So get out of your Barcelona apartments and try it for yourself today!
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