Walk to Montjuic castle, Barcelona

Montjuic castle is a must go place when you are in Barcelona, its a hill next to the coast line near the Columbus statue at end of La Rambla street. There are multiple ways of going there.

Cable car (teleferic) and Funicular.

Cable car works from the Coast line ot the mountain Miramar and then you can either take bus or walk all the way to Montjuic castle. The ticket cost 7 Euro one way and you can see a very nice view from top specially the coast line, in my opinion its not worth that money as you will finally have that panoramic view from the castle.

the Funiclar is under repair till mid 2016, which was one of the easient way to reach directly to the castle. 

Bus

In place of Funicular there are two buses running all day from station Pral-lel (line 3 and line 2) and Pl.Espanya. the buses are number 150 and also another special bus for Montjuic castle runs every 10 minutes. Before jumping in ask the driver if its going the Castle direction. the T10 card is fully valid in these buses that means its not expensive to go up to the castle as compared to the cable car which cost nearly 7 Euro.

Walking

It might look far but its just 3 km from the coast line by walk and there are planty of places to explore on the way that you will not feel it till the last 300 meter of steep climb :)
Any how I recommend to go at least one way by walking, its worth walking there. it takes nearly 30 min if you go without stopping.

KEEP YOUR WATER BOTTLE ,NO SHOPS ON THE WAY

ASK PEOPLE ON WAY FOR DIRECTION IF YOU DON'T HAVE NAVIGATOR

Some photos and map that may help you, 

 The Garden on the way

 Front gate of the castle

 Side view of castle

 Castle top, kindly don't write on cactus plant, some couples wrote their names on almost each part od the plant

view from top

Lastly: There is discounted price if you are less than 30

Pickpocketers

Pickpockets are common in every big city. When travelling the biggest trouble you can have is to lose money or passport. Remember that police might be very polite to you but things lost has 1 in a million chance to be returned. So be extra careful and being protective is always better.
As I travel many cities and would like to share some of my and my friends experience how people actually do  pick pocketing.

Be careful
1- Small groups of people  standing at less crowded places, like underground metro, narrow street or around  late night cafes.
2- Never keep all eggs in same basket, keep your passport and money separate, carry just a small money according to daily need and keep rest in the locker.
3- Always stand with the wall or lean to the side of bus or metro, keep one side always safe.
4- If you feel unsafe, move fast but do not panic, don't let any one enough time to take you as easy prey.
5- Do not take out your wallet openly and letting people know the place of your wallet and estimate of money or card you have.

Some experience with me and friends
1- My friend and I were going to enter a metro in Frankfurt, the door was just going to close when two people just rushed inside and pushed us if it is so crowded, but it wasn't that crowded and one guy just went to the feet of my friend as if he lost his watch, my friend bend down to help and the other guy tried to take out his wallet from his back pocket. Both of them left the metro just before the door close. Later we realized how professionally they planned everything but luckily the back pocket was longer then normal and the guy was just  able to open the button but couldn't pick the wallet.

2-Fake hand: The man was holding a coat in hand which was a fake hand and the other hand he used to pick my friend wallet, so avoid people who are carrying some fabric like coat or jersey.

3- young group girls talking to each other and making you feel they don't care about you and suddenly squeezing you inside and took the wallet of a friend.

4- Hookers are end of famous street like La Rambla in Barcelona, comes to hug/kiss you and picks you wallet and I heard they are so professional that they even put the wallet back and removing the money.

5- My friend caught an old lady on escalator trying to steal his wallet,

6-  Some group of people surround you on a busy walking street and open your backpack and take camera or any other thing they can reach,
Advice: Over friendly behavior from stranger should always make you extra conscious.Dont let people come very near to you that you cant feel your wallet or passport.

BE SAFE & TRAVEL

you can share your experience in the comments below.

La Rambla and La Bouqeria, Barcelona

La Rambla (Les Rambles) and La Bouqeria are the famous streets of Barcelona and you just cant skip these two while visiting the city.

Both the street are connected very near to the city center, PL. CATALUNYA. Metro lines L2,L3 and L4 are connected to the Pl. Cataluya but the most near to the street is line L3.

The La Rambla street is full of street vendors and street artist. You can find allot of sellers selling the on ground the fake Football shirts and I recommend not to buy as their average price after bargaining is 12 - 25 Euros and you can easily fin this price in the shops (not the original: it cot 100 Euro from the stadium). The street is a very lively place and a must go in the evening time, keep you luggage and pockets safe as its a crowded place and famous place for pickpockets too.

The street is nearly 1 km long connecting Plaça de Catalunya in the centre with the Christopher Columbus ( which is next to coast line). 

Where as the La Bouqeria is a large food/fish market attached to the Ra Rambla near to Metro station Liceu. The market is just next to the restaurant Dunkin Donut. The market is famous place for both tourists and the locals, especially the fruits,vegetables, chocolates and the marine variety pulls the customers itself.

The market is clean and not smelly( as they sell fish there). Its not very expensive and good experience to meet locals and try some exotic fruits, or just have a lunch in small open stalls.

The freshness, variety, colors and artistic arrangement of products is just indescribable. 

Barcelona Airport to center

Barcelona airport has 2 major terminals: Terminal 1 and 2. both are 5 Km apart and there is shuttle service and public buses (46) running between both terminals.

Terminal 2 has train station attached and also linked with public and private buses, whereas the Terminal 1 has just the buses to connect.
If you arrive at Barcelona, First thing is to buy the tickets from the machine (ticket vending machines) there are many options from 1 time ticket to Barcelona 5 day pass. The best ticket is Barcelona T10 ticket that cost 9.8 Euros and you can take 10 rides and you can change Metro underground without paying extra ticket. Otherwise each ticket separately cost 2.15 Euro.

The Aerobus is most easy way to reach center, the bus cost nearly 6Euro perway and 11 Euro for return ticket, The ticket can be bought directly from driver or online. The bus has free wifi and runs every 10 minutes from terminal 1 and 2. for returning all the buses start from pl. Catalunya, the bus A1 goes to terminal 1 and A2 to terminal 2.

The other bus option is bus 46. after exit form airport on the left you can see the bus stands( hardly 100 meters) you can buy ticket from driver for 2.15 Euro or use your T10 card. The bus takes nearly 25 minute to reach the center PL. Espanya which is also connected by metro and buses.

The Renfe train station is just under the terminal 2 in Barcelona and ticket cost nearly 4Euro for 1 way and the train goes directly to the Passeig de Gracia, which is walking distance to Pl.Catalunya and also connected to Metro station.