Guell Park (Parc Guell) Barcelona

¡Hola! When in Barcelona, one must speak like the Barcelonians (with a lisp). So after 3 days of confidently speaking Spanish, we went north to Barcelona where everyone speaks Catalan. For those of you unaware, Spain has 4 official languages. Castellano (spanish), Catalan, Galician and Basque. No offense, but Catalan sounds like French and …

Saturday, June 23

I woke up in Barcelona today ready and raring to go, I have been waiting since I made my first deposit for this trip to see in person the works of Gaudi! Before I get too wrapped up in our day of exploring Barcelona let me first talk about Antoni Guadi. He was born in 1852 and by the time he was sixty his entire family …

-Casa Batlo, private house. Water-inspired and incredible. The solid forms look like liquid. The attic is awesome: catenary arches, a water-room, light well into very tall space that lights the stairwell. Colours change with movement throughout the building because of play on light.
-Casa Mila. Apartment building, with original furniture. Roof …

We are certainly getting good use out of the specialised layered wardrobe and waterproof coats we purchased. Despite the tap tap tap of rain against our window we rugged up and took the underground and then a bus to Gaudi park which is nestled against a hill suburb out of the direct city central.

Gaudi designed this as a trendy …

Entry containing 15 photos titled: Two Gaudi's for the Price of One, Festa Major Dreta, Exeimple '12, Modern Puppetry, Festa Major Dreta, Exeimple '12, Two More Gaudi's for the Price of One, Another Gaudi creation, La Pedrera, Detail of La Sangrada Familia Designed by Gaudi

On our last day in Barcelona we visited Parc Guell, the most amazing, magical and inspired place I've ever been to! First of all, the view of the city from up there is breathtaking. Secondly, everything in Parc Guell is art, the steps, the halls, the buildings etc. We visited the famous dragon fountain, the great place, the colonnade and wondered …

The weekend in Barcelona was a very fun weekend. I went with my friend Diana who lived there for a few years. On Saturday we did so much walking and saw so many different things. We started in the morning and first went to Plaza Catalunia. There was an area where you could buy food to feed the pigeons. They will eat right out of your hand. I …

Situata la malul Marii Mediterane, Barcelona este cea mai populara destinatie din Spania. Peisajele pitoresti, arhitectura modernista a lui Gaudi, cartierul gotic cel mai bine pastrat din Europa, galeriile de arta - sunt multe motive sa vizitezi acest oras incantator. In timp ce veti explora strazile veti descoperi o atmosfera care combina eleganta …

I’m a little behind on my blogs, I apologize for the delay, but last weekend I traveled to Barcelona (or Barthelona as the locals call it) to meet up with some of my Marquette friends. In Spain, the soft 'c' and the 'z' are pronounced with a 'th' sound, creating the famous Madrid lisp. Thus, its Barthelona. Anyways, Two of my friends, Halley …

Reflecting on these first passing days spent abroad, my mind keeps returning to a particular series of special moments; ones in which the barrier of language has allowed for heightened sensations through the universal language of the body. Without spoken word, one is forced to take time to connect through the eyes, examine each movement and …

... it and decided we eat there lots so they kind of owe us. I'm still not sure about it, though. Then we went to Guell Park. It was nice, too, and also full of tourists. Most looked okay but some of them smelled bad. For dinner we went to a pasta place. It ...

... still surprised though, every time I heard Italian.  It made me sometimes forget that I was in Spain. Park Guell was probably my favorite place in Spain and I would absolutely love to go back and just spend an afternoon there.  It was like ...

... capture in photographs. Even an architectural layman such as myself can appreciate them though. :) The following day, we went to Guell Park, which Gaudi designed. This had more of the same sorts of Gaudi-esque structures like houses and decorations; as ...

... it will be at least another 40 years (and millions of euro) before that happens. The tour didn't include Casa Vicens and Guell Park so we checked those out on our last day, both of which were fantastic examples of Gaudi's aesthetic and philosophy. On ...

... decided, then, to move on through southern France to Italy. This time we were glad we made it to Spain and no visas were required. Barcelona is an attractive and very interesting city with the old gothic centre, new city to the north and seaside ...

... (who came down from Germany) and we had a absolutely great time seeing the city and sampling the cuisine.  Barcelona is a beautiful city and it has a great metro system which makes it really easy to get around.  Barcelona is famous for the ...

... a spectacular tiled lizard, the park's centerpiece. The park contains amazing stone structures, stunning tiling, and fascinating buildings.  At the top of Guell park is a terraced area with a wonderful view of the park and of Barcelona City.  ...

... us Catalans prefer it with rum. First place we visited was Park Guell, which is designed by Gaudi for the rich guy Count Eusebi Guell. Park was completed between 1910-14. From there, we walked to Sagrada Familia. In the evening, we walked to nearby ...

... ; You can't visit Barcelona without featuring Gaudi - it just can't be done, however hackneyed it is.  Guell Park (pronounced Shway, which really floored me) is spectacularly strange yet curiously compelling.  Amazing structures and pathways, ...

Spring Break 2008... March 7th-March 14th Sevilla and Barcelona, Spain   Spring break couldn' t have come at a better time.  Although school isn' t too difficult, it was still nice to be able to get away from the usual school week ...