L'Eixample District Barcelona

There is a super king bed in our room and we are on the top floor, on the corner of the building so its relatively quiet which is nice. We also have a birds eye view of part of the city as the window is as big as the wall. No photo of that view as its not spectacular with features, but just pretty night lights and interesting to watch the mini …

Our day started with a wonderful breakfast at our hotel. A long day of sight seeing was ahead of us, so we needed as much energy as possible. First stop at Passeig de Gracia Metro Station. Passeig de Gracia is one of the most stylish and artistic streets I've walked on. It's the street in which the famous architect Antony Gaudi was glorified! Gaudi …

Today we started with breakfast in a little cafe, then a walk around the Eixample (EYE shamp le) (the expansion) area, the "newer" (mid 1800 to early 1900) area of Barcelona, surrounding la Rambla and the Gothic Quarter. All the blocks aren't square, at each intersection the edges of the squares are cut off at 45 degree angles. This is the area …

We are officially in Spain, as of yesterday late morning. After bidding adieu to Collioure, we crossed borders and made a quick side trip to Figueres, Spain, where the Salvador Dali Museum is housed. It was wacky, inventive, and memorable. Dali actually designed the museum, so you can imagine that each room and display is totally unique. Took tons …

We had quite the busy day today, after our night of listening to Screamy McYell-a-lot and his night terror symphony. After a yummy breakfast on the terrace of our b&b, we swung by the Tourist Office and grabbed 2 Artickets, which gets you into 7 museums with NO LINE. Really, we just bought it for the Picasso Museum and La Pedrera (Gaudi's …

... modern architecture that Barcelona is so famous for. Following Rick Steve's advice we headed to the Eixample district of Barcelona. The Eixample district was developed in the 1850s as Barcelona began to expand outside its medieval walls. City planners ...

... to be a relaxed, cool guy, same age group as ourselves, and the 3 weeks we share house together goes past smoothly indeed. The Eixample district was an extension made to the city in the 19th century, so not only does it offer its own charm, but also ...

... thousand people packed into a square by the big cathedral. Today (day after beach day), we went to the Eixample district. It’s an area of Barcelona that is mostly modernisme. “Wide sidewalks, hardy shade trees, chic shops, and plenty of Art ...

... what we can of Barcelona. Where to begin in this huge city? Well, today it's all about Gaudi. We're staying in the L'Eixample district and take a bus to get to La Sagrada Familia. We see the spires off to the right high in the sky and disembark. We ...

... with ceramics and surrounded by gardens, and made it onto the UNESCO world heritage site list.Strolling through the Eixample district (pronounced 'shamplay'), following the little red modernisme seals in the pavement, you can readily see why Barcelona ...

... ceramics and surrounded by gardens, and made it onto the UNESCO world heritage site list. Strolling through the Eixample district (pronounced 'shamplay'), following the little red modernisme seals in the pavement, you can readily see why Barcelona ...

... and Josep Puig i Cadafalch, among others. We saw many different examples of the form within The Eixample district (and walked our asses off), primarily residences commissioned by the flourishing bourgeoises upper middle class. Most had commercial ...

... , and it was some of this we aimed to see on the Thursday. Our self guided tour began in the L'Eixample district with a coffee near Casa Batllo, a very weird looking concoction emerging from Gaudi's fascinating imagination. The balconies looked like ...

... to set out and explore the modern architecture that Barcelona is so famous for. We headed to the Eixample district of Barcelona. The Eixample district was developed in the 1850s as Barcelona began to expand outside its medieval walls. City planners were ...

... building dates back to 1912. It is located in the Passeig de Gràcia (passeig is Catalan for promenade) in the Eixample District of Barcelona. The Eixample is one place where we couldn't afford to shop. It is home to Hermès, Louis Vuitton and Dolce ...