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Day 22 - Barcelona - Wed 03-10-12
... the Gaudi experience begin. MAGNIFICENT. What a way to end a day, working around this amazing work, crowds gone, plenty of time to soak it all in. The brick vaulting is incredible, how anyone could create this form is beyond belief. Up to the roof. Wondering through the sculptural features, up and down the stairs, taking in the views, ...
From sleepin to jumpin
... which attract crowds of around 75.000 people. The day after the Nit de Sant Joan is a public holiday, so the party goes on until sunrise and I can attest to the sunrise part because I heard firecrackers still sounding well past 3:00am.
Our bus tour ended at lunch time with the BCW group heading to a sort-of Spanish Subway. After lunch came another highlight for me a visit to La Pedrera or Casa Mila. ...
You might as well be walking on the sun
... Picasso, drank. Further along the outskirts of the old town, there was another gothic church, this one house the remains of the patron saint of Barcelona, Eulalia. She was a thirteen year old Roman Christian virgin who went around preaching the gospal. The folks of the time, namely the Romans, didn't like this and tortured the poor girl thirteen different ways, including stuffing her in a barrel with knives and rolling her down a hill, cutting her breasts off, etc. before ...
Ho sento, no parlo el català
... Gràcia.
Park Güell:
This is a garden complex with architectural elements situated on El Carmel Hill in the Gracie District. It was built between 1900 and 1904.
The focal point of the park is the main terrace, surrounded by a long bench in the form of a sea serpent. The curves of the serpent bench form a number of enclaves, creating a social atmosphere. People congregate here for hours. We found a shady spot on the bench ...
Gaudi Galore!
... such tranquil colors. Palau Guell is another townhouse built by Gaudi and is situated on a side street off the Rambla, surrounded by souvenir shops and doner kabob take away. For a man hit by a tram car, and left to dye in the pauper wing of a hospital (since nobody recognized him), Antoni Gaudi has certainly left his mark on this city. Clearly his is the most unique form of architecture and in itself worth coming to ...
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