Ben and I were again blessed to be able to travel for the weekend. Around these parts, Monday and Tuesday were given as holidays for the Easter Weekend. We flew out Friday to Barcelona and flew back to Leeds on Monday.
The Arc del Triomf (Triumphant Arch) is the main gateway to the 1888 Universal Exhibition. If you look closely, you can find Ben with two backpacks on in the midst of the crowd.
This fountain is located in the Parc de la Ciutadella. This was the first place we wandered into after entering Barcelona. The park looked like a scene from
Where's Waldo? There were people everywhere with all different kinds of activities happening. We saw: tightrope walking between trees, groups juggling, soccer, volleyball, ping pong, singing, guitars, strollers, people in all black with their records & piercings, couples, food, music, running, tossing objects,... I have never seen such an active park.
Casa Batllo is a work by the architect Gaudi. You will hardly find a straight line in this group of flats. The top is said to look like the scaley back of a dragon. It was completed in 1906.
The ceiling of the dining room.
The stairwell is unique and reflect some water-like features with textured glass and blue tiles. The doors are also a curvy unique style created by Gaudi.
The top level had colorful tiled structures.
Many hallways and ceilings have this unusual curved look.
Casa Mila was Gaudi's last work before the Sagrada Familia. These apartments were built between 1906 and 1910. Again, you will not find straight walls in this work of Gaudi.
The roof includes sculpted ducts and chimneys that have a threatening appearance known as
espantabruixes, or witch-scarers.
Sagrada Familia can be seen in the distance
The Barcelona Cathedral.
The fountains at Plaza de Catalunya.
The Arc del Triomf (Triumphant Arch) is the main gateway to the 1888 Universal Exhibition. If you look closely, you can find Ben with two backpacks on in the midst of the crowd.
This fountain is located in the Parc de la Ciutadella. This was the first place we wandered into after entering Barcelona. The park looked like a scene from Where's Waldo? There were people everywhere with all different kinds of activities happening. We saw: tightrope walking between trees, groups juggling, soccer, volleyball, ping pong, singing, guitars, strollers, people in all black with their records & piercings, couples, food, music, running, tossing objects,... I have never seen such an active park.
Casa Batllo is a work by the architect Gaudi. You will hardly find a straight line in this group of flats. The top is said to look like the scaley back of a dragon. It was completed in 1906.
The ceiling of the dining room.
The stairwell is unique and reflect some water-like features with textured glass and blue tiles. The doors are also a curvy unique style created by Gaudi.
The top level had colorful tiled structures.
Many hallways and ceilings have this unusual curved look.
Casa Mila was Gaudi's last work before the Sagrada Familia. These apartments were built between 1906 and 1910. Again, you will not find straight walls in this work of Gaudi.
The roof includes sculpted ducts and chimneys that have a threatening appearance known as espantabruixes, or witch-scarers.
Sagrada Familia can be seen in the distance
The Barcelona Cathedral.
The fountains at Plaza de Catalunya.
