Wednesday, September 23, 2009
It's like grown up Dr. Seuss!
First full day in Barcelona! We are well rested and decide to start the day at Parc Guell, a park completely designed by Gaudi. We head out there and after a long steep climb up a hill (would have put San Francisco to shame) we arrive. Seems like just a park at first until we come to the center with an overlook full of mosaics, caves, tunnels, and so many other indescribable things; I can't wait to show off these pictures. Gaudi mastered the art of blending architecture with nature and does so beautifully. He captures so many curves and angles and uses color everywhere. Jessie has a great time with her camera. The park had beautiful views of the city and we spent about 4 hours walking around the park seeing everything and getting lots of pictures. We then head to La Sagrada Familia, another piece of Gaudi's. It is a Catholic church on which they broke ground on 1882 and they still are not finished; they are shooting for 2026. The church we have 3 facades and 18 towers. Once again Jessie got some great pictures and words just cannot do this work justice. At this point we are both exhausted and head back to the hostel for a nap and some grilled cheese and leftover veggies for dinner. That night we go to a fountain show which is almost as good as the Bellagio's and just chill at the hostel.
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