Wednesday 08 August 2018
Had a bit of a lay in this morning before venturing out to find some reasonably priced breakfast. We decided 23 euros per person at our hotel was a bit of a laugh! Headed up to La Sagrada Familia for our 10am entry time. There was no way we were being let in even a minute before our allotted time slot, they took it very seriously! Walked inside and were absolutely blown away by the architecture and stained glass. Mum and I both loved the colour combinations, absolutely beautiful and perfectly contrasted. I think it’s the best stained glass I’ve ever seen. Gaudi has a reason for everything and we enjoyed finding out about his style of architecture. Felt a bit sorry for him, he had such a mundane death (hit by a tram).
We went up the Passsion Tower and had a look at the views and the strange sculptures that I decided looked like fruit and nuts, mum was scoffing but actually I was right in the end! He’d based it on winter fruits and nuts. We spent a lot of time admiring the building and listening to the free audio guide. We finished with a visit to the museum and shop.
Went to the nearby park and people watched as we ate our lettuce (pre bought salads for lunch that contained little else). Bought online tickets for the Gaudi apartments and headed there for our entry time.
Good to see the progression of his work, although we didn’t think it was worth the 22 euros. It was interesting to see how he’d mimicked a snakes skeleton in the attic area. Went searching for an ice cream next and found a fancy place where we got four flavours each, yum! Sat and people watched again and then checked out La Boqueria, a market off La Rambla. Really cool market with heaps to see, smell and taste!
Headed back to the hotel after our big day and drank our free wine before heading out for seafood paella.
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Photos! Photos and more Photos! What an amazing building!
ReplyDeleteI loved La Boqueria! Also had some wonderful food there. Yum, yum, yum! And glad you enjoyed La Sagrada Familia - another colourful place with so much to see. Like me, you completely missed Gaudi's lack of historial accuracy with the Roman uniforms that so upset Gary. :-)
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