After the Sagrada Familia, we went to the Park Guell, which is on a hill in Barcelona. It was designed by Gaudi originally as a housing complex, but no one really wanted to live there. Gaudi's house is there, though.
The buildings at the entrance of the park.
This is the famous lizard fountain designed by Gaudi.
The roof of the lower court.
The passageway under the roadway.
Sitting on the courtyard on top of the lower court. The benches were really neat. They were tiled and curved like a snake.
In the courtyard, this lady was doing different poses for tips. She wasn't very good. She kept falling over.
We hiked around some of the different paths in the park.
View of the Sagrada Familia and Barcelona.
A tiled wall in the park.
We hopped on a bus tour which took us past the football stadium.
The Barcelona Football stadium.
This is an industrial park near the train station. It has six light houses around it.
The train station. This is just a small fraction of the scooters parked there.
The Placa d'Espanya
The Venetian-styled towers by the Placa d'Espanya.
This is the Font Magica de Montjuic and the National Museum. We were really disappointed that the fountains weren't working while we were there. They are supposed to be really cool.
The National Museum.
There were escalators going up to the museum.
The view from the museum.
The Anella Olimpica.
The Olympic Stadium.
Inside the stadium. (sorry it's blurry, the bus was moving). One of the Barcelona football teams play here now.
The Fundacio Joan Miro, which is a modern art museum dedicated to Joan Miro. He was a surrealist painter.
Barcelona had some cable cars that took you from a point near the Olympic park to a point near the port.
This monument is at the entrance to the World Trade Center.
Before our flight home, we stopped at a fish restaurant on near the port. The ceiling curved out and had mirrors so you could see everything around you reflected. We're sitting in the corner. :)
This was one of the best meals we had in Europe.
We loved Barcelona. It had such an unique vibe to it. It's a huge city, but has a really laid back, relaxed feel to it. I wish we had more time to spend there because there is so much more we wanted to see and do there.
Sitting on the courtyard on top of the lower court. The benches were really neat. They were tiled and curved like a snake.
In the courtyard, this lady was doing different poses for tips. She wasn't very good. She kept falling over.
We hiked around some of the different paths in the park.
View of the Sagrada Familia and Barcelona.
A tiled wall in the park.
We hopped on a bus tour which took us past the football stadium.
The Barcelona Football stadium.
This is an industrial park near the train station. It has six light houses around it.
The train station. This is just a small fraction of the scooters parked there.
The Placa d'Espanya
The Venetian-styled towers by the Placa d'Espanya.
This is the Font Magica de Montjuic and the National Museum. We were really disappointed that the fountains weren't working while we were there. They are supposed to be really cool.
The National Museum.
There were escalators going up to the museum.
The view from the museum.
The Anella Olimpica.
The Olympic Stadium.
Inside the stadium. (sorry it's blurry, the bus was moving). One of the Barcelona football teams play here now.
The Fundacio Joan Miro, which is a modern art museum dedicated to Joan Miro. He was a surrealist painter.
Barcelona had some cable cars that took you from a point near the Olympic park to a point near the port.
This monument is at the entrance to the World Trade Center.
Before our flight home, we stopped at a fish restaurant on near the port. The ceiling curved out and had mirrors so you could see everything around you reflected. We're sitting in the corner. :)
This was one of the best meals we had in Europe. 
We loved Barcelona. It had such an unique vibe to it. It's a huge city, but has a really laid back, relaxed feel to it. I wish we had more time to spend there because there is so much more we wanted to see and do there. 
1 comment:
The Spanish architecture is AMAZING!! Every time I read your post, I turn emerald with envy!
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