We spent my last full day in Barcelona visiting Antoni Gaudi's most famous works in the heart of Barcelona: Casa Battlo, Casa Mila (La Pedrera) and the fantastic Sagrada Familia, one of my all-time favorite buildings. In between Gaudi stops, we shopped around Barcelona, along Las Ramblas, Portal L'Angel and Passeig de Gracia. That's what I love about traveling with another girl; ample time for shopping in addition to the more cultural endeavors. Unfortunately it was an overcast day, plus I didn't have the right camera lenses nor the right skills, so it was hard to capture the true magnificence of Gaudi's work.
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| Casa Battlo; the balconies always remind me of skulls. Tickets were expensive so we didn't go in. |
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| Casa Mila "La Pedrera" |
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| My favorite part of Casa Mila: the swoopy rooftop and stormtrooper chimney heads and mosaic covered stairwells |
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| Love the mosaic covered stairwells |
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| Sagrada Familia in the distance |
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| BasÃlica y Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia - the Passion facade |
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| Sagrada Familia, the Nativity Facade. Amazing how two sides of the same building can be utterly different |
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| They've made a lot of progress since my trip four years ago; particularly inside. Only 15-30 more years to go. |
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| Passion facade details. All these statues are so starkly evocative |
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| Nativity Facade: the intricate detailing of this side is unbelievable. I love the creepy melting candle wax feel |
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| I only recently noticed all the writing throughout |
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| We rode the elevator up one of the spirals and were able to capture some details near the top |
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| Reminscent of fruit baskets or rainbow coco puffs |
Shopping breaks
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| Las Ramblas |
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| Calle Tallers. I love the rambling narrow streets of Barcelona in the Cuitat Vella |
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