Finally Some Sight Seeing

Sagrada Familia


Parc Guel


Other Barceleno Landmarks


Determined to see the wonders that Barcelona had to offer (and not the wondrous bars), we awoke and headed to Placa Catalunya for 10am to purchase tickets for their tourist bus service. For 23 Euros, you can ride open-topped double-decker buses through two tourist routes in Barcelona. We hopped on board and visited La Pedrera, Sagrada Familia, and Parc Guell (a Gaudi theme today).
La Pedrera was an apartment building that Gaudi designed at the commission of a wealthy Barcelona family. It is known to be his finest example of modernist architecture. The next stop, Sagrada Familia, was Gaudi’s 40 year passion on creating a cathedral for the ages. Words are hard to describe the sheer scale of the building. One has to wonder if it is a bit overboard to design a church that will take approximately 150 years to build (especially with today’s technology helping the process)? It is impressive the unique vision of Gaudi coming alive with all the little details. Park Guell may be where Guadi’s architectural style is best represented. It is an outdoor park filled with architectural wonders inspired by nature. Again, hard to describe, but it feels like one of the few areas where nature and man-made structures co-exist symbiotically.