Monday 23 May 2011

Day 6 - Barcelona sightseeing

Well up at the crack of dawn (kidding it was closer to 9am) Breakfast then to the food market for fresh juice then onto the bus to our first stop Casa Batllo which is a house Gaudi designed for a friend and his family - very interesting as there are no sharp edges.Loved this building. Check out the pictures of it.
Back on bus and the second stop was La Pedrera, another one of Gaudi's masterpieces - check out photos.
Back on bus and the third stop was the La Sagrada Familia, the cathedral that Gaudi worked on for forty years and up to his death. It is still being work on up to this day and they rely on donations from anyone and anywhere to continue his work. It has some very interesting shapes and modern sculptures of people. Kim loved it!
Back on the bus to the third and final stop Park Guell off the bus and it is an up hill walk of about 10mins and low and behold more steps. (you probably worked out by now I hate steps but the Europeans love them!!!!!!) check out photos.







Back on the bus and home, by this time it is around 7.30pm then went out to dinner to the Placa Reial a grand 19th century square to a place that was recomended to Kim from a teacher from Naenae College. Very nice food and reasonable prices too. Home about 11pm and off to bed. (Knackered) :-)

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