Now that we were settled in Barcelona, it was time to start exploring which meant taking
a lot of pictures of Gaudi ( gentle viewer be warned that we were set off on a
photography orgy because we were so impressed ) but first we made our way down
the Ramblas where there was a new statue (the guy in uniform)
and a protest march
before we got to the Palau Guell
This is one of the first building Gaudi designed. The façade was very impressive
as was the interior where photography was not allowed. We were allowed to take
pictures on the roof where there are numerous chimneys that we recorded
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and one abstraction
We stopped for a small bite for the kids here
which was a better alternative than this
and then headed for the Picasso museum (also no photography) and on to the cathedral
where we could only see the outside
along with King Tut
who must have followed us from Rome.
Our late lunch was at a café where the waiters
took good care of the 3 of us
We then broke for siesta.
After siesta, we started off to see more Gaudi. En route, we stopped in the Placa
Cataluyna to take pictures of the pigeons (memories of Venice) and famous fountains
(memories of Rome)
and the statue of Barcelona
We stopped at this café
where this waiter
brought some tapas to Jane
who had just woken up, Benjamin
who was tired from swimming, Suzanne
who was happy, Sarah
who ordered for us (en Espanol) and David with
and without
flash. Then we started walking and saw rooftops
begin to appear before we hit this facade
and then this more remarkable one
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and chimneys
and tourists
We walked on and Benjamin was excited by spirals on the sidewalk
as we added to our collections of pictures of
European Haagen Dazs
Jane in front of Armani stores
and phone booth pictures
until we saw it
in the distance. We still had to navigate some directions
see spires
and architecture
that were not the real thing and cross a last street
before we got there. Everything about the place, the façade,
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the ongoing construction
the ceiling
and the spare parts
was impressive so that we didn't mind that he
had been there first. The climb up and down was on these
remarkable steps and we were asked in not so subtle ways
to help finish the construction.
On the way to the next Gaudi building, we came across this scene
that adds to our collection of pictures of Benjamin in front of Pokemon signs in foreign
countries. The last building was this apartment building
with no straight lines
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and entrance
that inspired this work of art
Barcelona – The next day…
We began this day by walking down the Ramblas where Jane met Christopher Columbus
and then headed to the funicular
which took us to our goal
the Miro museum. Once there, we saw a few of his sculptures
and then a temporary exhibit that included among other things an island
and a phone booth
Back to Miro, we liked this picture
and then his sculpture garden
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for a banquet. We stared at a picture
from the period when he was minimalist.
On our way to lunch, we found that Don Quixote
had joined the characters on the Ramblas. We ended up at this place
where everyone
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was feeling just fine because his sandwich
was good though perhaps not as beautiful as Suzanne's fish
which made her even happier.
We walked to the old City for dinner where our waiter
who was named David and worked here
took this picture of us
Individually, we looked ok
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On the way back to the hotel, we took a picture of the gas company
where the fires were still burning and a final Barcelona at Night
candidate picture.