Saturday, July 24, 2010

Barca!

I’m in Madrid now but I’ll write some little stories about my time spent in Barcelona. It was pretty legit. And my love for subway systems is still alive and well.IMG_0877 Of course. Also… several poorly stitched photos are in this point. Deal. I only have GIMP.

 

 

But we took a plane from Paris to Barcelona and met our good buddy T-Travel in the city square which was absolutely gorgeous. He wanted to travel Spain some more because he loves Spain with all his heart. It’s cute. So we grabbed him anIMG_0880d started searching for a hostel which took forever but we finally found a nice little pension which was like a hostel version of a bed and breakfast. Cheap and comfy. But on the way to this place we went through a fresh foods markets (or whatever the correct name is) and it was great. I love fresh fruit. And it was everywhere. Which is perfect for this peach craving I’ve been having as of late.

   So the next morning we went to the Sagrada Familia via the metro and it was simply breathtaking. Sagrada Familia tallUnbelievable. It’s a cathedral that has been under construction since around 1884. And it’s estimated to be finished somewhere around 2026. So this place has been under construction for over a hundred freaking years people! And it still has 15 more to go. Which if you ask me, is not enough time. We saw a photo of what it’s supposed to look like then and they still have a ton of work to do. Like a ridiculous amount. The four main steeples that you see are going to be dwarfed by this main one that is almost twice as tall as though. Outrageous. As well as added a few more steeples. Truly amazing and sooo ambitious. It IMG_0901was designed by Gaudi who is a Spanish architect who designed  several other buildings and parks in the area. And this cathedral has some of the craziest architecture I’ve ever seen which looks completely different depending on which side of the building you look at.

IMG_0904 But speaking of parks designed by Gaudi, we decided to visit the Park Guell thanks to the wonderful advice from Stephanie Haller. What a gal. It’s a park on top of a big hill in Barcelona and the whole entrance was designed by Gaudi an it’s all mosaic. Crazy stuff man. He’s an awesome architect. But back to the park…. It’s all mosaic tile and it is really strange and curvy architecture. IMG_0922 Kind of reminds me of St. Louis City Museum a lot.  Which is definitely a good thing.It is also home to the world’s longest park bench. Also all mosaic. Then after checking out all the mosaic stuff we climbed to the top of the hill for an amazing view of Barcelona.

 

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IMG_0965 Then we checked out this street called “Las Ramblas” which is right near our hostel and has loads of street performers/statues and food stands and what not. It’s really awesome and some of the performers had really awesome costumes. It’s crazy that there were so many because I can’t imagine that they made tons of money. Nonetheless, a very cool street to live right off of. Although people had these mouth whistler things which made me want to punch them in the face. So annoying.

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Then we got some tapas and got on an 8 hour bus to Madrid. I really really loved Barcelona. Probably one of my faves so far next to London. But it was sooooo hot! Oh man it was hot.

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