The Ave train in the Atocha Station
The tomb of Antoni Gaudí in the crypt of the Sagrada Família
Sagrada Família
A friend of María's brother Rafa who lives in Barcelona recommended a great little restaurant called Paco Montego. We had several mini or little dishes which is very common in Spain. Below is a dish of rabbit :) it was tasty.
A view from our hotel building looking up Ramblas.
Maria and I up in the passion towers of the Sagrada Família
Catedral de Barcelona
Views from the top of the catedral
The Sagrada Família from the top of the catedral
These are the two founders of the catedral
From the front
Plaça del Rei. The plaza of the king. This is the very spot that Columbus presented his findings from his journey to the Americas to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. These two also lived in the alcazar de Segovia and there are pictures of their chairs in the Segovia pictures.
El Museo Frederic Marés. The pictures above are the exit from this museum. This museum is mostly underground and shows the actual excavations of the roman buildings in Barcelona as well as the Visigods and the Moors. After the Moors the French occupied Barcelona. The history of this place is amazing.
The Romans had a very intricate system of trenches for sewer, water, and wine.
Roman mosaic tiles
Now we are up at Parc Güell which is a small mountain in the middle of Barcelona. It has amazing views of Barcelona and is also famous because Gaudí designed most of it.
Casa Milà La Pedrera by Gaudí
Casa Batllò
And now, our visit inside and up to the top of the Sagrada Família. Brilliant. Amazing. Beautiful. Wonderful.
We went up in the two towers on the right. There are 8 all together. 4 of the passion and 4 on the facade.
From the tower
This was a design process Gaudí developed in order to build arches and curved ceilings. He used gravity and physics to figure out the weight placements. In the middle picture you see the design through the mirror which is the top of the building. The bottom picture you can see the domes more clearly.
Sagrada Família
A friend of María's brother Rafa who lives in Barcelona recommended a great little restaurant called Paco Montego. We had several mini or little dishes which is very common in Spain. Below is a dish of rabbit :) it was tasty.
A view from our hotel building looking up Ramblas.
Maria and I up in the passion towers of the Sagrada Família
Catedral de Barcelona
Views from the top of the catedral
The Sagrada Família from the top of the catedral
These are the two founders of the catedral
From the front
Plaça del Rei. The plaza of the king. This is the very spot that Columbus presented his findings from his journey to the Americas to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. These two also lived in the alcazar de Segovia and there are pictures of their chairs in the Segovia pictures.
El Museo Frederic Marés. The pictures above are the exit from this museum. This museum is mostly underground and shows the actual excavations of the roman buildings in Barcelona as well as the Visigods and the Moors. After the Moors the French occupied Barcelona. The history of this place is amazing.
The Romans had a very intricate system of trenches for sewer, water, and wine.
Roman mosaic tiles
Now we are up at Parc Güell which is a small mountain in the middle of Barcelona. It has amazing views of Barcelona and is also famous because Gaudí designed most of it.
Casa Milà La Pedrera by Gaudí
Casa Batllò
And now, our visit inside and up to the top of the Sagrada Família. Brilliant. Amazing. Beautiful. Wonderful.
We went up in the two towers on the right. There are 8 all together. 4 of the passion and 4 on the facade.
From the tower
This was a design process Gaudí developed in order to build arches and curved ceilings. He used gravity and physics to figure out the weight placements. In the middle picture you see the design through the mirror which is the top of the building. The bottom picture you can see the domes more clearly.
I had to look up Gaudi. Such interesting architecture.
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