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November 14th 2004
Published: November 14th 2004
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Here we are the bizarre world of Antoni Gaudi.


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Barcelona

One of the many hidden squares in the city
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Barcelona

This is how we found the famous "Las Ramblas" at 5am when we arrived, only to find we couldn't get into our hotel until 12pm.
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Antoni Gaudi

Casa Batllo. Never a straight line in sight.
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Antoni Gaudi

He loved mosaics
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Casa Batllo

Us in the hallway
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Antoni Gaudi

Carla's casually walking with inquisitiveness in Antoni Gaudi's Casa Batllo
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Antoni Gaudi

Casa Batllo from the roof
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Antoni Gaudi

Casa Batllo in lights
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Fundacio Antoni Tapies

Here's the most interesting thing to see in Senor Tapies art gallery
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Antoni Gaudi

Funky street lights with yet another Gaudi building in the background - "La Pedrera"
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Antoni Gaudi

Sagrada Familia. This has to be the most awesome building on earth - still under construction since 180 years ago.
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Weird office building

View from "Sagrada Familia"
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Sagrada Familia

took this photo just before they built the building in front of me - talk about timing.
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Antoni Gaudi

Casa Batllo
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Sagrada Familia

Going down...down...down. Try doing this in the dark - we did when we got caught at the top just on sunset - no handrails either.
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Sagrada Familia

Ooooh, look at all the pweddy lights
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Antoni Gaudi

Sagrada familia from underneath. Designed to look like a forest with trunks rising to meet the canopy - good structural idea too.
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Sagrada Familia

Big building
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Us again

Just before we got caught at the top of Sagrada Familia at sunset.
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Not Antoni Gaudi

interesting anyway
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Spanish Feast?

I ordered a beer with chips as a side order and ended up with these. The beer has this name for a reason... had better.


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