"This country smellses like roses"

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November 19th 2007

Published: November 19th 2007

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Libby and MC Abbott

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Djellabahs

Our parents may have conceived children with three different colors of hair, but they did manage to genetically impart one common feature to the three of us: a love of travel. So after years of family trips and solo summer adventures here we are: the sisters of the Abbott of family, living the charmed life of mint tea and roof-top hide-aways. Mary Claire is learning Arabic and Libby is learning how to sleep in and hang out. It's a rough life we live, and we would love to share it with you. ... full info

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Typical BCN alleyway

Pondering the aquatic life

Shark tunnel at the BCN aquarium

Fish-ums

Shock and drama in the shark tunnel

Harbor sunset

Buoy as public art

Casa Batllo

In one of the many private residences that Gaudi designed, he took the marine world as inspiration. This glass was designed especially for the Casa Batllo and lent a watery lens to the view of the inner courtyard.

Chimneys at Casa Batllo

Batllo rooftop

Even the rooftop, which was used mainly by servants and laundry-maids, was designed with care.

Chimneys

Behold

This room was described in the audio tour as "the most incredible and magnificent room you will ever visit." Now that's a bold statement.

Excessive praise

The audio tour was clearly written by a Gaudi-fan, and used the word "genius" to describe the artist multiple times (once even calling him "an undisputed universal genius unlike any other"). At the end of the tour, the narrator concluded that we, as listeners, had seen a museum that "no doubt changed your life and the way that you view the world around you." Maybe not the case.

View down the Courtyard of Light

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