Barcelona; Perpetual construction, Mosaics, and Roman ruins


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March 9th 2011
Published: March 12th 2011
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Spent a good couple days here in Barcelona. The thing that initially caught me off guard here was seeing everything in Catalan. At first I thought the Spanish part of my brain was on the fritz, then realizing it looked partially French, had to take me a moment to remember this area has it's own 'official' language that looks Spanish-ish but is not (Catalan). Some of the things are comprehendable... Read Full Entry



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La Sagrada Familía entranceLa Sagrada Familía entrance
La Sagrada Familía entrance

So big, I had to take 2 pictures to get the front entrance
Nativity FaçadeNativity Façade
Nativity Façade

Rear of La Sagrada Familía; depicts the pre-birth and birth of Jesus, nativity scene
La Sagrada Familía soildersLa Sagrada Familía soilders
La Sagrada Familía soilders

Outside statues of soilders
La Sagrada Familía StairsLa Sagrada Familía Stairs
La Sagrada Familía Stairs

See the HUGE spiral in the middle? Those are the stairs. Closed because of the eternal construction, but if you wait 2 hours, you can take a lift to the top..
Inside La Sagrada FamiliaInside La Sagrada Familia
Inside La Sagrada Familia

Pillars, windows, lights, the prayer area
Stained Glass WindowStained Glass Window
Stained Glass Window

La Sagrada Familia
Various ColumnsVarious Columns
Various Columns

The 3 column types varying in material, height, position, and purpose- inside of La Sagrada Familia
OrgansOrgans
Organs

These iridescent organ pipes were probably about 15-20 feet tall
Ralph at La Sagrada FamiliaRalph at La Sagrada Familia
Ralph at La Sagrada Familia

I only got a few weird looks trying to take this picture..
Picture of La Sagrada FamilíaPicture of La Sagrada Familía
Picture of La Sagrada Familía

What it is supposed to look like, if i could fit it all in one picture and there wasn't construction everywhere
Black HearsesBlack Hearses
Black Hearses

Funeral museum
White HearsesWhite Hearses
White Hearses

.. For young people .. Funeral museum
Posing with a dummyPosing with a dummy
Posing with a dummy

One of the hearse boys at funeral museum
Chico & RitaChico & Rita
Chico & Rita

Plastered all over the metro station
Tibidabo hillTibidabo hill
Tibidabo hill

Church on top
Park GüellPark Güell
Park Güell

The nature walk section
View from Park GüellView from Park Güell
View from Park Güell

Walking through beautiful plants, listening to nature, then suddenly a clearing with a dirty city in the background
Bridge- Park GüellBridge- Park Güell
Bridge- Park Güell

Stone walkway with area to explore below
ColumnsColumns
Columns

They actually tilt; that is not the camera operator



12th March 2011

Pictures are beautiful--love the cathedrals & Museums. But where do you stay as you wander? I know Spain has very few hostels available. And are you getting enough to eat and drink? Gramma's on the 'worry train'--Fred goes in for heart surgery on Tuesday. I don't want anything to happen to you! Love and kisses; and say a prayer for us as we always have you in our prayers. Gramma

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