From Mallorca, we went to Barcelona. We spent a couple of days in a nice hotel just east of the Gothic quarter. Mostly we did touristy things, looking at architecture, going to the Picasso Museum, tooling around the gothic quarter, eating amazingly well. No complaints, really. Plus I got to speak my charmingly halting Spanish.
The most amazing things were how much it cost to use the pool in the hotel (totally worth it) and the sheer amount of Gaudi's trippy architecture. I suppose it's possible he didn't take drugs. The Cathedral downstairs exhibit did a great job of pairing nature photos with photos of his work. The cathedral seemed Baroque, but generated from the core of the frame itself, almost fractal in that sense.
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Yay, Barcelona! You're making me nostalgic for tapas and weird architecture. The apartment we stayed in was right next door to the Picasso Museum. Mmmm...tapas...
I just subscribed to an RSS feed of your blog. Totally stalking you now, watch out.
The building in front of Gaudi Park reminds me of a gingerbread house. I love that view overlooking the city!
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