Ready for more photos from Spain? Well, like I said in my
Valencia post, the biggest reason I chose Barcelona for the vacation portion of our Spain trip was because I wanted to see some Gaudi design, so there's a lot of that in here! Prepare yourself! ( I suggest a beverage and a snack... and mascara. I need mascara for just about anything.)
Ready?
Good! Here we go to Barcelona!
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| First stop: Segrada Familia! |
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| Proof we were there. |
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| Passion Facade, Segrada Familia |
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| Passion Facade, Segrada Familia |
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| Nativity Facade, Segrada Familia |
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| Nativity Facade, Segrada Familia |
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| Random church we passed on the way to Segrada Familia. |
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| La Padrera- this was on the corner of the street we were staying on, so it was our landmark for where to turn. So Cool! |
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| Casa Batllo at night. |
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| Casa Batllo and neighboring building, check out that line! (It wasn't too bad, actually.) |
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| Casa Batllo interior. |
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| Casa Batllo interior. |
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| Casa Batllo interior. |
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| Casa Batllo cool ceiling. |
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| Casa Batllo stairway door. |
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| Casa Batllo roof-line. |
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| Casa Batllo, the "dragon's" back. |
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| I may have loved the building to the left of Casa Batllo even more! (Puig i Cadafalch’s Casa Amatller) |
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| Isn't it pretty? |
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| Port Vell by night. |
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| Ancient church and statue we found while lost. It is in the guide book, but I forget... |
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| Push-up leggings? Sign me up! (Unfortunately I could never find this store while it was open.) |
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| H&M... in a castle...... |
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| Imprints on sidewalk on Passeig de Gracia. |
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| Anyone who says Spaniards have no sense of humor clearly never saw this sculpture! |
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| Gaudi's Parc Guell. |
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| Detail of ceiling in first structure of Parc Guell. |
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| Posing with the famous mosaic lizard. |
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| A long line of vendors taking advantage of the masses of tourists. There was a police raid while we were there- those guys can pick up and move FAST! |
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| Cool cave-like passage. |
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| Me and a view from the park. |
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| These guitarists were fantastic (I bought their CD!) |
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| Chillin' out, listening to the music. |
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| The backside of that bench we're sitting on. |
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| Lunch at the beach. |
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| Very pretty beach! |
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| Such stylish people everywhere! |
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| Arc de Triomf- everyone needs one! |
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| Palau de la Musica Catalana. |
Sneaky interior shot (through the window) of the Palau de la Musica.
Exterior of Cathedral... Barcelona? I forget which this is!
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| Beautiful light in Santa Maria del Mar. |
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| Stained glass in Santa Maria del Mar. |
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| Santa Maria del Mar. |
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| Santa Maria del Mar. ( I went a little nuts with pictures in here!) |
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| Very unusual stained glass windows in Santa Maria del Mar. |
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| Interesting light and shadows. |
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| La Boqueria. |
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| Incredible displays! |
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| Fresh squeezed juice, anyone? |
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| How about some mushrooms? |
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| No? How about a couple of goats heads? AH! |
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| Statue at Museu Nacional d'art de Catalunya- she made me feel so svelte! |
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| Haris ponders the male statue. |
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And finally, the view of the sun setting over Barcelona from Museu Nacional d'art de Catalunya . If you blow the picture up you can see the Segrada Familia in the backround!
PHEW! I don't know about you guys, but that was a little exhausting for me!
Well, now we're back home getting into the Christmas spirit (some of us more than others!) I've already started on a few projects I'll be sharing, so check back for the start of sparkly season!
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