Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Barcelona

After some delay, I hit the road again this past weekend



Much like Paris, great coffee and nice cafes can be found at every corner



Having cafe con leche early in the morning, notice la croissant: sophisticated



The weather was
so nice when I first got there



Chillin with the mermaids. The Spaniards are really into the whole quasi-human statues (these are all over the city)



Super cool architecture in this city



Went to the Sagrada Church, which was breathtaking



You had to see it to believe how big this thing is; Gaudi spent 43 years of his life trying to complete this church -- they're still working on it



Took the Gondola lift up to this Museum on the other side of Barcelona



Got some really cool aerial shots (yes it started to rain at this point)



Came back from the soccer stadium, and stumbled upon this view



Took a stroll over to the Museu D'art: hands down the coolest building I've seen yet........friggin waterfalls!



This part of the city had a really cool vibe. Needless to say, I was awed by this museum.



When in Spain, gotta grab some Tapas and Estrella (which actually was a nice change of pace from Guinness since that's all I've been having -- can't complain though)




Stopped by another Gaudi-designed house; Barcelona is definitely Gaudi's city




Checked out this park up on a hill, the view from this park was spectacular



It was cool to see the way the mountains interweave with the housing complexes all throughout the city



After a long hike up, finally made it to this park, which was designed by? You guessed it: Gaudi



Just soaking in Barcelona.......



A nice little view from the rooftops. Stained glass is another common theme over here.

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