Thank you for your advice right before I left!
We were only there for two days and had two teenage girls with us, so we didn’t do the inside of the houses, but we saw the outside of Palau Guell and Casa Batllo. There, we were very lucky to stand right next to a group on a Gaudi tour, with an interesting and funny guide who had a weird Scottish/Spanish accent. We also saw Sagrada Familia (only the outside for lack of time) and Guell Park. On the other day, we visited Barrio Gotico, did some shopping (teenage girls, remember *g*) and ate tapas at the restaurant you recommended on Plaça Nova (btw, there is another one of the the same chain near Metro Jaume I – really good value for money). Then, we came across several parades (apparently for Santa Eulalia). I am lucky enough to live only a 4 hour drive away and to know someone who has an apartment in Barcelona, so I will certainly go back and see the museums and the inside of Gaudi’s buildings. What a wonderful city!
Rosemary Kneipp
February 19th, 2013 at 8:35 pm
It’s great to be 4 hours’ drive away! I didn’t realise the tapas restaurant was part of a chain. Glad you enjoyed it. Hope you had nice weather.
Jane’s cousin
February 19th, 2013 at 2:35 am
Thank you for sharing these buildings with us. They are truly extraordinary.
The photos are wonderful but I can imagine how breathtaking they would be to see in real life. Gaudi was certainly someone who thought well outside the box. He must have been a challenge for his engineers and builders with those buildings.
Rosemary Kneipp
February 19th, 2013 at 8:36 pm
Yes, I imagine that the engineers and builders must have loved him!
They really are fantastic buildings — in every sense of the word. Your photos are great, and make me want to go there.
Rosemary Kneipp
February 19th, 2013 at 8:36 pm
Definitely recommend it!
Pat in Toulouse
February 19th, 2013 at 8:48 pm
Maybe it’s not a chain and they just have two locations in Barcelona. 🙂
What we loved is Gaudi’s attention to detail. To think that he moulded his statue’s faces and bodies on inhabitants of Barcelona… so impressive. Did you see the two statues on the Passion façade of Sagrada Familia that look like Darth Vader? I’ve been googling a bit in order to find out whether they were inspired by Darth Vader or if Darth Vader was inspired by them, but the websites contradict each other.
Rosemary Kneipp
February 20th, 2013 at 10:14 am
I’ve tweeted your question in the hope of finding an answer. I didn’t notice the Darth Vader ressemblance.
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The photos are wonderful but I can imagine how breathtaking they would be to see in real life. Gaudi was certainly someone who thought well outside the box. He must have been a challenge for his engineers and builders with those buildings.
Thank you for your advice right before I left!
We were only there for two days and had two teenage girls with us, so we didn’t do the inside of the houses, but we saw the outside of Palau Guell and Casa Batllo. There, we were very lucky to stand right next to a group on a Gaudi tour, with an interesting and funny guide who had a weird Scottish/Spanish accent. We also saw Sagrada Familia (only the outside for lack of time) and Guell Park. On the other day, we visited Barrio Gotico, did some shopping (teenage girls, remember *g*) and ate tapas at the restaurant you recommended on Plaça Nova (btw, there is another one of the the same chain near Metro Jaume I – really good value for money). Then, we came across several parades (apparently for Santa Eulalia). I am lucky enough to live only a 4 hour drive away and to know someone who has an apartment in Barcelona, so I will certainly go back and see the museums and the inside of Gaudi’s buildings. What a wonderful city!
It’s great to be 4 hours’ drive away! I didn’t realise the tapas restaurant was part of a chain. Glad you enjoyed it. Hope you had nice weather.
Thank you for sharing these buildings with us. They are truly extraordinary.
The photos are wonderful but I can imagine how breathtaking they would be to see in real life. Gaudi was certainly someone who thought well outside the box. He must have been a challenge for his engineers and builders with those buildings.
Yes, I imagine that the engineers and builders must have loved him!
They really are fantastic buildings — in every sense of the word. Your photos are great, and make me want to go there.
Definitely recommend it!
Maybe it’s not a chain and they just have two locations in Barcelona. 🙂
What we loved is Gaudi’s attention to detail. To think that he moulded his statue’s faces and bodies on inhabitants of Barcelona… so impressive. Did you see the two statues on the Passion façade of Sagrada Familia that look like Darth Vader? I’ve been googling a bit in order to find out whether they were inspired by Darth Vader or if Darth Vader was inspired by them, but the websites contradict each other.
I’ve tweeted your question in the hope of finding an answer. I didn’t notice the Darth Vader ressemblance.
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[…] loved Casa Batlló as soon as I saw it. All those lovely mauves and blues and pinks on the façade. I’m a romantic at heart and my favourite painters are the impressionists and art deco artists […]
[…] Since we’ve come back from Barcelona, I have got a bit sidetracked, what with fireplaces that smoke and snow in March. But I still have a couple more posts to write, and one of them is Gaudi’s La Pedrera. I’ve already talked about the chimneys and the façade. […]
[…] done better with the second resolution to travel more in Europe. We loved Barcelona and our cycling trip along the Danube in the summer which included Germany, Austria, Slovakia, […]
The photos are wonderful but I can imagine how breathtaking they would be to see in real life. Gaudi was certainly someone who thought well outside the box. He must have been a challenge for his engineers and builders with those buildings.