The last weekend of April I took my
last major trip before my parents come to Barcelona. Unfortunately, we picked
the one weekend that it was rainy in Barcelona. It was pouring Thursday evening
when we arrived so we just ran to the grocery store for supper and then spent
the rest of the night in the hostel.
Friday we decided to take a free
Old City tour. Here are the highlights of our tour:
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Santa Maria del Pi - This rose window is one of the biggest in Europe |
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Our tour guide explained the process to make designs like this on a building. First, you cover it with the white plaster, then with the red plaster. Then, the design is carved into the plaster. |
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This is the flag of those who want Cataluña to be an independent country. |
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The flags of Cataluña, Spain, and Barcelona |
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This is a sculpture made to represent the traditional Barcelona 'Human Towers.' |
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This is in the courtyard of the Cathedral in Barcelona. The Cathedral is dedicated to Eulalia of Barcelona. 13 geese are kept there to represent the 13 tortures she suffered at the age of 13. |
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Remains of Temple of Augustus, a Roman temple |
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Those stairs apparently were featured in paintings of Ferdinand and Isabella receiving Columbus, but it was not actually where they met him. |
After the tour, we sat by the pier
and ate lunch.
That afternoon, we took advantage
of it not raining and went to Parc Güell. Parc Güell was designed by Gaudí and was originally going to be a park
full of houses of the wealthy people of Barcelona. But, only three people ended
up building houses there: Gaudí, Güell, and their lawyer friend. Parc Güell
reminds me of Candy Land.
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These are two of the houses. |
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The famous mosaic salamander |
To finish the night, we went to the Magic Fountain of Montjuïc fountain show with music and lights. At the
beginning it was still pretty light out, but as it got darker and you could see
the different colored lights better, it was cooler.
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