While the pace in Montserrat the day before was rather slow, this day was fully packed to the brim to cover the more outstanding attractions in Barcelona. Firstly, we headed off to Casa Mila (or La Pedrera), another masterpiece of Gaudi which was meant to house apartments and offices for the middle class. The interior was simply extraordinary; the apartment toilet was as big as my room in France. Haha. Later on, I found out that Gaudi always found his inspiration from the mother nature, often drawing creative juices from plants or animal bones to form part of his structures.
L-R: Casa Mila exterior; interior
L-R: Casa Mila model, rooftop model
L-R: on the rooftop (the things jutting out are chimneys)
L-R: middle-class apartment
We continued towards Sagrada Familia, a stunning structure by Gaudi which was still unfinished and would require at least another 20 years for completion. Needless for me to describe, you just have to see the pictures to know what I mean by “stunning”. We had to wait for almost 1.5 hours to get into the lift that would bring us up to the top, but it was quite disappointing in the end cos there was practically nothing to do up there.
L-R: The famous Sagrada Familia from distance; close-up look (the pillars ressemble animal bones)
L-R: Sagrada Familia interior; 4 of us at the end of the 1.5 hours queue
L-R: on the way down
Our last stop of the day was Parc Guell, another architectural genius of Gaudi. This park is really different from all other parks that I have visited. If you expect to find vast green patches to lie down on, then Parc Guell will probably be a great disappointment. So what does it have to offer? The photos will tell you that.
Parc Guell
More of Parc Guell
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