Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Barcelona excursion

It took us some time to visit Barcelona. We planned it few times but on the day we’re supposed to go, something always came up.


Anyhow, we ended up at Barcelona twice. One day was not enough to roam around Barcelona, not even two days.


We went there through train from Vila Seca to Barcelona. On our first visit, we went to Sagrada Familia, a Roman Catholic Church, which was an unfinished masterpiece of Antoni Gaudi, a famous architect. It was such a huge church. They usually say it’s like piles of mud.

From there, we took the underground train and went to La Rambla, famous for its street artists and small shops. I did enjoy the performances of the artist and took few pictures of them. They won’t move unless you give some amount though. At the end of La Rambla is the Monument of Columbus.


On our second day, we visited another masterpiece of Gaudi, the Park Guell. It’s a huge park with unusual designs but I did like it so much. We also went to see where the 1992 Summer Olympics was held, the stadium in Mount Montjuic. Unfortunately, we were not able to get in the stadium since there’s an ongoing event. Nonetheless, the walk down the mountain was just delightful because we were able to witness a 30-minute show of The Magic Montjuic Fountain. It was spectacular. It’s like water was dancing with the music.



The Sagrada Familia




La Rambla








we dropped by at Hard Rock Cafe Barcelona


The Monument of Columbus

end of La Rambla

with Elijah and Kitz at the train station

Park Guell



with Elijah, Bimal and Sidish












the stadium of 1992 Summer Olympics


the Torch

the Magical Montjuic Fountain


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