Hola! We are in our last city in Spain. We started off our
week in Barcelona by going to a Barca soccer game against Santander. Obviously, Barcelona won with a final
score of three to zero with two goals from Messi and one from Xavi … other than
that I can’t tell you much more about the game since my soccer playing
boyfriend refuses to teach me
anything about the sport! On another note, we went to the BARCELONA PAVILION!
The Barcelona Pavilion was designed by Mies Van der Rohe in 1929 for the International
Expo as a representation of the Weimar Germany: democratic, culturally progressive, prospering, and
pacifist. But the best thing we did in Barcelona was Gaudi, Gaudi and
MORE Gaudi! We went to the Sagrada Familia and Parc Guell. From the outside
Sagrada Familia seems gloomy and dumpy, but from the inside it was well-lit and
exotic. The inside was finished in 2007, but the projected completion date for
the exterior is in 2026. Gaudi uses columns, arches and vaulting to give one
the impression of a rainforest … which is quite an odd thing to want for a
church but it is exactly what I thought of when I walked in before I read about
it. Parc Guell is rather LARGE, first off it’s at the top of a massive hill
that you have to climb half way up before escalators appear and thank god for those escalators! Once
at the top though, you are presented with a great view of the city and the park
is great. All of the palm trees and flowers are the perfect complement to the
crazy Gaudi buildings and the beautiful mosaic. It was the perfect end to my
week in Barcelona and my time in Spain! Adios
FROM BARCELONA (SPAIN),
WITH LOVE GRACE
Tarragona
Soccer Game
Monserrat (a monastery)
The Barcelona Pavilion
Sagrada Familia
*Notice the Stairs
View from Parc Guell
( *Sagrada Familia is on the right)
Parc Guell
