Barcelona

Days 1-3 of our trip were in Barcelona (so long as you don't include the day on the airplane).

The first two pictures are of Parc Guell, designed by Gaudi. It was impressively difficult to find considering its enormous size. We somehow managed to walk through a forest to find the place when it is entirely within Barcelona. Then we finally reached the gate which was locked, we shared that special moment with equally frustrated French tourists. Then we walked the 87 miles (estimate) in the three hundred degree weather (also estimate) around the hill to the side gate and got in.

I believe every child in the Barcelona Metropolitan area was at Parc Guell that day, making odd squeaking noises with their mouths.

Sam and I at Parc Guell

The Sagrada Familia was also designed by Gaudi and is enormous. It might get finished some day. When it is done it will devour another entire city block. These views are technically of the side entrances and the main entrance has not yet been built.

Casa Batlo, more Gaudi architecture, this was a person's house at one point.

The roof of Casa Mila.


A building whose name we can't remember or even seem to find in the travel guide. Supposedly it lights up at night (as seen in a million postcards) but we can conclusively say it did not light up when we were there.
Rafe and a Mammoth... 'nuff said.

Sam took this picture then got tired of taking pictures that day. Rafe took about fifty pictures of this arch and then accidently deleted the whole day of photographs (probably about 300 or so).