gaudi in barcelona

gaudi gaudi gaudi!

i can never get enough of gaudi!

we spent the early day, everyday, visiting something gaudi

for those of you that don't know - gaudi was a spanish catalan arhictect in the late 1800s to early 1900s.

his work is fascinating - leaves you speechless

casa milà (better known as la pedrera) was incredible

i dont even know where to begin!

i guess i'll say my favorite part was the roof top

giving you a 360 view of barcelona

the interior and its details were amazing.. from its structure to the door handles

gaudi sure did get it right!

and then there was parc güell, a park situated on a hill of el carmel

there are gardens

and architecture

and an old aqueduct 

... and hiking!

(designed and built by antoni gaudi between 1900-1914)

and saving the best for last

we spent our final day in barcelona

visiting gaudi's casa batlló

a building restored by gaudi, built in 1877

this building is remarkable

inspired by underwater life, there are no straight lines what-so-ever

the details are phenominal

the rooms, well.. i wish they were mine

it was almost impossible to get a bad shot here, with my super-wide angle lens (thanks tay!)

i can only hope and dream, that one day i will get to return...

but until then

these photos will keep me happy...

the sagrada familia barcelona

ah barcelona,

you will always have a piece of my heart

here i re-fell in love - with life, with food, with taylor, with everything

i had the best birthday to date

with a trip to the sagrada familia

i went camera crazy in gaudi's masterpiece

everything was so picture-esque.

we stayed a long while the the sagrada

we were lucky to have gone during off peak season

so we weren't surrounded by other tourists

taylor did a sketch of the interior and exterior 

(you can see his sketches here & here on his tumblr)

and i took lots of pictures

because the sagrada is built of all stone, concrete, etc

it was about 10 degrees cooler in side than outside

 i was shivering in my boots

but it was well worth the stay

to see more photos from barcelona,

please visit my flickr page!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chelsea_lyn/