Ok. So snowboarding wasn't soo much fun. My bum is bruised. I am definitely not a natural. But I got some really cool photos. Check them out...
After that I took a day off...ok, more like a week. I decided to head to another ciudad here in España. I took the AVE (Alta Velocidad Española), high velocity train, to Barcelona. The RENFE (Spanish railway system) will take you all over España very quickly. The AVE to Barcelone took 3hrs to travel 313 miles. It travels at up to 220 mph! It was great, but really hard to take photos.
I took a tour of some of Antoni Guadí's awesome and strange buildings. Gaudí is the most famous architect en España, but he only designed buildings in his beloved Barcelona He lived from 1852 to 1926.
Who do you think would be America's best or most well know architect?
First, I visited La Sagrada Familia. It is a catedral in progress. He died before completing it and so donations and tour fees are paying for the slow construction of this awesome building. Go here and check out some of its finer features.
Second stop was the Casa Batllo. This has to be the best. I mean check it...
Stained glass. Odd forms for windows. The building looks like it is oozing. This is an apartment building. Man, I want to live there.
Some more pics.
Third stop was Casa Vicens. This one is very different from his other buildings. What looks different to you??
Final stop on my tour...Park Guell. This was originally supposed to be a private garden. That didn't work out and the city took it over in 1923 for the public to view. There are cool architectural buildings and mosiac sculptures all over the park.
This is a series of archways. It was my favorite. Again looks all chunky and oozy.
Hope that you enjoyed the pictures. My next stop....will be a surprise.
