Barcelona

Our Christmas present this year was 5 days in Barcelona. Not a traditional Christmas, and it didn't really feel like Christmas, but it was still fun! We decided that it was the last Christmas we spend without our families, though. We miss you, families!!

Right off the plane on Christmas Eve- into warm sunny weather. We were thrilled to see the sun.

On Christmas Day, we walked to the beach. The water was chilly, but it was beautiful.

Then we took the metro to the outskirts of the city to Parc Guell. This park was designed by Gaudi, a famous Spanish architect (more photos of his buildings follow). The theme in this park is mosiacs.

The entire ceiling is covered in tiny mosaic tiles.

Gaudi's plan was to make this a sort of elite estate for rich people, but that never happened. Now it's a public park, free for everyone to enjoy.

The dragon lizard.

At the top of the hill in the park, we could see La Sagrada Familia (another Gaudi). And an awesome view of the city- almost 360 degrees.

For a big city, it wasn't too smoggy.

Another Gaudi, downtown. Unfortunately, it's under reconstruction.

Another Gaudi- an apartment building.

Happy holidays!

It was very festive at night.



La Sagrada Familia. It was breathtaking, even though it was also under construction. Over 100 years in the making.

This building has so much to look at. The scaffolding blocked several big parts of it, but it didn't take away from the overall beauty.

This is just one of the small details.

Happy to see such a cool sight!

Alleyways in the Borne barrio.

MMMmmmm... tapas and beers. San Miguel beer, olives, chorizo, bravas, croquettes... it was all SO GOOD!

On our last day, we checked out of the hotel and went to the Picasso Museum. Another cool thing to see, but no pictures were allowed.