Barcelona

Having visied Santa Susanna on the spanish coast in the summer, it would've been a sin not to stop by Barcelona. So one hot morning, I set off to admire the architecture of this magnificent city. Even the two hour train ride or the blistering 40 degree heat didn't stop me from fidning my way to the most famous buildings in the city - the works of Gaudi. Seeing as most people would choose to get a bus between these, it would be a stupid idea to walk, but I did anyway. Having pried a tourist map off of one of the tourist bus agencies, I set off ( all the time sweating like mad) to see the first building on my path: Casa Batllo. There is no words to describe this work of at, perched in between convential and traditional buildings, it seems like something taken out of a fairytale - with its irregular but fluid shapes and lines of window bays and little balconies. The Art Noveau decorations of the walls alone are breathtaking.

Casa Batllo

The next stop on my journey was the pride of Barcelona: Gaudi's greatest, unfinished masterpiece that is Sagrada Familia. The Cathedral is one of a kind - a mixture of great architecture and amazing sculptures - and there is not a single bit of repetition in it. Whichever side of the building you admire, it's never the same, always surprising with a breathtaking set-up of turrets, sculptures and staircases.



Sagrada Familia

Gaudi is an inspiring architect, who pushes the boundaries of from and shape, and I find him especially interesting as he proves to me the fact that there's no limits to your imagination when it comes to architecture, and everything is possible, you just have to find the way to do it. But anyhow, on with my trek through Barcelona, there was only one place more fascinating than Sagrada Familia I could head to - so I started my hour long, up-hill torture to get to Parc Guell - the place where Gaudi lived and created for a number of years. The place itself is magical - an enourmous garden full of new, poetic creations lurking in every corner. There are numerous buildings created by the architect right on site of this beautiful place, and yet again they seem like they've been taken out of a completely different world. The Art Noveau sculptures and squares filled with brilliantly decorated benches make the place more than worth the trek.



Parc Guell

Entrance to Parc Guell