Everything Gaudi.

Everything that is celebrated in Barcelona is designed and built by Gaudi. He was an up and coming architect with a crazy vision of how things should be, so basically everything worth seeing in Barcelona is his. There are crazy cool buildings that have waves and odd angles built throughout that make absolutely zero sense, but look amazing! Darcy and I decided that we needed to explore these places, but lovely Barcelona has their own version of a Fastpass and makes you buy the ticket for an entry time two hours later.... So we beat the system and bought our tickets online the day before! Planning ahead, it's a novel concept really... So we managed to get into Park Guell and La Sagrada Familia without waiting trying to waste our already limited time.

Park Guell is actually pretty cool, of course Darcy and I were just super excited that the Cheetah Girls was filmed there... But the outdoor architecture is definitely something worth seeing! La Sagrada Familia on the other hand, is a giant monstrosity that overlooks all of Barcelona! It's a beautiful church, but it's still under construction, and probably will be for another 60 years... The outside is incredibly detailed and just impresses you with it's massive scale. Gaudi clearly had a vision, because that beast is scary big... Everyone told us we had to see the interior of La Sagrada, and they were right! The inside is beautiful. The stained glass windows, arches and amazing detail attached to every corner is so modern it actually surprised me when walking in. Every other church in Europe looks the exact same, but La Sagrada is its own style and version I doubt anyone can even try to replicate. My favorite aspect was all the signs saying "Be quiet and respectful" and "Shush!" as all the jackhammers are going off. To even point anything out Darcy and I had to scream at each other to be heard... Just another day, but seriously made me giggle. There are even announcements with shushing sounds, which you couldn't hear over the construction if your life depended on it.

Always fun.

Love, Alison