El Camino

"We want a dignified neighborhood!"-- Barcelona, a few blocks from las Ramblas.

The beautiful MACBA (Barcelona Contemporary Art Museum).

Another of Gaudí's houses, la Casa Milà (known as La Pedrera).

One hundred pesetas?

Driving by Gaudí's Parc Güell.

Stopping by Zaragoza for lunch on the way back to Madrid.

Huh?

Sweet rain does this dry land good.

Hope.

Gaudí's Offering

Driving through the countryside between Valencia and Barcelona.

At the hotel...

The small, winding streets of Barcelona hide so many special architectural and artistic gems.

Engravings...

Faces...

Textures....

Peculiarities...

Beauty...

And here we are-- finally-- at La Sagrada Familia, Gaudí's infamous cathedral that's been under construction since the late 1800's.

My favorite details are the bunches of fruit atop each pillar like an offering.

Here you can clearly see the new and old construction.