Day 1 in Barcelona

Looking at the weather forecast it looked like the rain was coming in the afternoon so we set off early to make the most of the weather.  After a quick breakfast we hopped on the Metro to get to Park Guell, a park created by Gaudi.  Although the metro was only a 10 minute walk away from the park we had to walk up the steepest road ever! 

A view from the top of the steep road!

Park Guell was amazing - it had great views of the city but also many different features in the park:

Sitting on the Serpentine Bench in the Square

Admiring the view from the Square

Under the square!

The Gatehouses of the Park - we called them the gingerbread houses

Next stop was the Sagrada Familia Church - one look at the massive queue and Peter declared that 'nothing was worth queueing that long for' so we walked round it admiring the view from the outside whilst I made a mental note to book online for a time later in the week so that we won't have to queue!!

Views of the Sagrada Familia Church

By this time it was lunch time and not a rain cloud in sight!  We grabbed some lunch and then went up to La Pedrera which was an apartment block built by Gaudi.

La Pedrera from the outside

It was just as amazing inside as it was outside - Firstly we went up to the roof terrace where there where the ventilation towers and chimneys are like sculptures!  We then went down in to the attic, which its 270 arches, where they had a museum of Gaudi's work. Finally we went in to the apartment which had recreated to show how a bourgeois family would have lived in the early part of the 20th century.

Inside Le Pedrera

On the roof terrace

Weird looking chimneys!

Hallway inside the apartment

After 6 hours on our feet we were too tired to do anything else and made our way back to the apartment for a rest.  In the evening we went out to a local tapas bar which was packed with people - we had to wait 40 mins for a table but it was worth it as we have another very nice meal.

Peter getting ready to tuck in!