Thursday, November 29, 2007

Back to Barcelona

The day after we got off the ship, we caught a cab to see some of the major Barcelona sights we had missed before.
Sagrada Familia
Gaudi's masterwork in Barcelona, the Sagrada Familia cathedral, never finished, eternally in a state of construction.

Sagrada Familia Detail
Sagrada Familia Detail
Sagrada Familia Detail
Some detail of the modernistic, sometimes grotesque architecture.

Saint Paul's Hospital
Saint Paul's Hospital
Saint Paul's Hospital

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This was a fascinating sight on Avenida Gaudi. Note the six elderly men on the bench on one side of the square, and the six elderly women on the other.