BCN - Day One

The next full day in Barcelona we visited Casa Mila or " La Pedrera". After the Gaudi on "The Block of Discord", Casa Battló, was built, a wealthy businessman commissioned Gaudi to build "La Pedrera", a Modernista apartment building. From the street, the building is mostly curvy greyness, but it is the rooftop that is most extraordinary. We started at the roof, catching our first view of the city and then worked our way down through the building were the rooms were decorated in the Modernist and Art Nouveeau styles of its original time.

On the street we took Bus #24 to Park Guell. Originally built as a planned community, it failed due to its distance from the cultural center of Barcelona; today it is surrounded by wealthy neighborhoods. The park is filled with beautiful mosaic sculptures, fountains and tile seats. There is also a small house where Gaudi lived. Starting at the top, we walked down through the gardens and surroundings, stopped on a bench to have a snack and continued throughout this beautiful setting.

Later that afternoon, we meet an ex-Pat friend, Rodney, for delicious lunch then took a traditional siesta, only to wake refreshed to attend a Flamingo show at Los Tarantos, the oldest Flamingo Club in Barcelona.

Busy and wonderful day in Barcelona.