{"id":755,"date":"2009-10-14T22:18:31","date_gmt":"2009-10-15T04:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/?p=755"},"modified":"2009-10-09T23:13:37","modified_gmt":"2009-10-10T05:13:37","slug":"belated-tr-spain-more-modernisme-of-barcelona-17-20-aug-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/belated-tr-spain-more-modernisme-of-barcelona-17-20-aug-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Belated TR: Spain- More Modernisme of Barcelona (17-20 Aug 2009)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9297guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9244guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Park_G%C3%BCell\">Park Guell<\/a> is an outdoor Gaudi Wonderland.  Free for all, this park displays some of Gaudi&#8217;s best work.  We enjoyed walking along the pathways from one Gaudi composition to another.  Strolling through this outdoor museum, I couldn&#8217;t help but be hungry- I felt like I was in a giant game of Candyland!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9245guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9249guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9253guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Views of Barcelona from the top of the park.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9254guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>From Park Guell you can see how Sangrada Familia dominates the Barcelona skyline.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9256guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9258guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9265guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9267guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9268guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Gaudi took care in all aspects of his design- from beautiful mosaics to ergonomics (these hard benches are some of the most comfortable I&#8217;ve ever sat on!)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9271guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9273guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9274guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9279guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9280guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>This must be Hansel and Gretel&#8217;s gingerbread house \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9282guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9283guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9284guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9285guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9286guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9292guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9295guell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Even the gift shops around Park Guell seem to capture the spirit of Gaudi.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9298window.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9301windchimes.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>That evening, we finished our Modernisme day by enjoying dinner at Quatre Gats.  Built in 1897, this restaurant was frequented by many Modernists at the turn of the century.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9311gats.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9314gats.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/4Gats_10.jpg\"><br \/>\n<font size=\"1\">From 4gats.com<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9319gats.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>But, no visit to Barcelona is complete without a visit to the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palau_de_la_M%C3%BAsica_Catalana\">Palau de la Musica<\/a>.  Built from 1905 to 1908 by Montaner, it truly is Barcelona&#8217;s most magnificent structure.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9458palau-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/Spain%202009\/Barcelona\/IMG_9459palau-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Again, this is one architectural piece that is difficult to capture in a photograph, so I had to search on the Internet once again.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/photobucket.com\/images\/palau%20de%20la%20musica%20catalana\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i222.photobucket.com\/albums\/dd295\/daibai25\/palauval2.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"palau de la musica catalana Pictures, Images and Photos\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<font size=\"1\">From photobucket.com\/image\/palau%20de%20la%20musica%20catalana\/daibai25\/palauval2.jpg&#8221;>photobucket<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p>The best way to see the interior of the Palau is to go to one of the many <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palaumusica.org\/\">concerts<\/a> held there.  However, in August, no concerts are held at the Palau.  We opted for a paid tour instead.  Pictures aren&#8217;t allowed, but I found a few off the Internet that offer a sense of the magnificence that radiates from the walls of this fantastically built structure.<br \/>\n<img src=http:\/\/barcelonamodernista.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/palau-de-la-musica2.jpg\"><br \/>\n<font size=\"1\">Photo of the inside of the Palau from <a href=\"http:\/\/barcelonamodernista.wordpress.com\/arquitectura\/palau-de-la-musica-catalana\/\">La Barcelona Modernista<\/a><\/font>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/agaudi.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/02\/20060407162832-escenario-del-palau-de-la-musica-catalana.jpg\"><br \/>\n<font size=\"1\">Photo from <a href=\"http:\/\/agaudi.wordpress.com\/2008\/02\/12\/centenario-del-palau-de-la-musica-catalana\/\">Pasa la vida<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p>We saw a plethora of art in Barcelona, but the Modernisme architecture was by far my favorite.  It&#8217;s uniqueness, aesthetic style, and vibrant color welcomes everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Still, one last round of Barcelona photos coming tomorrow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Park Guell is an outdoor Gaudi Wonderland. Free for all, this park displays some of Gaudi&#8217;s best work. 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