when you look at any list of "things to do in barcelona," one thing that becomes blatantly clear is the city's obsession with gaudi. several of his buildings are considered "must sees," and while it's a little strange to have such a focus on a singular architect, after seeing said buildings i guess i get it. his style is interesting to say the least. i admit i don't have much of a knowledge base where the history of architecture is considered, so instead of faking it and writing about all the buildings, i thought i'd just write about my favorite gaudi influence in barcelona - parc güell. ok, mostly i just wanted to write this post so i could use the special u that i just learned how to do on my mobile devices.
google maps assured us that the park was approximately 20 minutes away by foot, so we decided to take navigating to the park into our own hands. this of course meant that we did not necessarily enter through the main entrance like most tourists. instead, we started about 1/3 of the way up the ascent to the top, which promised views of the entire city of barcelona.
being females, our walk naturally led to gossip, which of course led to the topic of boys. just as we were delving into a romantic-ish story, we found ourselves in the middle of a stone archway where a 3 piece band was playing pachelbel's canon. thus began our starring roles in the new film, "a stroll through parc güell."
we continued walking through the park (or parc?) and slowly made our way to the summit, stopping only to eat the sandwiches we prepared from our free breakfast offering at our hostel (thanks for the free lunch, casa gracia!) it was a beautiful walk the entire way, but the summit offered an unbelievable view of the city. again even photographs can't describe the view, and fair enough because it was pretty difficult to get a clear shot with the amount of tourists that were standing on this tiny rock. i had yet another lesson to learn in the art of patience.
i could go on and tell little hilarious tidbits about the guy playing a xylophone and trying to sell cds of his "music" for 10€, but let's be honest. describing walking through a park can only be so interesting, so i'll leave you with a few photos instead.
google maps assured us that the park was approximately 20 minutes away by foot, so we decided to take navigating to the park into our own hands. this of course meant that we did not necessarily enter through the main entrance like most tourists. instead, we started about 1/3 of the way up the ascent to the top, which promised views of the entire city of barcelona.
the main entrance, from which we exited.
being females, our walk naturally led to gossip, which of course led to the topic of boys. just as we were delving into a romantic-ish story, we found ourselves in the middle of a stone archway where a 3 piece band was playing pachelbel's canon. thus began our starring roles in the new film, "a stroll through parc güell."
just a casual seranade sesh.
we continued walking through the park (or parc?) and slowly made our way to the summit, stopping only to eat the sandwiches we prepared from our free breakfast offering at our hostel (thanks for the free lunch, casa gracia!) it was a beautiful walk the entire way, but the summit offered an unbelievable view of the city. again even photographs can't describe the view, and fair enough because it was pretty difficult to get a clear shot with the amount of tourists that were standing on this tiny rock. i had yet another lesson to learn in the art of patience.
fighting off tourists for the perfect shot.
i could go on and tell little hilarious tidbits about the guy playing a xylophone and trying to sell cds of his "music" for 10€, but let's be honest. describing walking through a park can only be so interesting, so i'll leave you with a few photos instead.
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