Placa de Catalunya I went to collect my Barcelona Pass because they don't do a mobile version here ... also had to find a print shop because it was "mandatory to bring printed voucher" to exchange for the actual pass. Barbaric I say! Anyways, had to walk through this park to get on the Metro. There were multiple people there feeding the pigeons and holding them ... never seen that before. It was like Mary Poppins or some shit. Museu de la Musica - Museum of MusicFree museum with the pass. It showcased instruments from around the world, both past and present. They also had an interactive section so I can now say I've played the harp and the cello. Some stuff not in pictures that I thought was cool: - Many of the early violins, cellos, and basses had 5 or 6 strings. I think the first 4 stringed violin I saw was from the 1400s or 1500s - Tabs, like for guitar music, have been around since the 1600s Le Monumental
Sagrada Familia**My pictures aren't that good. You should google more pictures. This church, officially named a basilica by the pope, was designed by the architect Gaudi and is still unfinished from like the 1920's or something. Gaudi, from what I read, did much of his designing by experimentation using models as opposed to mathematically designing the space with accepted methods. This lead to many of his unique designs and is why he's still famous in Barcelona. The church was left unfinished for many years but the project has been picked up by new architects who are working to finish it in the design style of Gaudi. Random Stuff* Observation after walking around for a day: almost every male between 16 and 30 years of age seems to have at least one earring ... I'm not sure how I feel about this trend. **Other places I went but not listed: - the beach: saw a lot of topless women ... many of them older ... it was an experience - a couple of aerial classes ... nice and sore for the plane ride back to Hanoi Picasso MuseumThe pictures are mostly in chronological order I think. Museu de Xocolata - Chocolate MuseumL'AquariumParc GuellParc Guell was originally a parcel of land owned by this guy named Guell. The intent was to create a housing complex for the upper echlon of society in Barcelona. There were to be 61 plots of land on this hill. The architect of the site was Gaudi (famous around Barcelona). Unfortunately, a few years into the building, they realized that the location wasn't super accessible or convenient so the rest of the project was scrapped. A few years later, the land was donated to the city as a park. Personally, I think that if this had panned out into a full blown development, it would've been awesome to live in.
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