Winter in Spain II - Barcelona

on new years eve we hopped on a plane for a quick flight over to barcelona for the second half of our trip. madrid was nice, but we really loved barcelona! first stop was the most popular attraction in barcelona... antoni gaudis sagrada familia. i think this might be the most beautiful cathedral ive seen. hard to capture in photos, but gaudi really did create buildings that were works of art



the interior was amazing!



hard to capture how beautifully the light entered through the stained glass









dragged the kids out of bed for a few hours to watch fireworks with 3000 others at the magic fountain



more gaudi the next day... park guell







the dragon staircase, this mosaic salamander is one of the main features of the park













headed to barcelonas gothic quarter. very cool architecture, and tons of cool little alleys to explore















grabbed a quick bite at quatre gats, a popular hangout of pablo picasso



cathedral of barcelona





got a great (but slightly blurry) shot of ava popping bubbles in front of the cathedral



nanci caught a better shot of her slipping on the soapy floor seconds later



plaza reial





more gaudi... his casa batllo is amazing! would have been so cool to have lived here...





lower atrium



upper atrium











view from the back patio



and the iconic rooftop















la rambla, barcelonas most famous street



sampled more food at mercat de la boqueria















casa mila, the last civil work of antoni gaudi... this one has a few rooms furnished so you can see how the upper class lived in barcelona





dining room



kitchen



bathroom



storage room



kids room



exhibits



aiden getting tired of antoni gaudi



another amazing rooftop







spent the last day of our trip riding rides at the tibidabo amusement park, one of the worlds oldest amusements parks that sits at the highest peak in barcelona. great view of the city!













had to do one last late ride on the Ferris wheel to get this sunset shot of the temple of the sacred heart



barcelona city lights



this trip to spain was relatively short, but it felt so much longer because we packed so many things in... were pooped! thank you for a great time, adios spain!!!