The tiles designed by Gaudi that line the city's streets. If you're walking on these, you know you are near some of his modernist buildings.
Regular old street lamp.
Even the public benches take inspiration from Gaudi's mosaics.
I haven't mentioned it before, but Chucks are super popular here and very expensive. They have so many variations it's not even funny.
Just to give you an idea of the facade of another Gaudi building, Casa Batlló.
Casa Batlló
I think these look like skulls.
Neat light inside Gaudi's Casa Amatller, which is actually known for its chocolate, surprisingly. The wrought iron is neat, too.
Shout out to NJ and Rutgers.
Living Statues like this are all along the main walkway, Las Ramblas. The guy on the right was mad that I was taking a picture without dropping a coin in (jerk) so he covered his face and turned the head of the skeleton.
Looks like it's a market rate. 10+ euros for the whole deal, depending on the season. :)
Pets for sale on Las Ramblas. Go out for a souvenior thimble and comeback with a hamster.
Tourists everywhere. But this market (Mercat Boqueria) was still cool. Tons of fruit and butchers.
Spanish candy.
Sugar high.
This lady was intense chopping these lamb legs. I missed the cleaver coming down in all my shots. Definitely not an area for those with weak stomachs.
Chorizo.
I am so timid--I feel it again just looking at the shot.
Yes, those are carcasses, Roebuck to be exact. (That's a male roe deer)
I was impressed by the real fruit inside the gelato.
Fresh juice. Smoothies everywhere.
I had never seen this fruit before (dragon fruit). Tasted fine, I guess.
These were everywhere, too. Gotta love the baby forks.
Looking out onto Las Ramblas from inside.
They still sell donuts, but apparently they don't want to advertise that?
Yes, that's a word. X's scare me. I think they area “sh” sound.
Landmark on Las Ramblas. SUNNY.
Definitely Catalans. Their faces were priceless, but I can't find the courage to capture them. In front on them was a huge crowd gathered around some break dancers.
I really don't know what they were doing. Too cool for street dancing?
Mirador de Colom (Columbus). He's pointing to the Sea.
Rambla de Mar behind the Marina Club. A floating boardwalk.
Storm's a coming. This is looking back onto the city.
Teleferic cables to Montjuic park and Olympic campus.
This is only to show the intelligence in the wind breaking walls.
Can you find me? Look up.
How about now? I like the angles on these mirrors because you get parts of people and empty space where you would expect to see the rest of a body.
Another market on the otherside of town. Obviously much quieter than the Mercat Boqueria.
Some cathedrals in Europe have strict dress codes. I had to keep looking to find the differences in this sign.
Outside the Olympic Stadium. Rain just starting.
There were stray cats in here. I just missed one.
Inside the Olympic Museum. Anyone remember this costume from the 1992 BCN Olympics' Opening Ceremony?
Musical fountain. It is now a bit coordinated with the classical music that starts at 7pm each night. I got there just in time.
MNAC art museum in Palau Nacional.
Casa Batlló at night. Totally different, eh?
Gaudi's cathedral, Sagrada Familia. He died in a tram accident before it was finished, so they will likely be doing construction for another century or so.
Remniscent of bones or corn cobs.
Fair warning, night photography is not my forté.
On the roof of Gaudi's Casa Pedrera. Note the iron railings and the chimneys. I was very excited to get this shot.
Bad shot, but just to give an idea of the layout of the entire building.
Looking up on the patio inside (but outdoors) La Casa Pedrera.
inner patio windows.
The roof, through the window grate
These hanging chains were the inspiration for a building. Let gravity do the work.
Ceiling inside.
See the jewel-like chair in the corner?
View of something on Tibidabo, I think. Classic 'look, I can see far away from up here' shot.
Wrought-iron creatures overlooking the street.
Sagrada Familia in the background of this chimney. I swear I'm not complaining about the sun on a day that was supposed to be rainy, but man is this picture white washed.
Glass bottle mosaics. I'd guess that they were recycled materials, but don't quote me on that.
Whole roof scene. It's so crazy, but I love it.
I think they look like knights.
Sagrada Familia again.
Staircases inside the bigger twist things.
I liked the subtle texture of the grading.
Sunroof window.
Sofa he designed.
The lights we used to have in our house. Uncle Jerry!
Ceiling design in the apartment.
Objects of inspiration, conveniently placed in the kitchen of the apartment in the museum.
Since this is one color and all white, the camera has trouble taking this picture. Point was to show the molding on the door frames.
I think there are finger and toe impressions along the border. Always sets of five.
Can you see it? These impressionistic paintings lined the stairwell.
thanks to computers I can make the “impression” of feet is a bit more obvious.
Even the plants are modernistic.
Gaudi's house.
His garden.
See his inspiration in nature for this sculpture-model from the Sagrada Familia?
I liked the sunburst motif.
Lizard icon of the park.
Ceiling mosaics under the Plaça de Natura.
I wonder if he personally designed all these mosaics.
Underneath that Plaça. Mosaics in the nodes on the ceiling.
You can see the two houses he designed. I keep thinking of Candyland or Willy Wonka.
Plaça de Natura. Mosaic benches behind me.
A rose!
Water drain in the mosaic benches.
Sagrada Familia day visit.
Does this not remind you of the roof's chimnies on Sagrada Familia?
I love it.
I almost missed the mosaic above Christ.
I thought this was totally disrepectful. Put the vending machines by the 'silence, this is a place of worship' signs and I think people would laugh.
One of the few windows with stained glass.
One day these will have stained glass in them.
Main altar has some work yet to be done, ya think?
See the forest/tree inspiration?
Just to show how the shapes change throughout the columns to keep the weight distributed.
These mosaics are beautiful. I saw a close-up n the museum, so you'll just hve to trust me.
Still inspired by the Bible. He was a devout Catholic and actually killed on the way to/from a service.
Who else could be this crazy to design this?
I have never seen words as obviously displayed as this. Hey, that's Jesus in case you were having trouble seeing that.
Tortoise supports the weight of the world.
Torre Agbar. Didn't actually get out to see it, but it's all pretty and lit up with different colors at night.
A look inside the towers we climbed down. 2 euros up the elevator and a labyrinth on the way down.
The snail-like stairs we descended in the towers.
One the steeple.
Color on a cathedral! Like little berries.
Do you see the inspiration in the flowers for Sagrada Familia? See, the crazy modernist stuff is still heavily based in nature.
Hospital de Sant Pau. Not desigend by Gaudi, but Lluis Domenech i Montaner.
The part I cutoff in the last picture.
Catalan crest.
I want my hospital to look like this.
I still can't believe this place was a working hospital. More like a museum with guys in abulance sirens and white coats running around.
Sagrada Familia from the hospital.
