Park Guell

Pillars in Park Guell

On Tuesday we went to Park Guell. It was supposedly only about a 30 minute walk from our hotel, but it took us well over an hour – partly because we kept stopping frequently, including a much needed haircut for Rob and buying some fruit to eat once we got there. Also, it was uphill the entire way, which slowed us down some. The Park was designed by the famous Antoni Gaudi around 1900. Much of the park is free, but there is a small section where you have to pay. We ended up just wandering around the free part, which was not that crowded, and very beautiful in its own right, with great views of the city, beautiful plants, and interesting architecture, like the columns resembling stalagtites. We found a nice place to eat our fruit (Spencer, the picky eater, had several apples!!). We eventually made it the top, where we were greeted with beautiful views and lovely guitar music.

One of the souvenirs we picked up were some bird whistles (the kind that you have to add water to). I have had one of these for many years, and actually used it in percussion ensemble. My old one is plastic. These ones are clay. We’ll see which one lasts longer.

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