After finalizing my first Camino in Spain, Camino Francais, I met my wife Ingrid in Barcelona. We had a wonderful time exploring Antonio Gaudi’s garden and buildings and many more attractions. After Paris and London it is Europe’s most visited metropole. No surprise.
Antonio Gaudis famous Garden:
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Beauty might be in the eyes of the beholder, I am a true admirer of his creativity, his ideas, breaking conventions, insuring perfect functionality and purpose.
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Actually in Austria we had comparable artist and architect, Friedich Hundertwasser. Is famous, but an edge behind Gaudi.
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Sagrada Familia from Antonio Gaudi as well.
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My web site is namend “Time-Trave”, time stands still when roaming Barcelona.
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The panel above the public library was designed by Pablo Picasso on three pieces of nappies in a restaurant. Fake or true?
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As I am a true travel fanatic, Christoph Columbus is quite an inspiration of perserverance and bravery. He had to head West.
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Apparently Barcelona had an offer from a guy called Eiffel to build them a steel tower for the world exhibition then. They preferred the Arc 🙁
At the end of a long stroll around Barcelon we found a wine tasting festival with fine examples of Spanish wineries. Envious? 🙂