Yesterday, Saturday, we did Friday's itinerary. We went to the Museu d'Historia de Catalunya (which was okay--mostly exhibits from the Roman era to modern day) to learn about Catalonia's history as as culture and province. It wasn't the best museum I've been to, so I didn't take any pictures.
However, we did go to the Park Guell, which is an AMAZING place. It was designed by Gaudí (the artist I talked about in my last entry) to honor his patron, Eusebi Guell. The park uses a lot of art nouveau styles, barely any right angles, lots of curves and mosaics and incorporation of nature itself into the art. It was AWESOME. Bethany and I explored the entire park, including hiking up to the top of a (very small) mountain that gave an amazing overview to the city. (Lots more pictures of course!) We ended up on a different trail when descending, which got us turned around, but we found some people from the class and followed them back to the main trails around the park. The architecture there is just as impressive as his work on the city buildings. His art reminds you of something from a dream world... I wonder what Gaudí's dreams looked like? Probably something more fantastic than any of us could possibly imagine. Again, not much to say--just look at the pictures and you'll understand. (Here's the link.)
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