Day 7

Today my husband go out together and take a tour of the places we wanted to visit along the bus tour from the other day.
Sagrada Familia, finally! I have been looking forward to this ever since we started planning for this trip.

If your ever in Barcelona I highly recommend it. The tour wasn’t expensive and we purchased the audio guide to go along with it. The front entrance as seen above depicts the birth of Christ.

By getting the audio guide we were able to walk around and hear the artist intention for everything. Gaudí used nature for inspiration. The columns inside the church are meant to represent trees as they branch off at the top to hold the weight.

This place is amazing and the artist who created it, inspiring. Outside barriers and walls keep people from coming close to the exterior since construction is being done still on the cathedral and won’t be completed until 2026.

The structure is massive and dominates the entire block. The back where you exit contains images of the passion of Christ.

The crypt below the alter is where the artist, Gaudi is buried. This location is blocked off to the public and can only be viewed from windows staring down.

Gaudi is the best known practitioner of Catalan Modernism. Definitely a man before his time.

Gaudi was hit by a tram so he never saw his work completed. On the back of the cathedral another artist was chosen to finish it. You can see in the background of the picture below the betrayal of Judas as he kisses Jesus’s cheek.

Not only was Gaudí the architect he also designed the furniture pieces that are used for mass.

As we finish out tour of the cathedral, we make our way to see the Dalí exhibit at the National Museum of Catalan.

At the top of the museum entrance is a beautiful spot to take photographs of Barcelona.

The Dalí tour is quick and mostly about his wife, Gala. Paintings, videos, and photographs adorn the walls depicting their interesting relationship. Dalí felt his wife directly inspired him and appeared in many of his works.

We head back through the small narrow passageways of the town. I notice a lot of graffiti on the doors and it gives a nice pop of color to these beige buildings.

Hailing a cab we take it back to the hotel.

Our tired bodies are done and we take a siesta before dinner. We end the night with a romantic walk on the beach one last time before heading to bed and back to Madrid tomorrow.