Barcelona weekend Feb 9th-12th

Last weekend I flew up to Barcelona. You can find really cheap flights around here and this was a perfect example. Round trip from Malaga to Barcelona was a mere 25€. that's cheaper than a bus to Madrid from here.
Anyway, it was a great weekend. We spent one day at Park Guell which is a stunning display of Gaudi's architecture. It was so evident how much inspiration he gets from nature because so much just blended in beautifully with the surrounding plants and trees.

We also went to the Sagrada Familia. Last time I was there, the interior was still unfinished and there were construction walls blocking the view of the center. But now, all that construction is already done and it is a working church. It was absolutely breathtaking. Besides all of the detail, one thing I loved was that the floors were so basic and all of the detail and art in the architecture was above your head. So you were constantly looking up. The way that it should be all the time.

Another thing this trip that we did that I didn't do last time was climb up Montjuic. It wasn't so much a "climb" as a long walk uphill but once we got to the top the views of the city stretched all the way to the other side where the mountains cut off the expansion of the city. On top of Montjuic is situated the old fortress castle overlooking the port. Thongs like this just don't exist in the US. Also on top of this "mountain" is the Olympic stadium, lots of gardens and a "Pueblo Español." we didn't go into the pueblo because it just houses examples of the famous places and landmarks of places in Spain. We'll be seeing all of these things in real life eventually. I feel so lucky about that!

The last night we ended up staying up all night to catch our flight at 6am. It was tough to stay awake for all that travel and I think I came down with a cold because of it. But it was definitely worth it.