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5 Hours in Barcelona (2/2).
A civic building in Barceloneta.
It was such a wild shape, I couldn't help photographing it.
Parc de la Ciutadella.
The boating lake.
It was just about the best park boating lake I had ever seen.
I really wished I had the time to hire one of the boats.
The Zoo on the Park grounds, is famous as it was the first to use moats to contain the animals, rather than cages so that they could be seen more easily, and would feel more at home.
Inside Barcelona Railway station.
The 7 doors.
Inside, the menu was in 14 languages. The staff were very suave, but you were aloud to go in, in fairly casual clothing.
The decor and ambiance inside was like something out of James Bond.
Winston Churchill ate here.
Inside an army of cooks, prepared superb food. The waiting on staff, were impeccably polite and helpful.
One of the small alleyways around Placa Reial.
Very long and thin, I wouldn't like to wander around here at night.
The 4 cats restaurant.
4 Cats in Spanish means something of little importance.
It was popular meeting place for Pablo Picasso, and the Stella Artious advert, where famous artists exchange panting's for drinks, is said to have actually happened here.
On the flight, I had read the guidebook, which talked about Architecture and Anton Gaudi.
I wasn't really impressed, as that's not normally my thing.
When I got there and actually saw some of the buildings, I couldn't believe my eyes.
This one is Casa Batllo.
From the front it looks like the scales of a dragon. Its hard to explain, but the balconies and things are just stunning to look at.
Casa Mila.
The building can be considered more of a sculpture than a regular building.
Barcelona has more Art Nuvea buildings than any other city in the world.
Sagrada Familia - The Guadi Cathedral.
Unfortunately, he died before it was completed (he was hit by a tram and later died of his injuries).
Its said that he was so obsessed with this work, that he took up residence on the construction site.
During the revolution, the rioters destroyed his working papers and models, so that it could never be completed (they did this, in their minds to honor him).
A terrace in the Park Guell, designed by Gaudi.
The twisting rock pillars that support the terrace above.
The steps near the Dragon fountain.
In summary, it was possible to see a place in 5 hours, but there was no time to relax or take anything in.
I had been there before, but if I arrived in a different place I wanted to see, and I only had 5 hours, I would rather not see it, and come back when time was available.
