Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Day 2 – Sun 25 Mar 07
Had a heavy and sumptuous breakfast in the hotel. Here's the itinerary for the day:
Casa Batlló - Antoni Gaudí's architectural gem, a UNESCO World Heritage site (Entrance: €13.20 each). The facade of the building is covered by mosaics of splendid colors. Its roof is decorated with polychrome ceramics of brilliant colors and crowned by a tower with the typical Gaudí four branches cross.
Palau de la Musica Catalana - one of the world's leading concert halls and another UNESCO World Heritage site. Disappointed as the tickets for the guided tour as well as the concert tickets were sold out, and we were unable to see the interior of the concert hall.
Visited the Cathedral at Gothic Quarter. It was under renovation. But there was a festival held at the square. The crowd was doing Sardanes, a popular dance in circles to the tune of a 'live' orchestra. There were also giant puppets passing through the square.
Museu Picasso - Museum housing Pablo Picasso's artwork (Entrance: €3 each). Spent some time in the museum and discovered that his art pieces are modern, and he is an artist of the late 20th century!
Walked around Parc Zoologic (a park) and Arc de Triomf (monument). It was boring ...
Took a bus to ‘La Rambla’ and had our dinner at McDonalds! La Rambla terminates at Monument a Colom (Monument to Columbus) and the harbour. We took a free ferry ride from the harbour around the Port. Doesn't help that it was a freezingly cold day - around 10 degrees. After strolling around La Rambla, we headed back to the hotel.
Casa Batlló - Antoni Gaudí's architectural gem, a UNESCO World Heritage site (Entrance: €13.20 each). The facade of the building is covered by mosaics of splendid colors. Its roof is decorated with polychrome ceramics of brilliant colors and crowned by a tower with the typical Gaudí four branches cross.
Palau de la Musica Catalana - one of the world's leading concert halls and another UNESCO World Heritage site. Disappointed as the tickets for the guided tour as well as the concert tickets were sold out, and we were unable to see the interior of the concert hall.
Visited the Cathedral at Gothic Quarter. It was under renovation. But there was a festival held at the square. The crowd was doing Sardanes, a popular dance in circles to the tune of a 'live' orchestra. There were also giant puppets passing through the square.
Museu Picasso - Museum housing Pablo Picasso's artwork (Entrance: €3 each). Spent some time in the museum and discovered that his art pieces are modern, and he is an artist of the late 20th century!
Walked around Parc Zoologic (a park) and Arc de Triomf (monument). It was boring ...
Took a bus to ‘La Rambla’ and had our dinner at McDonalds! La Rambla terminates at Monument a Colom (Monument to Columbus) and the harbour. We took a free ferry ride from the harbour around the Port. Doesn't help that it was a freezingly cold day - around 10 degrees. After strolling around La Rambla, we headed back to the hotel.
Penseur 11:20 PM