We all slept in this morning and then didn’t actually go out until noon. We're getting into the Barcelona way, where the days seem to start and end later.
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We then all went to Mercat La Boqueria. the city’s largest market. It is a gastronomic wonderland. The purveyors of meats, cheeses, poultry, fish, fruits (dried and fresh), vegetables, and spices, all artfully display their wares. There are also bars and cafes and bars within the Market and we headed for Pinotxo Bar and perched on our stools has a lunch of enormous prawns, indescribable chickpeas and white beans with squid.
Well-sated Harry headed off in search of a coffee shop where he could sketch.
Ben and Marsha hopped on the Metro and headed to La Pedrera (aka Casa Mila). Located on the corner of a block portions of this Gaudi designed apartment building are open to the public.
To conceal the ventilation shafts, stair wells and chimneys on the roof Gaudi created futuristic forms and covered then with broken pottery shards and even broken champagne bottles. From the roof you can see much of Barcelona including La Sagrada Familia.
In the attic with its Catenary arches there are models of La Pedera and other Gaudi buildings, as well as, videos that present various aspects of Gaudi’s life and what life was like in Barcelona at that time. The fourth floor is furnished, as it would have been for a bourgeois family living in Barcelona in the early 20th century. Gaudi didn’t stop at designing the building – he also designed the knobs, handles, mouldings, doors and flooring.
Ben headed back to La Boqueria to gather provisions for dinner in while I just went straight back to the apartment. I’m keeping up with the pace – but just barely.
Went out for a stroll after dinner – just as far as the best gelato place in town, which is (fortunately or unfortunately) a very short walk from here.
Well-sated Harry headed off in search of a coffee shop where he could sketch.
Ben and Marsha hopped on the Metro and headed to La Pedrera (aka Casa Mila). Located on the corner of a block portions of this Gaudi designed apartment building are open to the public.
To conceal the ventilation shafts, stair wells and chimneys on the roof Gaudi created futuristic forms and covered then with broken pottery shards and even broken champagne bottles. From the roof you can see much of Barcelona including La Sagrada Familia.
In the attic with its Catenary arches there are models of La Pedera and other Gaudi buildings, as well as, videos that present various aspects of Gaudi’s life and what life was like in Barcelona at that time. The fourth floor is furnished, as it would have been for a bourgeois family living in Barcelona in the early 20th century. Gaudi didn’t stop at designing the building – he also designed the knobs, handles, mouldings, doors and flooring.
Ben headed back to La Boqueria to gather provisions for dinner in while I just went straight back to the apartment. I’m keeping up with the pace – but just barely.
Went out for a stroll after dinner – just as far as the best gelato place in town, which is (fortunately or unfortunately) a very short walk from here.