These two famous houses are the highlights of our trip so far. It is especially interesting as they are residences so Gary could use a few tips on bathrooms (lol)
Modernisme (Catalan Art Nouveau) A free flowing organic style lasted from 1888 to the turn of the century. Casa Mila or La Pedrera is last of Gaudi's major work.THe exterior of the building resembles waves or desert dune
Only three sections of the building is open to the public. The apartment, attic and roof terrace. Here Gary is on the terrace roof with a few of the 30 chimneys in shapes of owls or African masks
The luxury apartments had beautiful chandeliers, marble flooring and intricate woodwork. Natural light floods the interior space in most of the rooms.
Next is Casa Batllo just a few blocks away. The Batllo family purchased a modest building in the new and fashionable area of Eixample in 1906. The family originally wanted to demolish the building and build a new one on the property. However, Gaudi managed to persuade the textile industrialist to carry out only renovation work. Ahuh, if only we can do the same with my house.
Once on the roof, the edge resembles a dragon's spine covered with broken ceramic tiles made in Mallorca in beautiful shades of red, blue and green.
That evening we went for a romantic dinner in a historic seafood restaurant named 7 Portes. The restaurant opened in 1836 and has been serving starving sailers alike since then. We enjoyed some amazing seafood
( we even had snail) and nice Spanish wine.
After dinner with the aid of Gary's gps ( required after the nice spanish wine) we were able to navigate our way to a short flamenco venue. Lucky for me the flamenco dancer was a man in a very tight shinny black satin suit ;) The show as fantastic especially with lots of sangria.
Los Tarantos Barcelona was founded in 1963, making it one of Barcelona's oldest flamenco venues. Located in the Ciutat Vella quarter of the city, today the Los Tarantos is known for its nightly performances featuring a new generation of Catalan flamenco artists
http://www.flamencotickets.com/los-tarantos-barcelona
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