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Thursday Doors photo challenge featuring doors from Gaudi’s Casa Vicens in Barcelona.
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Category: Europe, Photo Challenge, Spain & Portugal Tags: Barcelona, Barcelona architecture, Casa Vicens, Gaudi, Photo Challenge, Thursday Doors

I guess the third time is a charm. It’s taken me that many visits to finally get into the Palau de Música and I’m so happy I did. We did it all, a performance and a tour. We saw a fabulous evening performance in the theater – this one featuring four very talented Flamenco dancers. If you have never had a lesson is this classic Spanish style or tried to play the… Read More
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I was super excited to learn that Gaudí’s Casa Vicens is now open to the public for tours. Up until a few years ago, it was a private home to the second family to own it (after the Vicens). Now privately owned by a bank it is being run as a museum. The cab driver didn’t understand where we wanted to go, which gives you an idea of just how “new” and unknown… Read More
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Being blessed with beautiful weather, we decided to take a ride on a Hop-on bus. We didn’t plan to “hop-off” but just want to enjoy the pretty day, fresh air and cityscapes. I also wanted to take an updated picture of the famous Gaudí cathedral, La Sagrada Familia, under construction for more than 100 years and still not complete. I was curious if there were the same number of cranes as when… Read More
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Category: Europe, Spain & Portugal Tags: Barcelona, Barcelona Hop-On Bus, Gaudi, La Sagrada Familia