A travel journal, part 7

Barcelona is a big, beautiful city with so many things to see and experience! 

One of the unique sights is Park Güell, a park designed by Antonio Gaudi (and designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site). If you're not familiar with Gaudi, imagine if you will a park designed by Dr. Seuss brought into the real world. 

It could have been an amazing visit...but, for reasons never fully explained to us, we had one guide when we should have had two (group sizes are limited). So we got half a tour of half the park. And they made our teacher stay behind. 

I'd highly recommended visiting the park if you're ever in Barcelona. However the same cannot be said for the tour company, bless their hearts. 

Another mind-blowing site is the Sagrada Familia, a cathedral also designed by Gaudi and another World Heritage Site.

It's been under constant construction since 1852, and they keep saying that it will be finished in the next year or two.

The outside is covered with stories from The Bible, and every nook and cranny is filled with detailed designs. Definitely worth a visit. Maybe it'll be done by the time you get there!

TOP: View of the city from Park Güell. It's wild!

MIDDLE: Detail of Sagrada Familia depicting the Nativity.

BOTTOM: They were filming a commercial while we were there. A couple of our kids were captured on film!