So after breakfast we popped over to La Pedrera and because we were early we didn't have to queue. Have realised prebooking is the way to go or getting there early.
This is simply one of the most wonderful buildings I've ever been inside. Here we are looking out one of the entrances to the street.
And here I am up on the roof. The roof is supposed to be the best part. When it was first built people didn't like it. They called it the Stone Quarry. The newspapers of the time scathingly referred to it as a rock pile.
The exterior has no straight lines and the wrought iron foliage of the balconies and rippling stone were criticised as though you were on board a ship in an angry sea.
Gaudi used smashed champagne bottles to decorate the top of this chimney style sculpture.
It was inside that you could see the strength and beauty of the organic architecture.
Gaudi got a lot of his ideas from nature. This snake skeleton was one of inspirations.
How could anyone not like this gorgeous dream of a building?
Gaudi would squeeze lumps of clay to create the form for his door knobs.
And then it was time to leave and walk through the Barri Gotic on our way to the beach. Couldn't resist taking this photo of a couple of pigeons resting beside this ancient wall.
And happily, lunch!
When we finally got down to the beach. I was very taken by this sign.
After all that walking it was good to strip off and get into the water.
It was the best part of Tom's day.
Returning to our apartment we stumbled on this great food market. You can see Tom is still carrying his wet cozzie from the beach.
We bought some fruit to eat on the way back to the apartment.
And after a shower and a bit of a rest we hit one of the many excellent restaurants on our street. We eat unfashionably early at 7.30 or 8.00. This means we are totally uncool but we get a table which are all booked out at 9.30.
Tom tackles the risotto.
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