Today we went to Park Guell on the hill of El Carmel in the Gracia district of Barcelona. Park Guell was designed by Antoni Gaudi and was built from 1900-1914. It was meant to be a small town with houses, schools, and markets, but only 3 houses were built and it is now a huge park instead. It is really close to my homestay, probably only about a 25 minute walk. Our Spanish friend Carles says that a doctor lives in one of the houses now. The park is located on top of a huge hill overlooking the city. We also went to a Spanish Civil War Memorial on a huge mountain over the city. It is so gorgeous here, I might not come home!
Me in front of our school, CIEE,
which used to be an old house
The view from the Spanish Civil War Memorial
La Sagrada Familia off in the distance, another Gaudi creation
One of the houses created by Gaudi at Park Guell
Houses at Park Guell
Thanks for taking the time to write the stories and include the pictures. I hope you were kidding about not coming home!
ReplyDeleteLove,
Dad