Entry went very smoothly, we are big fans of timed entries now. Once inside we took the time to sit and just admire the beauty. It was a sunny day again so we could really appreciate the stained glass.
We were still finding gems that we had missed last time, like the beautiful panels above the Passion Facade.
Before leaving we visited the Museum which we hadn't seen last time. That added another 45 minutes to the visit, lots of models for the original designs and a look at the workshop which is creating the models for the work still being carried out. There was also a portrait of Gaudi created by the sculptor who made the figures on the Passion Facade.
There was a picture of some interesting looking buildings on the front of the tube map we are using and we realised that it wasn't far from La Sagrada Familia so after a light lunch we headed to Sant Pau. It turns out it is a World Heritage site, an Art Nouveau hospital that was built around the same time as the Sagrada. It was a novel design with separate pavilions joined by underground tunnels.
Well worth a visit.
After another very full day we caught the Metro back to the hotel. As we were sitting waiting for the train a couple of women came and sat between us and a young woman. She got up and stood in front of us and asked us if we spoke Spanish. When we said no she told us in broken English to watch out for pickpockets. It wasn't until we got on the train that we realised she was talking about the 2 women who had sat next to us.
We don't remember large parts of the outside being so white Has it been cleaned?
ReplyDeleteI don’t know. Perhaps it is newer construction or it might have still been covered.
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