Barcelona

I had a really great art history class in college, but I'm a bit embarrassed that I had never heard of Gaudi before. Well, Gaudi and Barcelona go hand in hand. And for the past 2 days we've seen a lot of both. Yesterday we saw the Sagrada Familia which is a temple of sorts that Gaudi started in 1884 and is still being built according to his designs. The interior is supposed to be finished by the end of next year and the outside is projected to be completed by 2030. It's pretty impressive with all of the details and carvings and stonework. We would refer to it as a huge catholic cathedral, but they call it Sagrada Familia meaning the sacred family and is dedicated to Mary, Joseph and Jesus.

Today we took an on and off city hopper bus all over the city and it was fun as well. We saw the famous Park Guell that has the mosaic iguana that everyone is familiar with. He really has this whimsical kind of folk art style that is so different than the traditional Roman architecture that is so common here. It is quite interesting to see. It has a very "happy" look.

Of course, if I didn't mention the food, my blog wouldn't be complete. Today we just stumbled into this all- you-can -eat sushi buffet. The restaurant had a conveyor belt that sent small plates of food up through the length of the restaurant. All of the tables were set up next to this conveyor belt and you could remove a plate that looked good and eat it. The food was in constant motion and you could pick and choose to eat whatever you wanted. It was delicious and amazing at the same time. We had a great time stacking up the many many empty plates at the end of the table. Then when we couldn't eat more, there was a dessert bar. You had to actually stand up and walk over to that. We don't know how a place like this could make any money. It sure didn't with us eating there. Weston wants to go back tomorrow!!