Barcelona Day 5

Norm:

The day started by us going to have brunch at our last Tapas restaurant called Tossa. We caught an early brunch and the restaurant was quite empty when we arrived. We ordered a lot of mussels, seafood and meatballs. Everything was delicious. Afterwards, we headed to the beautiful Sagrada Familia, which was a church designed by the artist Gaudi. This Sagrada Familia is probably the most beautiful piece of architecture I've seen in Europe. High walls, architecture inspired by nature, intricate detail in its walls and windows and it's still not even 100% complete yet. We even opted to have the audio guide to truly appreciate the meaning behind the architecture and the design. It feels a little surreal to see the Sagrada Familia before it's complete, but  it would be cool to come back 20 years later when it is complete and see how much the building will have changed. 

"What should I eat first..?"

Passion Facade - simple, depicting the death of Jesus Christ

Entranceway to the church... looks like walking through the doorways to heaven

The support beams for the church branch out just like trees; Gaudi was inspired by nature 

The front alter

The Nativity Facade, much more intricate with high level of details,with sculptures of statues and animals

The white areas are the areas yet to be completed. Still have a long way to go!

Afterwards, we headed to the Picasso museum to take in our last dosage of European Art. The Picasso Museum as not as large as the Van Gogh museum, but it was one of the better art museums. I particularly enjoyed the cubism of Picasso, especially when he paints one subject over and over with differing perspectives and interpretations. Afterwards, Mandy had a pizza craving and we headed to a nearby pizza place for dinner. Pizza as not bad overall. Though Toronto may have Asian cuisine down pat, it is still so hard to find quality pizza. Hasta la vista Espana! Back to London tomorrow.

Me reading up on Picasso's life