The most amazing sights of my life!

Hola!

Today we woke up early so we could get to the Sagrada Familia before everyone else in the world. It's only a 10 minute walk from our hostel and we stopped and got croissants on the way. Our efforts to get there early were in vain however, because the line was humungous! Before we got in live we thoroughly enjoyed the architecture of the nativity face. There is so much detail and every detail has a specific meaning. It was truly breath-taking. We got in line and we were eventually able to see the face opposite the nativity; it was the passion of the Christ. They had a lot of characters that looked suspiciously like star troopers. The facade was incredibly different than the first, and (I must admit) a little less beautiful.

Inside la Sagrada Familia was stunning. Gaudí designed it to look like a rainforest, as he derived almost all his designs from nature. The stained glass windows filters in the light and these huge pillars looked like trees rising up into the canopy. Even my pictures cannot convey the beauty to you. We also looked in a nature exhibit and went down below to a museum of the construction of la Sagrada Familia. Dana and I took an elevator up to the top of one of the towers. The view was amazing, but the heights were fear inducing. I also have wonderful pictures to share with you here.

At this point we had been there for almost 3 hours so we headed back to the hostel to recharge and drop our purchases off. There is was decided we would buy a 2 day bus pass on the Barcelona tourist bus. There are 3 lines that run all over the city and we can get off and on at any point. They also come with an audio tour. We walked back to la Sagrada Familia to take the bus to Parque Güell. Parque Güell was also designed by Gaudí and he had a house there. The park is beautiful and really tributes Gaudí's true love of nature. His house was situated in the middle of the park, and we visited it. It is now a museum of the furniture he designed. While looking around later, we could see a hill in the distance with a stand on top of it and people on it. We were determined to go there, and it was absolutely worth it when we got there. You could see almost all of Barcelona and it was truly incredible.

We then got on another bus in order to go to the Plaza Espana and see the Magic Fountains. We got there just fine, but the sun was still up. We waited for the show to start at 9, and when it did it was well worth the wait. There was this very large, round fountain and it shot off water in different ways, like a dance. It even had music. Then, when the sun was far enough down, they turned the lights on. The lights changed color and the water danced. They had a whole section of just different disney songs in Spanish. I cannot begin to describe the beauty. Sadly, my camera died before the lights came on due to excessive picture taking today, so I will have to steal pictures from my friends to show you.

We took the metro back to the hostel and now I'm about ready to call it a night. Tomorrow we set off for more sightseeing!