Parc Guëll

Another round of pics from Barcelona. Mordu's friend Veronica described this park as a "Gaudi Wonderland." It is up on a hillside, overlooking the entire city, so despite the overcast and nearly foggy weather, we had some great views of the city - the pictures did not come out quite as well, but you can get a sense.

 Shaking hands with the plant?

 Originally, I had Mordu take a picture of me doing this. But then Mordu insisted I was doing it wrong and he could do it better. When we downloaded the pics, I could see that he was right. But maybe he regrets it now since I'm posting it without a whit of remorse?

 Close-up of some of the tile-work in the park. Gaudi's surfaces were never flat, so the tiles are always broken into odd shapes.

 Nearly at the top...

 View from the top (sorry it's not a clearer day). At the horizon is the Mediterranean.

 Weird rocker dude who dropped by to entertain. This was a bizarre electric guitar and choral version of Fur Elise...

 He's got quite a crowd. By the way, that crowd is at the summit of the park.

This lizard at the entrance to the park is iconic in Barcelona - on the cover of most tour books, etc.