Honeymoon Day 10

Day 2 in Barcelona, we started off by heading down the the Archaeology Museum, which has so many cool historical items that date back to Prehistoric Times. The museum covers the history of the Iberian peninsula through Greek and Roman conquest, and modern Catalan/Spanish history, and also has on display two of my favorite things: Siege Weapons!

The single framed Couillard, split buckets allow this to miss hitting the frame.

The classic old reliable, double A-framed trebuchet.

After the museum visit, we went back over to the Gothic Quarter to see a few things that closed early the day before, and then headed towards La Segrada Familia, or the most beautiful building I've ever seen.

After having been to the Gaudí exhibit and learning his way of workmanship and his approach to building this cathedral, it truly shows how dedicated his life was to this work. The stained glass is otherworldly, his approach of using rippled glass (much like dropping a rock into water) allows heavy light to be condensed, while allowing soft light to still filter through, so regardless of where the sun may be, all the windows appear with the same luminescence.

Here's a lot of photos of La Segrada Familia:

First views

Main entrance, nativity Facade.

Inside, facing North-East

 Same view, in full.

Stained Glass, east side.

Stained Glass, east side.

Stained Glass, west side.

View to the ceiling.

The ceiling is designed after a caterpillar.

The church's design, using strings and weighted bags to achieve the curvature desired.

Design workshop.

It truly is one of my favorite buildings I've ever seen, and I can see why some visitors base their entire Barcelona visit around this building alone.

After this, we once again made our way back to the Gothic Quarter for dinner and more touristy shopping. Ale-Hop is a fun store.

Joe