Monday 11 June 2012

GAUDI NOT GAUDY


We have become creatures of the underground! We managed to change trains and lines in a maze of tunnels and emerge at Sagrada Familla, Gaudi’s cathedral masterpiece. It is still a WIP, but that does not detract from it at all. We have seen many beautiful and awe inspiring Cathedrals, Churches, Basilica’s, but nothing could quite prepare you for what your eyes and senses have to take in when you enter here. 


It is impossible to describe, and no pictures could show, the crazy but somehow logical beauty of it all. It is magnificent, original, beautiful, well, I can’t think of any other words. Gaudi must have had an amazing mind, is all I can think. Somehow, it all made sense and told a wonderful story.


 Mathew, Mark, Luke and John were represented in a very 
stylistic way - here's two of them!
Stained glass like you've never seen it!
A riot of sun drenched colour

Then on to the Park Guell another Gaudi creation. There’s a theme going here with the higgly piggly arches and crazy ceramic decorations.




Lunch and an even more confusing situation watching the French Open final with German commentary here in Spain – go figure!

Some market shopping for dinner and more exploring in the Gothic precinct nearby shortly.

3 comments:

  1. Maybe I need to go & visit, but I've never seen a single picture of Gaudi that I have liked (though at least the interiors look better than the exteriors!)

    He's an odd bod!

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  2. I love the stained glass window. I confess, I was most impressed by Mum's shoes, are they new?!

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  3. Re the shoes Amy... they were new before we left - dad says gaudy, not Gaudi! they are sort of trainers....

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