Celebrity Summit Cruise – TransAtlantic 2008 – Barcelona, Spain – Day 2

After catching up on our sleep, we enjoyed our second day in Barcelona. After a bit of shopping in the morning, we headed out to the impressive Sagrada Familia Basilica. We then walked over to the Pasieg De Gracia where we enjoyed many of the Modernist Architecture buildings including the famous Casa Batllo.

: Arc de Triumph de Barcelona

: No we're not in Paris, this Arc de Triumph is in Barcelona

: Impressive interior wall at the Sagrada Familia

: Unfinishe ceiling at the Sagrada Familia

: Partially competed interior used for mass at the Sagrada Familia

: Massive columns at the Sagrada Familia

: Artisen's and Craftsmen's workshop at the Sagrada Familia

: Number puzzle on the Passion Facade at the Sagrada Familia

: Facade depicting the Passion and Death of Christ at Sagrada Familia Barcelona

: Passion facade at the Sagrada Familia Barcelona

: A figure in the Passion Facade at the Sagrada Familia

: Cubist figures making up the Passion Faceade

: The Nativity Facade was the first completed at the Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

: Evergreen Christmas Tree atop the Nativity Facade

: One of the Faith, Hope and Charity Porticos

: Contruction continues behinad the Nativity Facade

: Massive portico on the Nativity Facade

: In the Sagrada Familia tower with the Agbar Tower, "Pickle Buliding" in the background

: Sunset from the Sagrada Familia

: View from the Sagrada Familia tower looking down on the Passion Facade.

: Park across from Sagarada Familia

: Construction continues at the Sagrada Familia

: Walking the narrow stair ways at the Sagrad Familia

: The resurrected Christ on the Passion Facade overlooks the sunset.

: View of the Olympic Village from the Sagrada Familia tower

: View of Montjuic from the Sagrada Familia

: Barcelona Eixample neighborhood

: Making our way through the towers ofthe Sagrada Familia

: Spiral staircase in the Sagrada Familia towers

: Guadi cracked tile mosaic at the Sagrada Familia

: Symbold of Christ in wheat in communion bread atop one of the Sagrada Familia towers

: Tower interior a the Sagrada Familia

: Cracked tile mosaic atop the Sagrada Familia

: The beauty of these mosaics can only be fully appreciated from the towers.

: Another look at the construction behind the Nativity Facade

: Street and exterior from Sagrada Familia tower

: View of the construction ongoing at the Sagrada Familia

: Tower construction at the Sagrada Familia

: Will they ever finish building this church?

: Stained glass window in competed interior of the Sagrada Familia

: Casa Batllo at night

: I didn't have tripod for this picture so I ballanced the camera on my son's head.

: Dragon's mouth window at Casa Batllo

: Facade at Casa Batllo, completed with dragon's mouth.

: Tie roof repesenting dragon scales at Casa Batllo

: Insalada Gracia, named after Pasig De Gracia in Barcelona

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