Beautiful Barcelona

Walking down Las Ramblas, one can see endless rows of tall trees with rich green leaves standing guard on either side of the street. The streetlamps at the Passig Gracia resemble vines reaching up to the sky and the aquamarine Gaudi-inspired tiles on the pedestrian area help make this city feel very organic and earthy.

The world renowned Barcelona architect, Gaudi, was the inspiration of the amazing city planning and design for many of this city's most famous buildings. He designed numerous schools, churches/cathedrals, residences and even a Park! Some of his most famous works include La Pedrera, Casa Batlla, Park Guell and La Sagrada Familia (World's most visited construction site).

His design philosophy: Full integration of engineering, architecture and aesthetic design.
His works are truly a marvellous mix of functionality, innovation and beauty. Many of my friends in Engineering (esp. Civil) would be amazed by the methods developed and used by Gaudi.

I arrived to Barcelona and met up with Rhett, whom I had met in Granada, after spending half a day in Cordoba visiting mosque-turned-cathedral Mezquita. Together, we explored the city and sat on the World's Longest Bench in Park Guell.

My last sight in Barcelona was FC Barcelona's home stadium, Camp Nou. However, as I was leaving the stadium, I got hit by green bird poop and had to get wiped down by a Portuguese couple who were right behind me and wash my shirt in the Park. Some people would say I was lucky, but since this is the 4th time it's happened to me in my life, I would say otherwise.

And now, I'm off to take the overnight to Madrid and then flight to Hamburg through Munich. (i.e. No beds for 2.5 days!)