Biking and churches and concerts oh my

Our hotel offers free bikes and far be it from me to deny my Jewish heritage and to say no:) Seems rude. 😂 We absolutely loved riding around Barcelona and couldn’t help but smile and feel overly happy. Stacy later told me that she felt the same way. Barcelona is super biker friendly, they even have lights at the stoplights for the bikes.

We rode out to Barceloneta which has a great beach where you can watch surfers give it a go. The walkway for the beach was absolutely mobbed with people and cycling was hazardous at best. We then rode towards El Born, which is a trendy area. It has a labyrinth of alleys with never ending shops and restaurants offering tapas and spirits.

We then rode to Sagrada Familia, which is an amazingly beautiful church that has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was designed by Gaudì and he worked on it until his dying days. In fact, design and construction didn’t begin until 1882 and Gaudi died in 1926. The church isn’t set to be completed until 2026. Gaudi finished his design before his death so that future generations could complete it. It has 18 spires signifying the 12 apostles, the four Evangelists, the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ.

We also visited Casa Batllo, which is yet another Gaudi designed house, this is the dragon house, for a night visit and concert on the roof. This house is my favorite of all his designs. The amount of thought that is put into his work is overwhelming. Every room, door knob, or wall you walk by has its own intent.

The theme is nature, with some of the room’s ceilings appearing to be the rib cage of a whale, or a whirlpool surrounding the chandelier, even windows designed like turtle shells. Everything is a wonder and awe inspiring.

While waiting to go to the roof for our concert, the doors were shut and a large crowd started to gather and wait. One of the women waiting next to us asked Stacy in Spanish what was happening, Stacy being the linguist she is, promptly told the lady in Spanish that she was waiting for a man😂. The lady looked at her bewildered and then started laughing hysterically to the point of tears. She didn’t ask Stacy any more questions.Leggi altro