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Barcelona - Südfrankreich
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- May 3, 2024, 11:00 AM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 140 m
- Spain Catalonia Barcelona El Carmel Casa Museu Gaudí 41.41446, 2.15408241°24’52” N 2°9’15” E
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Day 6
Park Guell - Kathedrale von Barcelona
May 3 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Parc Guell ist ein weiteres Meisterwerk von Gaudi. Die Mischung aus Architektur und Kumst ist auch hier wieder grandios. Gaudi bewegt sich wieder einmal zwischen Genie und Wahnsinn. Aber Achtung Pflanzen- und Gartenliebhaber: Hier werdet Ihr nicht auf Eure Kosten kommen.
Die Kathedrale von Barcelona ist auch absolut einen Besuch wert. Auch hier ist geballte Kunst zu sehen. Auch hier sollen die Bilder für sich sprechenRead more
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Sportugal
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- Dec 10, 2024, 10:43 AM
- ☁️ 7 °C
- Altitude: 145 m
- Spain Catalonia Barcelona El Carmel Casa Museu Gaudí 41.414639, 2.15403241°24’53” N 2°9’15” E
Day 23–25
Thats a wrap!! Barcelona, we return!
December 10 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
😢 but 😃
We spent the day exploring Barcelona one more time.
Park Guell - amaaaaazing place. Love the tiles, colours and crazy architecture!
Pushed passed the ptsd from travelling on the metro and nailed it this time. Lunch at the Arch of Triumph and then funicular and cable car 🚠 ride to get one last final view of this great city. What a way to finish up 3 fantastic weeks of Sportugal with Shaz and Sal.Read more
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Traveler Winterflucht
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- Dec 7, 2024
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 240 m
- Spain Catalonia Barcelona El Carmel 41.418361, 2.15332641°25’6” N 2°9’12” E
Day 46
Stürmischer Katertag
December 7 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Heute hab ich lang geschlafen und erstmal eine Weile im Hostel gechillt. Zum Sonnenuntergang bin ich zum Park del Carmel gegangen. Es war extrem Windig, was erstmal schön war aber auf dauer auch echt sehr kalt. Auf dem Weg zu einem vegetarischen Kebab sind wir durch den Park Güell gelaufen. Der Wachmann war so beschäftigt mit seinem Handy das er uns gar nicht beachtet hat. Niemand war mehr im Park und so konnten wir ihn ein bisschen erkunden. Ich war echt happy weil die Tickets für den Park die nächsten Wochen ausgebucht waren.Read more
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Birthday in Barcellona
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- Jan 18, 2024, 11:03 AM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 163 m
- Spain Catalonia Barcelona El Carmel Casa Museu Gaudí 41.415169, 2.15382241°24’55” N 2°9’14” E
Day 2
Parc Guell - part2
January 18 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Parc Guell has so many hidden gems. It is a continuous discovery as you walk around. The park also offers a fantastic view of the city. The main square with its colorful glass pieces is an amazing view.Read more
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Spain 2023
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- Jul 8, 2023, 12:20 PM
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 140 m
- Spain Catalonia Barcelona El Carmel Casa Museu Gaudí 41.4145, 2.1542741°24’52” N 2°9’15” E
Day 5
Park Güell
July 8, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Park Guell is a public garden with unique architectonic elements designed by Gaudí. As many other of Gaudi's buildings, the park was sponsored by Eusebi Güell. We traveled via bus as the day was really hot and we ended up spending a good amount of time on Casa Batlló. We "only" had to walk about 9 blocks, but they were on a hill, and at a time that was unbearable hot. We had to stop midway to hydrate and take a breath.

The park didn't disappoint. The park displays Gaudi's naturalistic period where he perfected his personal style, combining natural forms in novel geometric arrangement. The architectonic elements mix with the natural geography of the hill and get integrated without any right angles but curve out undulated designs.

After visiting several of the park spaces, we left and visited a nearby exposition called the Gaudí experience. It consisted of a 4d movie that showcased the entire work of Gaudí while exploring some of its inspiration. The ride started with a Gaudí alligator superimposed to an image of the audience, and Oliver really believed at the beginning that there was an alligator moving around! His reaction was adorable.Read more
Traveler El Park Güell es un jardín público con elementos arquitectónicos singulares diseñado por Gaudí. Como muchos otros edificios de Gaudí, el parque fue patrocinado por Eusebi Güell. Viajamos en autobús porque hacía mucho calor y acabamos pasando un buen rato en Casa Batlló. Nosotros "solo" tuvimos que caminar unas 9 cuadras, pero estaban en un cerro, ya una hora que hacía un calor insoportable. Tuvimos que parar a mitad de camino para hidratarnos y tomar un respiro. El parque no defraudó. El parque muestra el período naturalista de Gaudí, donde perfeccionó su estilo personal, combinando formas naturales en una disposición geométrica novedosa. Los elementos arquitectónicos se mezclan con la geografía natural del cerro y se integran sin ángulos rectos, sino curvados en diseños ondulados. Después de visitar varios de los espacios del parque salimos y visitamos una exposición cercana llamada la experiencia Gaudí. Consistía en una película 4d que mostraba toda la obra de Gaudí mientras exploraba parte de su inspiración. El paseo comenzó con un caimán de Gaudí superpuesto a una imagen de la audiencia, ¡y Oliver realmente creyó al principio que había un caimán moviéndose! Su reacción fue memorable.
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Traveler Roadtrip Spanien 2024
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- Sep 29, 2024, 1:58 PM
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 115 m
- Spain Catalonia Barcelona El Carmel Gaudí Experiencia 41.412411, 2.15473941°24’45” N 2°9’17” E
Day 4
Barcelona Tag 3
September 29 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Wir sind heute morgen hoch zum Montjuïc gefahren und hatten einen fantastischen Ausblick auf die Stadt. Ich war vor sehr langer Zeit schon einmal dort und kann mich nur noch vage daran erinnern - außer, dass es mich in meinen jungen Jahren schon sehr beeindruckt hatte. Das Poble Espanyol hätten wir gerne gesehen, aber die Zeit rannte mal wieder davon. Dann beim nächsten Mal. Schnell wieder ins Auto und ab in Richtung Tibidabo, einem der beiden höchsten Hausberge von Barcelona. Ja, da wollten wir etwas essen im Mirablau - direkt am Hang und mit phänomenalem Ausblick auf die Stadt. Leider hat das auch nicht funktioniert - wer zu spät aufsteht, den bestraft eben das Leben. Für den Nachmittag hatten wir Tickets für den Park Guëll gebucht. Auch hier hat Gaudí ein Meisterwerk vollbracht. Man kann hier Stunden verbringen.Read more
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Hella und Uwe 3.Auslandsreise Ziel Portugal
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- Feb 15, 2023, 1:43 PM
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 161 m
- Spain Catalonia Barcelona El Carmel Casa Museu Gaudí 41.415, 2.15333341°24’54” N 2°9’12” E
Day 8
Bauwerke im Güellpark
February 15, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Die komplette Anlage wurden von 1900 bis 1914 von Antonio Gaudi im Auftrag von Eusebi Güell entworfen und erschaffen.
Der Park beherbergt unter anderem das Wohnhaus Gaudis, in welchem er von 1906 bis 1925 lebte.Read more
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Spain & Cruise 2024
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- May 10, 2024, 3:46 PM
- ☀️ 75 °F
- Altitude: 459 ft
- Spain Catalonia Barcelona El Carmel Casa Museu Gaudí 41.414535, 2.15413841°24’52” N 2°9’15” E
Day 10
Parc Güell Upper
May 10 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Whew - it's a hot day at Parc Güell! I loved getting to share two of my favorite places in the world with Mom & Dad today.

Sean got me a book about Gaudi as an early Mother's Day present!

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Parc Güell, designed by Antoni Gaudí, is a vibrant public park in Barcelona that showcases whimsical architecture and colorful mosaics. Originally intended as a residential estate, it was converted into a public space when the project failed commercially. The park features organic curves, avoiding straight lines, and is famous for its serpentine bench and dragon fountain, both adorned with Gaudí's signature trencadís mosaics. Set on Carmel Hill, Parc Güell offers stunning views of the city and remains a testament to Gaudí's creative vision, blending art, architecture, and nature into a delightful urban escape.Read more
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Traveler Katha hat in Barca Geburtstag!
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- Apr 13, 2024, 2:00 PM
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 213 m
- Spain Catalonia Barcelona El Carmel 41.418556, 2.16013541°25’7” N 2°9’36” E
Day 2
"Es sind nur noch ein paar Meter"
April 13 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Es ist bereits ein Girlstrip-Klassiker: ich sage auf dem Hinflug, dass ich keine Berge bei 24 Grad ersteigen möchte und einen Tag später passiert genau das. Ich werde in einen Hinterhalt gelockt, in dem mir erzählt wird, dass es wirklich nicht mehr weit ist (es stimmt, die Entfernung ist nicht weit, es geht nur sehr stark bergauf).
Eigentlich wollten wir in den Park Guëll, uns war allerdings nicht bewusst, dass man dafür im Voraus Tickets kaufen muss. Deshalb sind wir von dort zur Carrer de Mühlberg gelaufen.

Der Ausblick war es aber absolut wert!Read more
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Our OE
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- Jun 24, 2024
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 237 m
- Spain Catalonia Barcelona El Carmel 41.418337, 2.15410341°25’6” N 2°9’15” E
Day 84
A Hill, A Beach, A Cable Car
June 24 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Our day started with a quick stop at a barber where Nathan got his mop pruned back to a more presentable state. Next we hiked up a pretty decent hill - though we cheated and took escalators part of the way - to Park Guell. We expected to be able to just walk in and check out the park, but unfortunately you need to buy tickets, and they were all sold out for the day... Oh well.

We quickly formed a new plan and set off around the park to a hill where we could get a good view out over Barcelona. It was cool to see the Terracotta colours of the Barcelona rooftops with the sparkling blue Mediterranean behind. The Sagrada Familia makes for a striking landmark too.

After we made our way down from the hill we caught the bus to Barcelona beach. The looming presence of the Americas cup was noticeable here, with an electronic clock counting down to the start of racing. There were a couple of AC75s training off in the distance, but too far for us to see which teams.

We went for a wander along the beach, keeping our valuables closely guarded as it felt like it could be a hotspot for pick pockets. The beach was absolutely jammed full of people. It was a lovely day and we would have loved to go for a dip, but it just didn't feel safe to leave our stuff with so many people around. So after a short photo shoot on the end of the breakwater we made our way back.

One last activity to top off the day was the cable car ride over Port Vell. The wait was significantly longer than we expected, but once we were up the tower the view was pretty awesome. We had a bit of a gander down into the AC teams bases as we flew overhead in our little red basket, but there wasn't a lot of action. Nathan also spotted Skorpios, a 137ft carbon fibre offshore racing weapon, sitting up on the hard waiting for her next race. Team NZs Taihoro was still wrapped up in the corner - seriously if they want a hand to unwrap we don't mind!

We landed safely on the other side, conveniently right next to a bar... So we finished our day with a couple of Sangria's - one traditional and one Cava (traditional is best!). Safe to say we're sangria converts!Read more
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