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Europe 2011/12 - Day 51 - Barcelona

a long day of Barcelona ahead - but exciting! Camp Nou, flea markets, Casa Batllo and La Pedrera!

yay at the entrance gate for the tour!

our tickets!

Barça!

historic moments at the Camp Nou - see what happened in 1999?

Mes Que Un Club - more than a club

the coloured seats!

the press room - where they hold the interviews

pitch side!

the tunnel towards the pitch!

what it looks like, with a capacity crowd

taking a breather at one of the seats

the press viewing area!

the view of Montjuic from Camp Nou

and its time to enter the museum!

best club in the world? if its not true then its very close

el capita

best club in the world, 2011

16 cups in one year - including all their other sporting arms

HAHAHA YES! if catalonia gets its independence you know who is behind it

:)

Mercat flea markets! they sold basically…. ANYTHING.

textiles, to fabric

to doorbells, to musical instruments, to walking canes

to knives, machetes and guns..

and that is how they store their stall for the day

packed as!

axel with a leg of ham

Gaudì’s La Pedrera! but we didnt go in because it looked expensive - but fear not - we went the next day!

we went for food instead! tapa!

very aesthetically pleasing tapa - it was so yum too!

salmon and little eels!

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo. looks so awesome and epic!

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo - the entance. 

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo - the layout

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo - the living room

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo - the courtyard

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo - the courtyard

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo - overlooking the main street

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo - works still being done

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo - what a cool ceiling

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo - no corners or edges

up the spiral staircase to the roof

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo - awesome chimneys

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo - looking down. such an amazing concept, and executed to perfection

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo - moulded chairs

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo - from the outside - he designed the one next door too

Gaudì’s Casa Batllo - lit up at night!

then we tried to go to the Lost bar - Bharma - to no success - it was closed :(

but we went for more tapa!

what an awesome day, sports and Gaudì. amazing.