Monday, April 25, 2011

Parc Guell


Alex Verch
Cultural Activity: Parc Guell
Date: March 14th, 2011
             A few of my friends visited from home this past weekend and since the weather was absolutely beautiful I knew I had to take them to Parc Guell. It was my first visit to the park because I had been waiting for my friends to visit me, and for the weather to get nice.
            We arrived at the park and took lots of pictures immediately upon stepping out of the taxi. The entrance is so beautiful and Gaudi´s work is just surreal. They were mesmerized by the beautiful mosaics. We walked up the stairs and headed into the main area of the park. We quickly grabbed a seat in the sun and just sat for a while admiring the work. The park was crowded because of the wonderful weather Barcelona was having. After catching some of the rays I took a lap around the sandy circle and bought a few great pieces of jewelry, some for me and some for my mother.

            We then walked up to the café area and bought pitchers of sangria. My friends from home are not used to drinking sangria all the time so they were thoroughly enjoying themselves. After we finished the pitchers we walked all the way up to the very top of the park where the views were gorgeous. I felt like I was able to see the entire city from there.  We stayed up at the top for about a half hour and then walked back down to the main area. It was even more crowded when we got back down.
            While in the park I stumbled upon what is now my favorite area of the parc. I am a huge fan of the show called America´s Next Top Model. One of the final episodes was actually filmed in the area of Parc Guell where the underground cave is. I was so happy to have found that area as it reminded me of the episode. 
            My friends loved the Park and of course so did I.

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