Next day the Red Route took us on a tour of the North part of the city including Goudi's incredible Sagreda Familia which apparently won't be finished until 2030. We bought tickets to go inside but passed up the 1 1/2 hour wait to take the lift up one of the towers. Instead we marvelled at the magnificent tree like columns which stretch upwards to give the effect of a forest. Goudi's architectural design is based on nature and is highly original however after looking around the museum I can't help think that as amazing as it is - it is a monument to one man's vanity and not actually a temple/church/cathedral.Our next stop was Parc Guell which shows off more of Goudi's designs and includes the house where he lived. Amazingly he was killed by a tram in 1926 which struck me as a bit bizarre.
The bus took us past the Noucamp football stadium but we didn't have time to take a look at the home of FCB so we stayed on.
Dinner that evening was at a tapas restaurant called Navaro... and was highly enjoyable. We rounded the evening off with a stroll down La Rambla.
To be continued...
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